Crafts to make with beads

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Looking for some cool bead crafts to use up your stash? These 17 ideas go beyind jewelry making and include home decor ideas and other functional crafts!

Add some extra jingle and sparkle to your backyard this year with a handmade beaded wind chime with bells.

Making a suncatcher with beads is easy and fun with kids' plastic pony beads. Follow these steps to make a beautiful and durable suncatcher.

including jewelry making and non-jewelry crafts!

Effortlessly create beautiful jewelry to gift with these simple but elegant jewelry making ideas. The best part is each piece uses five materials or less!

These melted bead ornaments are SO MUCH FUN. I could get addicted to making these! Using simple pony beads, you can make cookie cutter shapes, beautiful free handed patterns, sun catchers, or anything you like! They almost look like little stained glass works of art. Simply beautiful! It was also one of those crafts where I got to feel a little like a crazy person. Melting plastic is kind of smelly. And I'm not an expert, but I think those plastic gases that come out when the beads melt are…

DIY ideas with beads for crafting jewelry, home decor, handmade gifts. Step by step tutorials and creative project idea for lots of stuff to make.

Made with pipe cleaners and beads, give these fun Beaded Candy Cane Ornaments a primitive twist, making them gift-ready and perfect for your Christmas tree.