what are gifts that we can design or create using beads?

I make beaded jewelry, I make and sell them at craft fairs and I use mostly crystal and natuaral stones.

You can make a lovely mosaic type picture with beads. Either draw or own outline, or paste them right onto a photograph. You can also use beads to decorate home items. Like a vase, ash tray, dish, a glass, small waste paper basket, or a cell phone case. Just use your imagination. Good luck.

They look cool in candles if you make candles. You can also sew bead designs on your clothes. You can make cell phone jewelry. Can make what I call Zipper dangles. There are so many things you can make with beads. Can glue on a frame to decorate the frame. I make earrings,bracelets,necklaces and some other things. I sell mine stuff as well. I have a group of ladies that I make things for.

I don't do any beading but a relative braided my girls' hair and put a few beads in each braid strand. It took hours for her to do each girl. I have strung beads together to use for counting the number of laps around the walking track. The beads were originally on a leather rope, but it broke. I used wool and it broke. Now I use a thin wire. It doesn't break.

I make jewelry and I try to mix it up. I make necklace and earring sets, anklets, eyeglass holders, plus you could make bookmarks with beads hanging on one end. You could visit www.firemountain.com or www.beading.com I use those site pretty often. There are tons of tips and ideas. There are beads made of all kind of things, I love crystals, stones, shell, beautiful abalone and glass. If you keep experimenting you will find a favorite. I also have a website you might want to checkout. You could sell your jewelry and craft there too. Here it is www.dareutowear.etsy.com, I would love to hear your oppinion.:)

The only beaded jewelry I have made is beaded earrings, using seed beads and bugle beads. I put them together with either beading wire, or the string that looks like fishing line. I found a really good site with lots of information, directions and ideas for bead jewelry: www.beadage.net I hope it helps and gives you some new ideas.