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Miniature beads and other bead projects for dollhouses, roomboxes and dioramas

 

Vanity bottles, drawer handles. bubbles in the bath - what do you use beads for?

 

 


Links to miniature bead projects

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  • photo albums, blog posts, webpages

Bead Projects - by Priitukka

 

Miniature Beads in Blogs

  • Blogs concentrating on beads or categories/labels about it in blogs

 

Miniature Beads in Groups

  • Discussion groups, forums (or forum categories) and photo groups dedicated to beads.

 

Miniature Bead Supplies for sale

  • Supplies needed for making bead projects.

E-Beads

Fire Mountain Gems

Over the Rainbow

Shipwreck Beads - findings and tools as well

 

No Hole Beads

Belara Beach - among DIY supplies listed on this page

Iris Glass bubbles - assorted sizes - Cynthia Howe Miniatures

Microbeads - from Minikitz

Microbeads - from the Craft Outlet

Glitter Beads - from Lisa's Heaven

No Hole Beads - Dragonfly International

No Hole Beads - American Science and Surplus, scroll down page


Miniatures Bead Projects for sale

  • Do you have a section for bead projects in your shop? Add a direct link to that item here.

 

 

Miniatures Beads in  Books

  • Books about miniature beads projects (also books with chapters about them)

 

Building Miniature Houses and Furniture (1977). - Dorie Krusz gives fantastic instructions for building up balusters and furniture using beads and sequins.  When painted and antiqued they are quite effective.  A great book for inspiration.

 

 

Instructions for miniature bead projects

 

Miniature Bead Printables

 

Miniature Bead Wallpapers

  • Wallpapers that go well with bead projects

 

Other Miniature Bead Printies

  • Book/magazine covers related to beads

 

Miniature Bead Project Links

  • links to sites showing how to make items related to beads

Bindels Ornaments - workshops

Miniature Projects Using Beads - from About.com

Using No Hole Beads - from Micro Jivy

 

Miniature Bead Videos

  •  YouTube videos about miniature projects related to this subject

 

Miniature Bead Research/ Inspiration

 

Miniature Bead Tips/Hints

  • Use your mini eye. Look at necklaces in thrift stores, think about shapes - make a vanity tray with various glass beads.
  • Some long cylindrical beads can be canisters or bottles. 
  • Seed beads can be placed on a pin and pushed into a drawer front for handles.
  • tiny no-hole beads can be used as trim on clothing, or bubbles in the bath
  •  Use Aileen's Fast Grab or Jewel-it or E-6000. Don't use superglue with beads as it will dull the finished product.Use a spaghetti to grab the bead. Just moisten the tip, touch the bead with it and it'll hold the bead long enough for you to place it where you wish. Use an earring pin or a toothpick inside the beads to hold them in place while the glue dries. Be careful when you apply the glue (don't use too much) so as not to glue the pin in place too. When the set is glued, just remove the pin. Don't apply the glue directly from the bottle - squeeze a small amount onto a palette, and apply with a toothpick..
  • heads of dolls for dolls

  • microbeads simulate beaded/embroidered clothing embellishments, to decorate cakes, decorate bags For example, find a black background print with a tiny floral element and centre it over a purse base made of Fimo. Add glue to one section at a time, use tiny nohole beads to fill in each colored element, including gold and silver, and then clear crystal beads on the black.

  • candle holders

  • vases and planters

  • bottles, jars 

  • chandeliers, lamps

  • doorknobs

  • furniture feet

  • "turned" wooden dolls

  • lots of kinds of toys

  • beaded curtains

  • as weights inside pillows

  • eyes for animals and people

  • bunches of grapes  

  • caviar

  • olives

  • square wooden bead makes a tissue holdes 

 

 

Ideas about what is needed for these projects

  • links to inspiring pages
  • ideas for shop names

The Bead Goes On

Bead it! 

String Fever

  • YouTube videos about the subject

 

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