CREATIVE COMBOS: A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE GIVES YOU IDEAS

Give Your Leftover Beads a Makeover!

Transform those thrift shop or yard sale beads into original works of art! Use wood, plastic, metal, resin, bone beads, inexpensive colorants, add ribbon, fiber, foil, rhinestones, and more to get beads uniquely yours. Our Altered Bead Guide lists eight different techniques that you can combine to get dozens of effects!

E-Book PLUS Sample Materials Bag

• 3mm Adhesive-backed Rhinestones
• 2" x 2" bag of metallic leaf
• 2" x 2" bag of varigated silk thread, mica powder and thin lace ribbon
• 1 dz assorted bead caps and spacers
• Assortment of 25-30 small flower and leaf beads

Make Pins or Pendants from Broken Jewelry

Time to reuse and recycle! Learn a variety of techniques to "finish off" broken bits, mask stained finishes, disguise missing stones. Covers techniques for joining materials (mechanical joints), chemically stable paints, faux metal treatments, adhesives and finishes. Use techniques to create unique gift items.

E-Book PLUS Sample Materials Bag

• 3mm Adhesive-backed Rhinestones
• 1 Dozen Mixed Filigree
• 2" x 2" bag of dyed freshwater pearls
• 2" x 2" bag of small craft glue-on pieces
• Assortment of 25-30 medium flower and leaf beads

Decorative Edging and Surface Techniques

Cover old pins and pendants, use big buttons or wood shapes, even lamp bases or small boxes. Start with whatever base you have, mix and match these surface treatment techniques plus decorative edging processes to get a truly inspired one of a kind design. Most materials are great for hiding uneven surfaces, finishing instructions make them durable and decorative.

Tips and Tricks from the Partz Diva

Left: a fun solution to an unhappy bead! I had made uneven tapered paper beads, rather then toss them, i cut one in half and made stamen dangles! I used 26 gauge wire, glued on a rice bead added colored wire coil (yes, i do carry it) and cut the coil at the bottom of the paper bead. I added a bicone bead, looped the wire around a jump ring, then ran it back down, adding the coil and rice bead.

Right: Adding vintage acrylic flower beads and thick bali-style metal spacers with a coat of translucent glass paint to a headpin adds a fabulous touch to earrings and necklaces. I used a 4mm bead in the center of the flower and used e-6000 to hold flower and spacer to top.

ACRYLIC & GLASS FLOWERS, LEAVES & BUTTERFLY BEADS

Acrylic Flower Beads
Glass Butterfly, Leaf & Flower Beads

GLUE-ON BLING: Tiny butterflies & dragonflies, Faceted Shapes, Tiny rhinestones

Butterflies & Dragonflies
Faceted Star Shapes
Self-Stick Rhinestones

CHARMS

Charm Index
Charm Mixes
Brass and Brass Filigree
FREE BRACELETS w/order!!

ANIMAL FACE BEADS FOR JEWELRY OR FIGURE

Cat Faces
Winged Dragonfly
Dragons