More Bead Craft Ideas...only pics :-)

Upcycled Glass Bottle:

Steps:

Car hanger:

Re-purposed cardboard box: 

(should've painted the box in pearl metallic blue or something.. don't you think?? Will do it :-) 

Door Sign:

Upcycled Popcorn tub - Crystal lampshade:

(give two-three coats of acrylic gloss varnish all around the tub to seal and harden it.. forgot to take pics of this step :))

So, which one is your favorite?

Bead Craft Ideas...

Hi folks!! Beads have undoubtedly, since their time of invention, been primarily used for making jewellery. But their versatility regarding the material, size, shape, colour and finish has made it very much possible for them to be used for many many other decorative purposes. 

Magnetic men :-)

This is someone whose arms you can twist to your heart's content!! He he.. :-)

The beads are magnetic and so you can prop him up on a fridge or a steel almirah.. You can bend and twist the head and limbs too..!! Your own emoji on your fridge to display your current mood.. howzzat??

I made this for my post at BeadsnFashion. Here is one more in different moods:

Making them was very simple.. just with memory wire, head pins, eye pins and beads!! Do you like them?

Handmade stencils

I was itching to do some DIY and struck upon this a few weeks back when I was ogling mixed media projects online with a crazy obsession.. Well, before trying these designs above, I started with simple ones:

 (had used this one on my son's birthday album cover page.. wasn't quick enough to wash the acrylic off.. u have any tips for this?)

Did this with a craft knife on some plastic folders that we usually get in stationery stores ( cost just 6 Rs. and each was cut into four pieces for all the stencils above!) The hearts was the first one I cut and it shows in the pic that I wasn't deft with the knife to begin with, right? :-)

But once I got the hang of it, the rest patterns were a breeze.. I just drew the image on a piece of paper and placed the plastic sheet on top of it and went through with my knife.. Well, everything placed on a thick newspaper bed to avoid the floor getting the scratches, of course!