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Uses for Beads

Doris Weinbaum, Owner
Bead in Hand
145 Harrison Street
Oak Park , IL 60304

beadinhand@bigplanet.com

Uses for Beads

I've been trying to make a list of all the things that my customers buy beads for, beyond the usual necklaces and earrings. This is what I can remember so far. If you have any different ideas that I can add, please let me know!

flys for fishing
to decorate greeting cards
dollhouse miniatures - such as vases, lamps, lightbulbs, hatboxes
to adorn dolls
to hang on draperies
to sew on quilts
to decorate purses
to put fringe on purses
to put on ends of curtain rods
to hang on fan chains
to decorate frames
fringe on scarves
game pieces
a customized rosary
meditation beads
wine identifiers
on spines of handmade books
tassels
in paintings
This one was made by Dawn Ferencak - for more information about her work, please visit www.ferencak.net
to bead cow pitchers!

I have a collection of cow pitchers and it was inevitable that they would begin to get beaded. Allow me to introduce my latest:

Baby Bovine Bares Belly

I am proud to say that she just won "Most Humorous" in the Bead Society of Greater Chicago's 2002 Bead Challenge. The Challenge was to bead something that would fit in a 3" x 3" x 3" box. I always have fun with the challenge. A special thanks to Jenny Bezingue for the creative title. I was going to give her the rather boring name of "Baby Cow." Here she is from the side so you can see her tail:

This one I named "Party Cow" (because I had no one to help me) and she won a ribbon in the 1999 Bead Challenge of the Bead Society of Greater Chicago. The theme was "Party".

I entered this one in the 2000 bead challenge. The theme was "Wings". She didn't win, but I think she's quite cute just the same. I call her "Holy Cow".

This one I entered in the 2001 Bead Challenge. The theme was "Everything Old Is New Again." I named her "Old to New, Moo to Shoe," or "Shoe Cow" for short. She also didn't win, but she still wears her shoes proudly.

Bead in Hand
145 Harrison Street
Oak Park, Illinois 60304
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