Glass bead projects

Glass beads are a wonderful crafting material with a wide variety of potential uses. Many people enjoy creating mosaics, decorating room dividers, or creating their own version of stained glass windows with them. But you may be wondering how to glue them to a glass surface. We've researched the process and we have the answer […]

Here's a list of easy projects you can make with glass gems.

For Mother's Day (and yes, I realize that was a whole month ago, but that's the life I lead these days.) the boys and I (with the aid...

I was busy all afternoon, but these copper wire and crystal suncatchers are about all that got even semi-finished. At the market tomorrow I'll add 1mm brown leather strings to tie them to a rearview mirror or a window latch. Being mostly Chinese crystal with some Swarovskis, they'll be pretty bouncy with the rainbows. Thanks for looking!

Learning how to make wind chimes for use with your stained glass suncatcher hangings is not difficult once you have the basics down pat. ...

Today is the day to show you how to make glass bead sun catchers. First thing is to gather all my supplies and start planning how to construct this beauty

You'll want to run to the Dollar Store when you see these!

Make Glass Beads From Broken Bottles (+video): Make sure to check out my blog! Her's a video I made that shows you how to make some pretty nice beads from a couple of shards of blue glass. If you want to learn more about this kind of art, it's called "lampworking". There are scores more …

There are so many craft ideas using flat glass marbles from dollar stores and craft shops. Also known as glass gems crafts, there are all sorts of colorful projects to make for your home and garden.

This stunning spiral wind spinner is handmade from copper wire and is sure to bring a touch of magic and sparkle to any garden! It features 8mm faceted glass beads woven down the length of the spiral - starting with the darker colours at the ends and fading to paler colours in the centre. A little wire wrapped crystal AB bead hangs from the bottom to finish off the design. The wind spinner will twist back and forth in even the slightest breeze and looks especially pretty with the sunlight…