Scrap Fabric Beads

Are you as obsessed with door beads as I am?  They remind me of Rhoda's apartment on the Mary Tyler Moore show.  HUGE fan of Rhoda's style here!  These fabric beads are a perfect way to use up that bag of fabric scraps that you've been hoarding and only seems to be getting bigger!  I like using them for everything from my art journals & bookmarks to jewelry and Christmas tree garland.  Fulfill your need to bead with this super fun project and don't forget to Make Your Mark!

A close-up of my colorful, new beads!

 I used some for this leather bookmark!

Watch how to make them here!

 They look great mixed with other beads, too!

Fulfill your need to bead!

Oly-Fun Fabric Beads

If you haven't played with Oly-Fun yet, you're missing out.  This stuff is like fabric construction paper and it comes in tons of different colors, too.  A few weeks ago, I was cleaning out my craft house and found a stash of fabric beads and it got me to thinking about how I might use Oly-Fun for a fabric bead project.  After a little experimenting, I got hooked.  The best part is that you can mix colors to create different looks.  The greens and blues make a terrific malachite effect and the black, tan and white together look like singed wood!  Remember, experiment until you come up with something amazing and always Make Your Mark!

Rhapsody in blue!

Knotted and ready to wear!

Watch how I made them here!

STUFF I USED

Oly-Fun Craft Material

Tea lights

Satin cord

Glass plate

Bead pattern

 HERE'S HOW

1.  Pick your Oly-Fun colors.  I used 6!

2.  Stack them and cut out the bead pattern

3.  Roll the cut stacks around the end of a slim paint brush

4.  Trim the staggered ends

5. & 6.  Singe the end of the rolled bead and quickly roll it on the glass

*This will seal the rolled end to the body of the bead

7.  Continue to singe the body of the bead (which will expose each of the colors) and then quickly smooth out the bead by rolling it on the glass plate

8. & 9. String the beads on thick satin cord and knot between each one

I love how the colors blend together!