Beads with a bell
I’ve been asked for beads with a bell for Beads of Courage.
Any ideas? Either a bell shaped bead, or a lentil, tile or pillow bead or similar with a bell shape on top. Help, please. |
What about using a bead cap mandrel to make a bell? I know arrow springs carries them, not sure who else.
|
Maybe a bell flower press?
|
1 Attachment(s)
If you don't need it to actually be a bell, maybe make a round bead, squish it so you have a "lollipop" and shape that into the basic bell. Figuring on a horizontal hole, add some glass to widen and give a rim look to the "bottom" and then add a "clapper" with a dot of the right size on the bottom center.
I think I am going to add these to my BOC list, maybe put a little holly on them for the holidays! |
Thank you all. I’ll be back home in a week to try out these ideas.
Does anybody have any information about bead rollers or presses with a bead shape? We might need quite a few of these. |
I would try making or flattening stubby cones, that would get you close to a bell shape.
Using one of the olive rollers that are partial shapers, what is the name? Arrowsprings carry those. Bavarian beads has a bell shaped press, I believe Perlenpresse has one also. Also shaped mandrels would be good. Freehanding might be better if you need a few. Full and hollow, or pressed. I would do it llike Eileen suggested. |
|
Great idea, Eileen! I might give that a go too.
|
Manipulated a little differently it could be a ghost!
|
I think there is also a beadroller (cgbeads) with holiday shapes that includes a bell.
|
Quote:
Very similar to how I make my ghosts! :) |
Great minds, ha ha.
|
All times are GMT -7. The time now is 9:58am. |
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.5
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.