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The <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://familycrafts.about.com/od/beadprojects/Bead_Projects.htm">list of crafts you can make using beads</a> and few other supplies is very long.<p> When it comes to working with beads you mainly need two things: <a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://familycrafts.about.com/od/craftstechniques101/ig/Crafter-s-Toolbox--The-Basics/Beads.htm">beads</a> and something to string the beads onto. Even the fanciest beaded jewelry and other beaded projects use mainly these two supplies. 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You can use one type of medium, such as magazine pictures, or combine several together such as tissue paper, magazine pages, tin foil, or fabric. 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