A cluster of beads on a frame makes a great gift and a novelty to hang in your bead studio. My round clock is beaded just the same.
Patricia Brockert created a huge beaded frame some time ago, and since then I have made many a frame. Thanks to Patricia I have one more idea. Okay...if it doesn't move -- bead it.
This is a great way to use chipped beads or lampwork beads with one side which isn't exactly the way you wanted it to be. Make sure the chipped part of the bead is faced down or to one side where the glue will go. Be sure to use your glue carefully. You do not want to see the glue between the beads.
Begin to cluster your beads in all four corners allowing each bead to dry before you add more. Don't get impatient and add so many at one time. If you do this you do not get the design results you are trying to achieve. The art is in the way you cluster the beads.
I use E-6000 to glue each bead on the frame. Be sure and do this in a well ventilated room and enjoy the process.