Beaded decorative accessories and methods of making beaded decorative accessories

A decorative accessory comprising:

• a plate having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of openings extending through said plate;
• a frame connected with and extending around an outer perimeter of said plate, wherein said frame projects from said bottom surface of said plate to define a partially enclosed area located beneath said bottom surface of said plate;
• a plurality of beads positioned above said top surface of said plate;
• a plurality of flexible securing elements for securing said beads above said top surface of said plate, wherein each said flexible securing element passes through at least one of said beads, wherein each said flexible securing element has first and second free ends that pass through openings in said plate for being joined together beneath said bottom surface of said plate for securing said beads to said plate, wherein said plurality of beads are formed in vertically stacked columns that extend above and away from said top surface of said plate, and wherein said flexible securing elements extend upwardly from said top surface of said plate for passing though said plurality of beads that are formed in the vertically stacked columns.

A decorative accessory comprising:

• a rigid plate having a lattice structure with crossed strips defining a plurality of evenly spaced openings extending from a top surface to a bottom surface of said plate;
• a rigid frame connected with and extending around an outer perimeter of said rigid plate, wherein said frame projects from said bottom surface of said rigid plate to define a partially enclosed area located beneath said bottom surface of said rigid plate;
• a plurality of columns of vertically stacked beads overlying said top surface of said rigid plate, each said column comprising a first bead overlying said top surface of said rigid plate, and a second bead stacked on top of said first bead to form one of said columns of vertically stacked beads, each said bead having an opening passing therethrough;
• a plurality of securing elements for securing said columns of vertically stacked beads to said rigid plate, wherein each said flexible securing element passes through one of said openings of at least one of said beads, wherein each said flexible securing element has first and second free ends that pass through openings on said rigid plate, and wherein said first and second free ends of each said flexible securing element are joined together beneath said bottom surface of said rigid plate for securing said beads to said rigid plate, wherein said columns of vertically stacked beads extend away from and above said top surface of said rigid plate, and wherein said flexible securing elements extend upwardly from said top surface of said rigid plate for passing though said columns of vertically stacked beads.