Amulet bags are still big favorites with beaders even 6 years after publication of Nicolette Stessin's book Beaded Amulet Purses. I realize that beaded amulet bags were around way before that having their roots in the Native American culture, but for those of us that were not "plugged in" to the what's happening crowd of Beadwork (and believe me before the advent of the web there were plenty of us), this book opened our eyes to amulet bags and beadwork. Amulet bags can be an opportunity for a lamp bead. You can find a lamp bead to go with an amulet bag you plan to make or have finished or (I'm guilty here) you can design an amulet bag to showcase the latest lamp bead that you have bought. There are three ways a lamp bead can be placed in an amulet bag: