The bead shape makes great borders or frames and makes great
accents to letters and designs.   Step 1: Prepare Icing and Fill
Bag  Fit the decorating bag with tip 5 and fill 1/2 full with
medium consistency icing. Hold the bag and tip at 45° angle at
3:00 slightly above the surface of your cake.  Step 2: Squeeze &
Lift  Squeeze as you lift tip slightly so that icing fans out.
Step 3: Bring to a Point   Step 4: Bead Border  To make a bead
border, start the end of your next bead so that the fanned out
end covers the tail of the preceding bead to form an even chain.