Hey Sooner -
If there's a zoo nearby, you might pick up some shed peacock tails that are just lying around! My grandsons brought me three last summer, and they were gorgeous.
As for glass beads, check out your local craft store. Cheap, but sizes smaller than 3mm might be scarce.
Try hematite for weight rather than brass or lead. String the smaller sizes on 30-pound mono, the larger ones (4mm) on 40-pound. Leave very little gap between the eyes, and be careful not to cook your fingers while you are burning the ends of the mono! 'Course, all that is for hook sizes 6 and larger.
Bon chance!
Pete