Are you in an innovative rut? Inspiration all dried up? Or maybe you're only looking for a few new ideas to keep both inspiration and interest up! If any of those true for you, then you have come to the right place! If any of those apply to you, then you have come to the right place! Below, you'll find 5 beading ideas that could help kick start your imagination and get you creating again!
I am writing this list with beaded necklaces in specially in mind, but the beading ideas presented here might be easily adapted to most any project you have an interest in. That is one of the wonderful things about bead craft as a hobby! Its sheer versatility. You can spy a thought that has been executed in one way (say, a ceiling fan pull chain), and with a small work and modification, simply transform it into anything entirely new and different (a bracelet, necklace, or even a matched set!).
1 - If you have fallen into the habit of making single strand designs, branch out into fun multi-strand or wrap designs for a fresh perspective! Multi-strand designs add layers of complexity to your work, and can convert a rather common single-strand piece into anything really extraordinary. It's a little trickier to pull off, but you can even try a "hybrid design," one that starts off (at the clasp) as a single strand, branches out into a double, or perhaps even a triple, and then, since it winds its way around the neck, re-converges.
2 - Commit yourself to incorporating a color or design of bead you do not usually use into your next design. This can be as simple as looking through your existing stock for those beads you often "pass over," or taking a road trip to your local bead shop to see what's new!
3 - Try something exotic! The ways about using some decorative Czech glass beads or Swarovski crystals in your next piece? It could take you in all kinds of new and different directions! (note: this also can get a little expensive, so use with care!)
4 - Commit yourself to learning a new method (i.e., "African Net") this month! Anything that breaks up your "usual" way of doing things is bound to spark a slew of ideas! - There's an almost endless number of ways to be learned, and each time Christina and I think we "know it all," we discover something new to try!
5 - Instead of stringing your next piece, investigate chains, and find methods to affix your designs onto gold or silver chains for a completely new look! - This takes the notion of "mixed medium" to the next level!
As the five suggestions above demonstrate, there are all kinds of things you can do, all kinds of new methods of looking at even existing beading ideas, to break out of a creative run, and they are really just the tip of the iceberg!
Beading Ideas! - 5 Ways To Raise Your Imagination Easily
Are you in a creative rut? Inspiration all dried up? Or maybe you're just looking for some new ideas to keep both inspiration and interest up! If any of those apply to you, then you've come to the right place!
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