Are you in an innovative rut? Inspiration all dried out? Or perhaps you're just 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 correct place! If any of those apply to you, then you have come to the correct place! Below, you will find 5 beading ideas that might 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've an interest in. That is among the magnificent things about bead craft as a hobby! Its sheer versatility. You can spy an idea 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 completely new and different (a bracelet, necklace, or even a matched set!).
1 - If you have fallen into the habit of creating single strand designs, branch out into fun multi-strand or wrap designs for a fresh point of view! Multi-strand designs add layers of complexity to your work, and can turn a rather common single-strand piece into anything really extraordinary. It is a little trickier to pull off, but you can even attempt a "hybrid design," one that starts off (at the clasp) as one single strand, branches out into a double, or perhaps even a triple, and then, as it winds its way around the neck, re-converges.
2 - Commit yourself to incorporating a color or design of bead you do not typically use into your next design. This can be as simple as looking through your current stock for those beads you often "pass over," or taking a road trip to your local bead store to see what's new!
3 - Look for something exotic! How about using some decorative Czech glass beads or Swarovski crystals in your next piece? It could take you in all types of new and different directions! (note: this also can get a little costly, so use with care!)
4 - Commit yourself to learning a new method (i.e., "African Net") this month! Anything that breaks up your "standard" method of doing things is bound to spark a slew of ideas! - There's an almost unending number of methods to be learned, and each time Christina and I think we "know it all," we discover something new to try!
5 - Rather than stringing your next piece, investigate chains, and find methods to affix your designs onto gold or silver chains for a totally new look! - This takes the idea of "mixed medium" to the next level!
As the five tips above demonstrate, there are all types of things you can do, all types of new methods of looking at even current beading ideas, to break out of a creative run, and they are really just the suggestion of the iceberg!
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