Are you in an imaginative rut? Inspiration all dried out? Or perhaps you are only seeking a few new ideas to keep both inspiration and interest up! If any of those apply to you, then you've come to the correct place! If any of those apply to you, then you have come to the correct place! Below, you'll find five beadwork ideas that could help kick begin your imagination and get you creating again!
I'm writing this list with beaded necklaces in specially in mind, but the beadwork ideas presented here might be easily adapted to most any project you've an interest in. That is one of the fantastic things about bead craft as a hobby! Its sheer flexibility. You can spy a thought that is executed in one way (say, a ceiling fan pull chain), and with a little work and modification, easily transform it into anything completely new and different (a bracelet, necklace, or even a matched set!).
1 - If you've 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 difficulty to your work, and can turn a rather ordinary single-strand piece into anything really extraordinary. It's a little trickier to pull off, but you could even attempt a "hybrid design," one that starts off (at the clasp) as a single strand, branches out into a double, or maybe even a triple, and then, as it winds its way around the neck, re-converges.
2 - Commit yourself to incorporating a color or style of bead you do not typically 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 store 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? This could take you in all sorts of new and different directions! (note: this also can get a little costly, so use with care!)
4 - Commit yourself to learning a new system (i.e., "African Net") this month! Anything that breaks up your "normal" way of doing things is bound to spark a slew of ideas! - There's an almost endless variety 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 idea of "mixed medium" to the next level!
As the 5 tips above demonstrate, there are all types of things you can do, all kinds of new ways of looking at even current beadwork ideas, to break out of a creative run, and these are really just the recommendation of the iceberg!
I'm writing this list with beaded necklaces in specially in mind, but the beadwork ideas presented here might be easily adapted to most any project you've an interest in. That is one of the fantastic things about bead craft as a hobby! Its sheer flexibility. You can spy a thought that is executed in one way (say, a ceiling fan pull chain), and with a little work and modification, easily transform it into anything completely new and different (a bracelet, necklace, or even a matched set!).
1 - If you've 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 difficulty to your work, and can turn a rather ordinary single-strand piece into anything really extraordinary. It's a little trickier to pull off, but you could even attempt a "hybrid design," one that starts off (at the clasp) as a single strand, branches out into a double, or maybe even a triple, and then, as it winds its way around the neck, re-converges.
2 - Commit yourself to incorporating a color or style of bead you do not typically 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 store 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? This could take you in all sorts of new and different directions! (note: this also can get a little costly, so use with care!)
4 - Commit yourself to learning a new system (i.e., "African Net") this month! Anything that breaks up your "normal" way of doing things is bound to spark a slew of ideas! - There's an almost endless variety 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 idea of "mixed medium" to the next level!
As the 5 tips above demonstrate, there are all types of things you can do, all kinds of new ways of looking at even current beadwork ideas, to break out of a creative run, and these are really just the recommendation of the iceberg!
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