Are you in an innovative rut? Inspiration all dried out? Or maybe you are only seeking a few new ideas to keep both inspiration and interest up! If any of those apply to 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'll find five beadwork ideas that could help kick start 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 could be easily adapted to most any project you've an interest in. That's among the magnificent things about bead craft as a hobby! Its sheer adaptability. You can spy an idea that is executed in one way (say, a ceiling fan pull chain), and with a little work and modification, easily transform it into anything totally new and different (a bracelet, necklace, or even a matched set!).
1 - If you've fallen into the habit of making single strand designs, branch out into fun multi-strand or wrap designs for a fresh viewpoint! Multi-strand designs add layers of complexity to your work, and can convert a more ordinary 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 a single strand, branches out into a double, or maybe 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 typically use into your next design. This can be as simple as looking through your existing stock for those beads you generally "pass over," or taking a road trip to your local bead store to see what's new!
3 - Try something exotic! How 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 "normal" method of doing things is bound to spark a slew of ideas! - There's an almost unending number of methods to be learned, and every time Christina and I think we "know it all," we find something new to try!
5 - Rather than stringing your next piece, investigate chains, and find ways to affix your designs onto gold or silver chains for an entirely new look! - This takes the notion of "mixed medium" to the next level!
As the 5 tips above demonstrate, there are all types of things you can do, all sorts of new ways of looking at even current beadwork ideas, to break out of a creative run, and they are really just the suggestion of the iceberg!
I'm writing this list with beaded necklaces in specially in mind, but the beadwork ideas presented here could be easily adapted to most any project you've an interest in. That's among the magnificent things about bead craft as a hobby! Its sheer adaptability. You can spy an idea that is executed in one way (say, a ceiling fan pull chain), and with a little work and modification, easily transform it into anything totally new and different (a bracelet, necklace, or even a matched set!).
1 - If you've fallen into the habit of making single strand designs, branch out into fun multi-strand or wrap designs for a fresh viewpoint! Multi-strand designs add layers of complexity to your work, and can convert a more ordinary 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 a single strand, branches out into a double, or maybe 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 typically use into your next design. This can be as simple as looking through your existing stock for those beads you generally "pass over," or taking a road trip to your local bead store to see what's new!
3 - Try something exotic! How 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 "normal" method of doing things is bound to spark a slew of ideas! - There's an almost unending number of methods to be learned, and every time Christina and I think we "know it all," we find something new to try!
5 - Rather than stringing your next piece, investigate chains, and find ways to affix your designs onto gold or silver chains for an entirely new look! - This takes the notion of "mixed medium" to the next level!
As the 5 tips above demonstrate, there are all types of things you can do, all sorts of new ways of looking at even current beadwork ideas, to break out of a creative run, and they are really just the suggestion of the iceberg!
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