Are you in a creative rut? Inspiration all dried out? Or maybe you are only looking for some new ideas to keep both inspiration and interest up! If any of those apply to you, then you have come to the right place! If any of those apply to you, then you've come to the correct place! Below, you will find 5 beadwork ideas that might help kick start your imagination and get you creating again!
I am writing this list with beaded necklaces in particular in mind, but the beadwork ideas presented here might be easily adapted to most any project you've an interest in. That is among the fantastic things about bead craft as a hobby! Its sheer flexibility. You can spy an idea that is executed in one way (say, a ceiling fan pull chain), and with a small work and modification, easily transform it into something totally 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 difficulty to your work, and can convert a rather ordinary single-strand piece into anything truly 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 maybe even a triple, and then, since it winds its way round the neck, re-converges.
2 - Commit yourself to incorporating a color or style of bead you don't typically use into your next design. This can be as simple as looking through your current stock for those beads you generally "pass over," or taking a road trip to your local bead store to see what's new!
3 - Look for anything 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 can also get a little expensive, so use with care!)
4 - Commit yourself to learning a new technique (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 is an almost endless variety of techniques to be learned, and each time Christina and I think we "know it all," we find something new to try!
5 - Instead of stringing your next piece, investigate chains, and find ways 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 5 suggestions above demonstrate, there are all sorts of things you can do, all sorts of new methods of looking at even existing beadwork ideas, to break out of a creative run, and these are really just the tip of the iceberg!
I am writing this list with beaded necklaces in particular in mind, but the beadwork ideas presented here might be easily adapted to most any project you've an interest in. That is among the fantastic things about bead craft as a hobby! Its sheer flexibility. You can spy an idea that is executed in one way (say, a ceiling fan pull chain), and with a small work and modification, easily transform it into something totally 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 difficulty to your work, and can convert a rather ordinary single-strand piece into anything truly 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 maybe even a triple, and then, since it winds its way round the neck, re-converges.
2 - Commit yourself to incorporating a color or style of bead you don't typically use into your next design. This can be as simple as looking through your current stock for those beads you generally "pass over," or taking a road trip to your local bead store to see what's new!
3 - Look for anything 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 can also get a little expensive, so use with care!)
4 - Commit yourself to learning a new technique (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 is an almost endless variety of techniques to be learned, and each time Christina and I think we "know it all," we find something new to try!
5 - Instead of stringing your next piece, investigate chains, and find ways 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 5 suggestions above demonstrate, there are all sorts of things you can do, all sorts of new methods of looking at even existing beadwork ideas, to break out of a creative run, and these are really just the tip of the iceberg!
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