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Beading Thoughts! - Five Methods To Raise Your Inspiration Effortlessly
Are you in an innovative rut? Inspiration all dried up? Or maybe you're just 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 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 might help kick begin your imagination and get you creating again!
I am writing this list with beaded necklaces in particular 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 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 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 turn a more common single-strand piece into something 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, as it winds its way round the neck, re-converges.
2 - Commit yourself to incorporating a color or design of bead you don't 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! How about using a few 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 unending variety of methods to be learned, and every 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 tips above demonstrate, there're all types 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!
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