Beading Thoughts! - Five Ways To Boost Your Inspiration Easily

Are you in an imaginative rut? Inspiration all dried up? Or maybe you're just seeking some 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 right place! Below, you'll find 5 beading ideas that might help kick begin your imagination and get you creating again!

I'm 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 one of the fantastic 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 little work and modification, simply transform it into anything totally 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 point of view! Multi-strand designs add layers of complexity to your work, and can turn a more ordinary single-strand piece into anything really extraordinary. It is 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 style of bead you do not usually 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 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? This could take you in all kinds 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 "common" way of doing things is bound to spark a slew of ideas! - There's an almost unending variety of techniques 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 solutions 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 sorts of things you can do, all kinds of new methods of looking at even current beading ideas, to break out of a creative run, and they are really just the tip of the iceberg!

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