Are you in a creative rut? Inspiration all dried out? Or maybe you are 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've come to the right place! Below, you will 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 might be easily adapted to most any project you've an interest in. That's one of the wonderful things about bead craft as a hobby! Its sheer versatility. You can spy a thought that is executed in one way (say, a ceiling fan pull chain), and with a small work and modification, simply transform it into something completely 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 point of view! Multi-strand designs add layers of complexity to your work, and can turn a more ordinary single-strand piece into something truly 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 perhaps 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 often "pass over," or taking a road trip to your local bead shop 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? It could take you in all sorts of new and different directions! (note: this also can get a little expensive, so use with care!)
4 - Commit yourself to learning a new system (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 variety of methods 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 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 kinds of things you can do, all types of new methods of looking at even current beadwork ideas, to break out of a creative run, and these are really just the tip 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's one of the wonderful things about bead craft as a hobby! Its sheer versatility. You can spy a thought that is executed in one way (say, a ceiling fan pull chain), and with a small work and modification, simply transform it into something completely 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 point of view! Multi-strand designs add layers of complexity to your work, and can turn a more ordinary single-strand piece into something truly 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 perhaps 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 often "pass over," or taking a road trip to your local bead shop 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? It could take you in all sorts of new and different directions! (note: this also can get a little expensive, so use with care!)
4 - Commit yourself to learning a new system (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 variety of methods 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 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 kinds of things you can do, all types of new methods of looking at even current beadwork ideas, to break out of a creative run, and these are really just the tip of the iceberg!
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