Are you in a creative rut? Inspiration all dried up? Or perhaps you are only looking for some new ideas to keep both inspiration and interest up! If any of those true for you, then you've come to the right place! If any of those apply to you, then you've come to the correct place! Below, you will find five beadwork 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 beadwork ideas presented here might be easily adapted to most any project you've an interest in. That is one of the magnificent things about bead craft as a hobby! Its sheer versatility. You can spy an idea that has been 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've fallen into the habit of creating 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 rather common 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, as 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 often "pass over," or taking a road trip to your local bead store to see what's new!
3 - Look for anything exotic! How about using a few decorative Czech glass beads or Swarovski crystals in your next piece? This could take you in all types of new and different directions! (note: this can also get a little costly, so use with care!)
4 - Commit yourself to learning a new technique (i.e., "African Net") this month! Anything that breaks up your "standard" method of doing things is bound to spark a slew of ideas! - There's an almost endless number of techniques to be learned, and every 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 ways to affix your designs onto gold or silver chains for a totally new look! - This takes the idea of "mixed medium" to the next level!
As the 5 tips 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 suggestion 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 one of the magnificent things about bead craft as a hobby! Its sheer versatility. You can spy an idea that has been 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've fallen into the habit of creating 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 rather common 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, as 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 often "pass over," or taking a road trip to your local bead store to see what's new!
3 - Look for anything exotic! How about using a few decorative Czech glass beads or Swarovski crystals in your next piece? This could take you in all types of new and different directions! (note: this can also get a little costly, so use with care!)
4 - Commit yourself to learning a new technique (i.e., "African Net") this month! Anything that breaks up your "standard" method of doing things is bound to spark a slew of ideas! - There's an almost endless number of techniques to be learned, and every 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 ways to affix your designs onto gold or silver chains for a totally new look! - This takes the idea of "mixed medium" to the next level!
As the 5 tips 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 suggestion of the iceberg!
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