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Beading Thoughts! - Five Ways To Increase Your Imagination Effortlessly

Are you in a creative rut? Inspiration all dried up? Or perhaps you're only seeking some new ideas to keep both inspiration and interest up! If any of those true for you, then you have come to the right place! If any of those apply to you, then you've come to the right place! Below, you will find 5 beading ideas that could 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 have an interest in. That's one of the magnificent things about bead craft as a hobby! Its sheer adaptability. You can spy a thought that is executed in one way (say, a ceiling fan pull chain), and with a little work and modification, simply transform it into anything 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 convert a more ordinary single-strand piece into anything really extraordinary. It's a little trickier to pull off, but you could even try a "hybrid design," one that starts off (at the clasp) as one single strand, branches out into a double, or perhaps 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 do not usually use into your next design. This can be as simple as looking through your existing stock for those beads you generally "pass over," or taking a road trip to your local bead shop to see what's new!

3 - Look for something exotic! The ways 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 also can 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 "usual" method of doing things is bound to spark a slew of ideas! - There's an almost endless variety of techniques to be learned, and each 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 ways to affix your designs onto gold or silver chains for a completely new look! - This takes the idea of "mixed medium" to the next level!

As the five suggestions above demonstrate, there're all sorts of things you can do, all types of new methods of looking at even existing beading ideas, to break out of a creative run, and these are really just the tip of the iceberg!

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