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Are you in a creative rut? Inspiration all dried up? Or perhaps you are only seeking a few new ideas to keep both inspiration and interest up! If any of those apply to you, then you've 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 beading ideas that could 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 could be easily adapted to most any project you've an interest in. That's one of the fantastic things about bead craft as a hobby! Its sheer flexibility. You can spy a thought that is executed in one way (say, a ceiling fan pull chain), and with a small work and modification, easily transform it into something totally 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 difficulty to your work, and can convert a more common single-strand piece into something truly extraordinary. It is 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 maybe even a triple, and then, since it winds its way round the neck, re-converges.

2 - Commit yourself to incorporating a color or design of bead you don't normally use into your next design. This can be as simple as looking through your current 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 anything exotic! The ways about using a few 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 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 "usual" method of doing things is bound to spark a slew of ideas! - There is an almost endless variety of ways to be learned, and every time Christina and I think we "know it all," we find 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 completely new look! - This takes the idea of "mixed medium" to the next level!

As the 5 suggestions above demonstrate, there're all kinds of things you can do, all sorts of new ways of looking at even current beading ideas, to break out of a creative run, and these are really just the tip of the iceberg!

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