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Bead Craft - Convenient Solutions To Find Magnificent Ideas
Regardless of which of the huge number of beading ideas I'm pursuing, I consider patterning as the single most important aspect of the hobby. A good pattern can cover a multitude of other bead craft design sins, and skilled crafters will spend a lot of time fiddling with their patterns to get them just right.
In this article, I am going to take a brief look at 2 sources of inspiration for your bead craft ideas that you might not have thought of. Think this an experiment in cross discipline thinking, and it's my hope that when you read these words, your mind will immediately start turning on the subject, and a whole boatload of OTHER thoughts will fall into your lap. Even if that doesn't happen though, that is still a ward against the bead craft equal of "writer's block." So here goes:
Poetry
Any poem that is not free verse has a rhyme and meter to it. Haiku's structure is like 5-7-5. Iambic pentameter has its own rhythm, and so on. There are a multitude of rhythms to pick from, and source of inspiration is as close as your nearest volume of poetry.
Take the haiku example. You can build a pattern around the haiku rhythm, 5-7-5. An arrangement of five beads. A different arrangement of seven, and then back to five. Go over this around your necklace (or bracelet, or whatever) and you'll have created a "haiku bead craft necklace."
Or if your favorite poem is consists of funky rhythm like
a-b-b-a
b-c-c-b
c-d-d-c
(repeat)
You can arrange a bead craft pattern around that (every letter represents a different component) to striking effect. And, your bead craft project will have a remarkable story surrounding it!
Sheet Music
Another exceptional source for inspiration to enhance your bead craft projects is sheet music. Assign one bead component to each note and place based on whatever song you choose.
As you please, either ignore sharps and flats or add completely new bead craft ideas elements for them. Start with anything simple. Design a "Mary had a little lamb" necklace, playing with the elements until you are happy with the results. Again, an off beat method of looking at the issue of patterning that can enrich the execution of your bead craft ideas in unpredicted ways!
*Note: You will probably only prefer to focus on one line of the sheet music in your bead craft project, lest you make anything much too large to use! Note too that pattern and medium can, and generally will, influence one another! What may work well with semi-precious stones might not be as viable with a wood/metal mix, so there is definitely a bit of experimentation involved! The major thing, no matter where your inspiration comes from, or what form it finally takes, is to stick with it! Persistence and experimentation will must win the day!
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