Every thought about trying a new medium in your bead or jewellery design? Something a bit different from the usual metal, glass, ceramic or other clays or maybe something that would cross over from another craft activity. Well take a look at some of these pieces that I found while looking for inspiration on Pinterest recently (click on the images for links credits)...there really are a lot of imaginative ways to feed this habit of ours.
Yes we've all come across paper beads like those in these earrings from Earthy Soul India...
Or an architectural pleated paper necklace design by Sarah Kelly...
What about putting your knitting skills to the test with these beads from Betty Hershberg (follow links for Craftsy tutorial)...
Lovely knitted bangles from Elinor Voytal...
Funky knitted bib necklace from Rhea Clements...
Or this cute die cut necklace...
These pretty flowers and other leather embellishments are available from H M Creative Supplies on Etsy...
You can even get creative with rubber like these simple but stylish earrings from Lonna Keller...
Or maybe recycle some old rubber gloves into earrings...
Or a bracelet like this one by Min-Ji Cho
So do any of these inspire you to dig a bit deeper in your craft room (or kitchen!) and come up with some new materials...? Or maybe you're already using some in which case please do tell...we'd love to see what you're up to.
Lesley
