6 Tips for Faster & More Beautiful Beading!

 

I hear many people are intimidated by beading, because it looks super time-consuming and difficult to do 🙁

 

But people who love decorating with beads say, beading is fun, relaxing and meditative 🙂

 

So what makes such a big difference??

 

Those experienced people have picked up a few things that make their beading faster, more beautiful, and more enjoyable which are not so apparent to beginners 🙂

 

So in this post, I’ll share with you 6 of those secrets that will make your beading experience more fun!

 

6 Quick Tips for Faster & More Beautiful Beading!

 

Quick Tip #1: Super Helpful Tool for Beading

 

I can’t make beaded appliques without THIS tool!

 

 

As of March 2019, I’m still giving away one of these for free for every order at my DIY Applique shop 😉 Have a look at the shop!

 

Quick Tip #2: How to Design a Professional-Looking Applique

 

It’s easy to do, but I believe THIS makes the difference between an amateur look and an expensive looking applique 🙂

 

 

Quick Tip #3: What to Do with a Small Gap

 

Should you fit in 1 bead or 2 beads? Remember this, and you’ll always create a clean line of beads 🙂

 

 

Quick Tip #4: How to Make a Flowy Beaded Tassel

 

Beaded appliques and tassels are best friends 🙂 Here’s how to make sure your tassel will be perfectly flowy!

 

 

Quick Tip #5: Easy Trick to Speed UP Beading

 

This might look like nothing, but when I tried it, it really sped up my beading process! If you have some beading experience, you can relate, I think!

 

 

Quick Tip #6: How to Clean Rhinestones

 

Bring the shine back to your rhinestones on your costumes! Super easy trick 😉

 

 

Which one are you going to try? Do you know any other beading tricks? Please share in the comment section below! 🙂

 

These little tricks definitely made my beading experience more fun and enjoyable 🙂

 

And in fact, people who are scared of bead work start to love it too once they give it a try!

 

If you want to give it a try, here’s an easy, beginner-friendly option: DIY Applique Kits!

 

You get everything you need in a kit to create beaded appliques!

 

I’m still giving away a free triangle tray (from Tip #1) for every order right now 😉

 

Click here to check out the DIY Applique Kit store!

 

And if you enjoyed this post, please share it with your dancer / costume designer friends and tell them which tip you liked the best!

 

Thanks for reading, and keep sparkling! 😉

 

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