As with all things these days, you can buy beads online. This is a handy quick way to get the materials you want. And often allows you to purchase at bulk rates, saving you money, which shopping at the local craft store doesn't allow. But before you sit down to go shopping, there are some things of note to consider.

If you are just getting started in the field, I would advise spending time in that local craft store. Even if you don't buy anything, you need to have a real physical sense of what you are buying. An online store is going to present you with the prettiest version of that bead they have got. They are going to blow up the image, distorting it's actual size, and light it with many bright lights. This is all fine, but know, that in regular light, hanging on someones neck, it may look totally different.

When you buy beads online you need to be familiar with measurements. Most of the beads are measured in millimeters. A four millimeter bead used on a ring that will probably be worn on a little hand, could be huge. The average ruler in your home has millimeters on it, so maybe keep that handy when you are looking around on line. Carry it with you during shopping, so you get a feel of what four millimeters looks like in the round.

Remember that lighting I mentioned? We don't walk around under a spot light. You may buy beads online in garnet. They were the most beautiful deep blood red; perfect for your work. But once received in the mail, at home, in your kitchen, they are so dark they look like black. And then you may drag out a flashlight and discover that they are indeed red, but just day to day they may appear as plain black beads. Don't be overly discouraged. Sparkle is exactly the same. It may dazzle on the screen and just be mediocre once you get it home. Again, that is a lot of trial and error, learning to distinguish the way things are shown versus reality.

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