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Purchasing Beads On The Web: What You See Is Not Always What You Get
You know how you are sitting before the TV, and you view an advertisement for a burger, and it is the greatest thing you have ever seen? Then you go to the restaurant, and it doesn't look anything like what was presented on TV. Not to mention it doesn't taste excellent, but it never looks the same. This can be a fact when you buy beads online. I would say your chances are better with the beads than the burger.
It is quite common with beads, that the image you see on the web, is enlarged, so that you see color and detail much better. On that note it is also lit for the picture with several bright, lights set up to achieve a perfect lighting effect. Actual life is often different than the commercial we are shown.
Where size is involved, that is something you learn with experience. I would suggest keeping a ruler handy. Don't laugh, here in America, while we are trained in the metric system, it still isn't well known. Most, if not all beading dimensions, are specified in millimeters. Millimeters can sound very small if you aren't used to them, but a ring with a five millimeter setting in it can be quite big on the wrong hand. Keep the ruler ready at first to help you quickly check it to get a better idea of size when you buy beads online. It is just not a bad idea to take it with you, to measure beads in a store, so you get a better understanding of what five millimeters transforms into in three dimensions.
Don't forget the lighting effects I pointed out either. A navy blue stone on the web might look pretty much great for your project, but once at home, and in the general lighting of your living room, it can be so dark as to appear to be black. Sparkle is the same way. Even though it may be wonderful on the screen, it just might lose it's pizazz as it arrives at your door.
I am not saying you not to buy beads online, quite the contrary. On line often allows you to buy in bulk and reduced costs. But it will take some acclimation to acquiring your materials this way.
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