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Getting Beads Online: The Pictures Shown Always Mislead You
You know how you are sitting in front of the TV, and you view a commercial for a burger, and it is the greatest thing you would have ever seen? Then you go to the restaurant, and it doesn't appear anything like what was on TV. Not to mention it doesn't taste good, but it rarely looks the same. This can be true when you buy beads online. I would say your probabilities are better with the beads compared to the burger.
It is very common with beads, that the image you see on the internet, is enlarged, so that you see color and detail better. On that note it is also lit for the visual with several bright, lights set up to get a perfect lighting effect. Real life is often different than the advertisement we are shown.
Where size is involved, that is a thing you learn with experience. I would suggest having a ruler handy. Don't laugh, in America, though we are trained in the metric system, it still isn't popular. Most, if not all beading dimensions, are specified in millimeters. Millimeters can seem very small if you aren't used to them, but a ring with a five millimeter setting in it will be quite big on the wrong hand. Have the ruler on hand at first to help you quickly see it to get a better feel of size when you buy beads online. It might not be a bad idea to take it with you, to measure beads in the store, so you get a better idea of what five millimeters translates into in three dimensions.
Don't forget the lighting effects I stated either. A navy blue stone on the internet might look pretty much perfect for your project, but once at home, and in the general lighting of your drawing room, it can be so dark as to look like black. Sparkle is the same way. Though it may be wonderful on the screen, it very well could lose it's pizazz when it arrives at your door.
I am not suggesting you not to buy beads online, quite the contrary. On line often allows you to purchase in bulk and reduced costs. But it will take some acclimation to getting your materials this way.
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