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Five Things To Know When Making Beads

1. Bead Making requires lot of patience, if you are always in a hurry to start and finish up, you won't really get anywhere because there are times you will make mistakes and that doesn't make you a failure.

2. Be creative with your designs, don't just be  stereotyped to one design.

3. Your finishing must be top notch, always combine nice set of colors for your work.

4. Use  the right fishing line for your beads to bring out the beauty.

5 .While working on a size 2 seed beads, endeavor to use a 0.25/0.30 mm fishing line to make your beads firm and lovely and finish up with a  jump ring or hook.

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