Very Cherie-Beaded Jewels

'I've got the world on a string...'



Beads, beads and more beads... brilliant, bold, bright, beautiful beads! They glisten, they sparkle, they shimmer and shine. they come in all sorts of shapes, sizes and textures; round, square, hexagon, bicone, oval, paddle and dagger shaped. They also come in flower and leaf shapes and so many others. The patterns on them are bold, flowery and pretty, geometric, abstract or psychedelic or exotic and in all the colors of the rainbow. They are translucent, opaque, matte, textured, shimmery, irridiscent, bumpy. Beads can be made of clay, metal, blown glass, lampworked; handmade or machine made locally or in far away places like Europe, Asia and Africa. They can be strung on wire, silk, cord, leather, ribbon or embroidery floss or woven into beautiful, stunning jewelry. Beaded jewelry can be worn everyday to work or a fun day at the beach; an evening out or a gala event.



I am fascinated with beading. I find it so relaxing. Just stringing them or weaving, picking up a bead, another and then another - the action is so repetitive... it's almost meditative. As you add the beads and watch your design grow, the joy and satisfaction of seeing the end result - a beautiful piece of jewelry; that is so fulfilling!



Thursday, February 21, 2013

Conversion Chart - FGM



Millimeters to Inches Conversion 
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25.4mm = 1 inch
Size in mm
Closest equivalent in Inches
1mm
just over 1/32 of an inch
2mm
just over 1/16 of an inch
3mm
1/8 of an inch
4mm
5/32 of an inch
5mm
3/16 of an inch
6mm
1/4 of an inch
7mm
9/32 of an inch
8mm
5/16 of an inch
9mm
11/32 of an inch
10mm
3/8 of an inch
11mm
7/16 of an inch
12mm
15/32 of an inch
13mm
1/2 of an inch
14mm
9/16 of an inch
15mm
19/32 of an inch
16mm
5/8 of an inch
17mm
11/16 of an inch
18mm
23/32 of an inch
19mm
3/4 of an inch
Inches to Millimeters Conversion 
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1 inch = 25.4mm
Inches
Millimeters
1/32
0.79
1/16
1.59
3/32
2.38
1/8
3.18
5/32
3.97
3/16
4.76
7/32
5.56
1/4
6.35
9/32
7.14
5/16
7.94
11/32
8.73
3/8
9.53
13/32
10.32
7/16
11.11
15/32
11.91
1/2
12.70
17/32
13.49
9/16
14.29
19/32
15.08
5/8
15.88
21/32
16.67
11/16
17.46
23/32
18.26
3/4
19.05
25/32
19.84
13/16
20.64
27/32
21.43
7/8
22.23
29/32
23.02
15/16
23.81
31/32
24.61
1
25.40

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