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Old 2015-03-04, 8:26am
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With experience you'll quickly figure out what colors you just can't live without. I started out with a couple sample packs of colors. Even with the basics, you'll find that there are certain ones that grab you --intense black vs. black, or CiM Grape Ape vs Effetra dark violet for example . At the start you can get just a few rods of something new, so you can decide if it's worth it to purchase more, or not. Franz has a 'try it before you buy it' option that's wonderful!

I almost always end up putting clear and ivory on every order. Black is the other one I seem to use up fast. Interestingly enough, I don't really use large amounts of either ivory or black in any of my beads... but those little bits in every bead do seem to use it up fast. I use clear as a base for the more expensive glass, plus do a lot of encasing, so I go through it more then any other color.
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