Quick Tip Tuesday: Use a US Quarter to Better Understand Millimeters

Ever confused about millimeter sizes when ordering beads? I know it can be hard to wrap your mind around how big a 10mm, 20mm or 30mm bead really is. A handy tip that I like to use is that a US quarter is almost 25mm in diameter (it is actually 24.26mm). By having a quarter sitting on my desk when looking at bead sizes, it really helps me to conceptualize how big a bead really is. For other tips about understanding millimeter sizes, please check out this video I recently made:

Happy Beading Everyone,
Julie