Starting....for real!

Now that I have the design of the bracelet done, I went up to my friends at www.fusionbeads.com in Wallingford and picked up the right colors. I started this damned bracelet at least 4 times yesterday but wasn't happy with the colors I had in the house.

final design (for real. I started stitching beads) 

the color scheme-light orange for the inside of the flames, the sparkly to give it some shine and fire effect, 

and the letters in the dark eggplant purple. 

to give you a concept of pattern to actual beads-each one of those squares on the pattern equals a bead. 

first couple rows done