Everyone wants beads in their stockings right? I mean, I can’t really think of many better stocking stuffers for myself – pretty, inexpensive, small and low calorie.

So why the heck did I have so much trouble figuring out how to photograph it for the IndieNorth gift guide? Geez. In the end I used this and one other image for my first toe-dip into paid online advertising. The first picture is a mass of beads and the second is a restrained, monochromatic pair of beads (the picture on this listing in fact).