Beads, Beads and more Beads

Today I felt like beading, and so I decided to take a ride to the Bead Cache, in Mansfield, MA. This is a wonderful little bead store with a huge assortment of lovely beads. The gals that work there are so helpful. The store also has 3 ring binders with all kinds of free bead patterns. If you are ever in that area stop in to their store. http://www.beadcache.com/

Anyway, after browsing for the longest time; I bought several strands of beads, sterling spacers, and ear wires. Late this afternoon as I was taking my beads out of the bag I decided that I would work on a few things.
So, here is what I made. The scans aren't great as it was already dusk outside when I took the photos. I may try retaking the photo's tomorrow. The colors are so much prettier than the scans. I chose the blue beads, because they reminded me of the ocean, and so I couldn't resist buying those.

Unfortunately the scan looks distorted and the gorgeous colors just don't show up. I wish I knew why the scans seem to upload to my blog in a distorted form. Anyone else have that problem? Any clue's to why this is happening?
 Click on the distorted dichoric blue bracelet photo below,  and then it won't look distorted.

                                                Blue Dichoric double strand bracelet and earring set.

                                                         Blue Jasper bracelet and earring set

I have a spiral beaded bracelet that I started, but when using seed beads and the light dims I have a hard time seeing what I am doing in the fading light. So, that bracelet will have to wait for another day.