I pick the glass ball first, then contemplate what colors of beads go with the ball. After that I start looking and counting out beads to see if I have enough of the fancy ones. Sometimes I need only 8, others 24 or 48 - all multiples of 8 as there are usually 8 danglies on each ball. I need to expand to have more . . . hmmm, probably next year! I don't have time this year to experiment ...
I know I will get them all done - is there a choice? - as it only takes half to three quarters of a day to make one my way. If I had all the supplies in a neat little package it would only take 3 hours or so...... but I like to dig around in my beads, and it gives me a break from getting the needle through those itty, bitty beads. I love my beads ...
OK, now that you've had a peek, I must get back to finishing the 3rd one, and get started on number 4.
Have a great day!