Bead Color of the Month

This is the first in a series of bead swaps. Each month I will post a new color coordinating with the season. For instance:

The Winter palette contains the following colors:

White, light grays to charcoal gray, black, taupe, navy, true blue, royal blue, turquoise, royal purple, true green, emerald green, pine green, hot pink, magenta, fuchsia, burgundy, blue-red & true-red, icy green, icy yellow, icy aqua, icy violet, icy pink, icy blue.

This month, in honor of Valentines, our color is TRUE RED

Red is the color of fire and blood, so it is associated with energy, war, danger, strength, power, determination as well as passion, desire, and love.

Red is a very emotionally intense color. It enhances human metabolism, increases respiration rate, and raises blood pressure. It has very high visibility, which is why stop signs, stoplights, and fire equipment are usually painted red. In heraldry, red is used to indicate courage. It is a color found in many national flags.

Red brings text and images to the foreground. Use it as an accent color to stimulate people to make quick decisions; it is a perfect color for 'Buy Now' or 'Click Here' buttons on Internet banners and websites. In advertising, red is often used to evoke erotic feelings (red lips, red nails, red-light districts, 'Lady in Red', etc). Red is widely used to indicate danger (high voltage signs, traffic lights). This color is also commonly associated with energy, so you can use it when promoting energy drinks, games, cars, items related to sports and high physical activity.

You will have one partner. Please send at least $5 worth of gorgeous true red beads.

Please, no wonky icky broken dirty cheap plastic beads. Send good quality beads that you would like to receive yourself.

Don't forget to let your partner know when you have received the beads they sent you. Please share pictures so we can all enjoy them :)

This is an international swap. Be aware that it can take 2-3 weeks to receive packages from other countries. I reserve the right to ban anyone who has a rating of less than 4 or has no-sends. Newbies are welcome if you have your profile filled out :)