Each strand of glass seed beads is intricately designed, by hand, by placing each bead one-by-one on traditional cord. The strands of the Summer Collection vary in hues of pink,purple,blue, and green creating stunningly unique waist beads. The strands of beads are a traditional tie-on style and can be adjusted and sized to fit individual waists. For proper bead placement, first decide where you want your waist beads to fall on your body. Using a measuring tape measure in inches, selecting the area of your body that you want the strand of beads to rest on. IT IS RECOMMENDED that if you are a beginner at wearing waist beads, measure your waist above your belly button so that your beads stay at your midsection. This will help in preventing your beads from becoming entangled in your clothing more specifically, your pants zippers, buttons and underwear. If you prefer that your bead strand fall on your bikini line, measure that area of your body accordingly. Whichever area you prefer to have your waist beads rest, give yourself a two-finger measurement between your body and the measuring tape. This two-finger measurement will ensure that you are selecting waist beads that will accommodate moderate increases in weight, such as bloating.