It is quite common with beads, that the image you see on the web, is enlarged, so that you see color and detail easier. On that note it is also lit for the picture with several bright, lights set up to make a perfect lighting effect. Actual life is often different than the commercial we are shown.
Where size is involved, that is one thing you learn with experience. I would suggest keeping a ruler handy. Don't laugh, in America, while we are trained in the metric system, it still isn't well known. Most, if not all beading dimensions, are specified in millimeters. Millimeters can seem to be very small if you aren't used to them, but a ring with a five millimeter setting in it can be quite big on the wrong hand. Have the ruler ready at first to help you quickly check it to get a better idea of size when you buy beads online. It is not a bad idea to take it with you, to measure beads in a store, so you get a better opinion of what five millimeters transforms into in three dimensions.
Don't forget the lighting effects I pointed out either. A navy blue stone on the web might look pretty much well suited for your project, but once at home, and in the general lighting of your living room, it can be so dark as to look like black. Sparkle is the same way. Even though it may be wonderful on the screen, it just might lose it's pizazz as it arrives at your door.
I am not telling you not to buy beads online, quite the contrary. On line often allows you to buy in bulk and reduced costs. But it will take some acclimation to obtaining your materials this way.
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