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wow, what a unique baguette clasp!! cool geometric design. even if the pearls don't clean up great, the clasp is a fabulous find.

Stunning -- thank you for sharing!!

love how your modified rope and tassel came out! quite the transformer set :)

Thanks so much!!

Unfortunate that PG does not have an emoticon with eyes that bug out of its face. That ring is stunning!!

Thanks, Purranha! That makes a lot of sense! I think I can adapt that to what I'm trying to do, which is to make the tassels into removable "charms" for lack of a better word. I was thinking I would use metal wire and wire-wrap it at the top, but maybe the soft-flex would work better and be less...

such a sweet pendant, with lovely memories built right in. enjoy!

thanks :) I didn't plan on using them looped through -- that was really just to test out the colors for now. I'd like to set them up as more permanent charms with a jump ring and/or clasp at the top. i just need to figure out how.

Thanks -- not all my photos were loading. I'll try again later. I like the idea of being able to have one large tassel for the doubled rope and also having it with a small tassel on each end as more of a "scarf" situation. I still need to figure out how to wire wrap the tassels...:confused:

Doubled rope with purple tassel Doubled rope with burgundy tassel (Are you going cross-eyed yet trying to tell the difference?) Small tassels with faceted quartz Small tassels with 2 sizes oval AB crystals Small tassels with grey baroque freshwater pearls

Doubled rope with large grey tassel With large quartz or large oval AB crystal

Thanks, amti! I'm quite pleased with how this came out. I'm all about versatile pieces right now! JerseyPearl -- the pearls were sold as 7.5-8.5mm, though I'd say the range is actually a bit larger than that - some are quite small, and some are quite plump. I don't have a good ruler for...

tassels have arrived -- I will post pics later tonight I hope. but i am facing a technical/logistical conundrum. how do i wire wrap/string them? do i cut off the attached loop and then wire wrap around/through the "head" of the tassel and into a bead? Purranha, is this what you did to attach...

love how those came out!! no one would ever know they weren't bought as a set!

beautiful, and so perfect for spring! they are each like little flower buds!

wow!! that is gorgeous!

thank you for asking that question, BWeaves...I'd been wondering the same thing. The tornado is fabulous as always, ckrickett. Love it with plaid!

thanks so much for reporting back on your experiences. i don't buy on ebay often, so it is good to have an inside look at how these processes work. there are so many pitfalls!

Thanks, all! BWeaves -- I'm not so much worried about how the crimps look (I used covers on them), but about whether they hold!! I'd hate to have all those teeny-tiny stones scattered about. At the same time, I'm less concerned than I would be if I had used more expensive materials. Tucs --...

Thanks so much, KatBran - it was fun to be a little spontaneous and random after spending hours sorting and re-sorting pearls for my last project. Thanks, LD -- I wear a ton of grey and black, so these seemed to be a way of adding some "sparkle" to my sortof dreary pallette without going either...