I love to see Etsy people posting here, so I thank you too. I also agree about pearls and pastel stones. It is hard to pastel and get an ethnic look, but I think there is something rustic and unfinished about that piece- like found objects or something. It makes it seem talismanic, if there is such a word. Maybe magical would be a better word. As though it was put together with a touch more than the urge to decorate; it was made to create a bit of magic where ever it goes.... The string is perfect.