LOVE LOVE LOVE...did I say LOVE?
Purranha, I too have been inspired by newberry's wonderful tin cups...here's a layout I've been working on with some round peacock Tahitians. The oval links are textured, and I was going to use pearl cups with jump rings to connect, but I like your "twist" of wire wrapping onto the jump rings to connect the ovals. I wonder if I can find some good rope textured wire...