After all these years we finally had the "limited" cable service installed. I told my husband to remove QVC and HSN for a variety of reasons. Before he removed them from the list of channels we can view, I took a look at their jewelry shows and I was impressed by the beauty and workmanship...

I was inspired by a project featured in Pinn Beads and made these gemstone pendants. I used dyed suede flat cords to match or compliment the colors of the gemstones. I made several variations - red corrals, blue turquoise, rose quartz, fire agate, amethyst, pearls, etc. - and they came out to be great...

I made some necklaces so that the toggle is to be worn in the front. I added a pendant to the toggle or some charms. The necklaces are short-perhaps 18 inches long. I feel that the necklaces are too short for a front toggle. What's the right length for a front toggle?