You knew it was coming anyway... the humble hammered hoop, transformed for different outfits and occasions by adding little gemstone charms. As Ginger said, the possibilities are endless. And in these dark days of global food shortages and rising fuel costs, we need to spend money more wisely by investing in versatile accessories eh? :P

Out of so many beads in my stash, it's still tough to pick out suitable ones for the charms here because I want them to be of a certain size/weight in relation to the hoop, and I'm super picky about matching pairs. I suppose I was partial to choosing cool or neutral colours, so for now here are turquoise (nice bright flash of colour), amazonite (soothing aqua that looks great with gold or silver), white freshwater pearls (always a classic) and malachite (a stone I hardly use but whose unique banding and deep green is really irresistible). Coming to my shop soon, I haven't decided how to sell them yet but I hope you like them.

Of course, now I will be raiding my own wardrobe to see what kind of charms I need for myself.