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On Dec 05, 2011 at 3:25 pm #
S callaghan says:Personally with beautiful donut like that i wud weave a strand thru and carry it up
On Apr 16, 2013 at 11:37 am #
si_jones says:Thanks so much! My Mom picked up some beautiful donut pendants for me and I didn’t have the first clue on what to do. This is great! I also like S. Callaghan’s idea too.
On May 18, 2014 at 9:52 pm #
C radatti says:Please show what sort of clasp to use on donut with leather or chord. I can make the knot but not sure what sort of clasp. Thanks!