A Caged Pendant

I've been wanting to make a 'caged' style pendant for a while now and with my recent purchase of Bobbie Pene lampork beads I had the perfect opportunity with a gorgeous purple and aqua focal - these just happen to be two of my very favourite colours so I was really looking forward to creating this piece.

Bobbie Pene's beautiful beads

OK, confession time .... I very nearly gave up ½ way through - the wire frame wouldn't do what I told it to, my fingers didn't seem to want to behave, and do you think I could find a bead cap with the right size holes to fit the 8 ends of wire for the bottom of the pendant?  I was all ready to 'scrunch' it up, such was my frustration, and only stopped myself with the thought that 'scrunching' wire was going to hurt my hands - probably a lot!

So I put it down, walked away and didn't give it another thought for the night... OK maybe it was in the back of my mind because I don't like to be beaten!  But I didn't touch it again until the next day.  And as these things often do - suddenly it all came together - instead of a bead cap I improvised with entwined jumprings, the frame went from going in every direction to rigid and in the right place with just a few wraps of wire as I embellished the top and bottom with swarovski and preciosa bicone crystals.

YAY! The finished article is how I imagined it ... actually..... it's better, and I LOVE it :) 

And because everyone's different, when I list it on my website I will give the option of aqua organza ribbon/cord, or purple organza ribbon/cord, or my personal favourite ... mid-length silver chain.

What's your favourite length to wear necklaces?  choker, short, medium, long or suuupppeeerrr long?