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#8,806
*NYC Princess* said:
Anyone know of a way to open it without cutting? Doesn't seem like you can.

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Hi NYC, the knot portion is not attached to the two ends with the beads, it's just kinda floating there. I use that knot to make paracord NFL plaque bracelets for the diehard fans in my family for football season. You could thread some thin thread through the knotted section to keep it together and then try to untie the little knots at the ends or cut them really close and then pull them both out of the knotted section. Then when you want to put it back together, just thread both sides back through. It's hard to tell but the knot may be really tight to pass a needle and thread through and it might stretch or lose shape.

The knot is really, really easy to do if you wanted to grab some thin cord of your choosing and make your own necklace, you would just use the crossed cords as you 2 center threads and you'd have to use a cigarette liter to burn the ends so they don't fray.

It all sounds like a pain but it is really easy to do and there are tons of YouTube videos for tying paracord.

Anywho, I do adore you hello kitty necklace, if you happen to see another, I'd certainly be interested. I received my pendant a few days ago and now I'm looking for one more to do a three tier necklace. With two tiers being detachable with jump rings [emoji4]

You gotta post a mod shot of your lavender hello kitty. I'm looking forward to seeing it [emoji5]️
 
#8,807
2boys, I just traced the inside of my Kiwi with a mechanical pencil with a very fine lead size. Kiwi has a very flat D-shape inside. I measured 56mm, but with my digital calipers it's 56.6mm. With slightly curved comfort fit D-shapes, tracing will be even less accurate.
 
#8,808
Jade4Me said:
The cord looks like Chinese nylon knotting cord from what I can tell in your pics. It's very strong and durable. To "seal" the ends, you burn the ends so the nylon melts onto itself. This is what I'd do if I were you.



1. Cut off one of the single knots that keep the jade beads from coming off.

2. Pull off the jade bead.

3. Pull the cord out of the macrame sleeve.

4. Pull off Hello Kitty (she's adorable!)

5. Assuming the cord is nylon and not silk, with a lighter burn the cut end to seal it so that it won't unravel and it'll be a hard end. If it's silk it won't melt, but it'll simply burn - so you'll have to seal it with super glue (after trimming off the dark burnt ends).

6. When you want to wear HK on the cord again, string HK on.

7. Push the cord back into the macrame sleeve - use a pin/needle to guide it through if needed as the hard end may not be stiff enough to be pushed through on its own.

8. String the bead on.

9. Tie a single knot at the end leaving a little tail.

10. Pull the knot tight. But since this knot is not sealed with a flame or glue, you should be able to carefully pull it out when you want to take off HK again.



Your present for your mom is a new family heirloom! It's so beautiful and unique!
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Hi Jade4Me! You and I must have been typing at the same time. Well I kinda got distracted a bit by a phone call lol l. I hope you are doing well [emoji4]

Have a wonderful night Jadies!
 
#8,810
*NYC Princess* said:
Thank you! She still has a black one left! I wonder if it's the one featured on the Thank You card, which I think is the same as this one (Tokidoki Hello Kitty). I just got a Tokidoki Hello Kitty diaper bag too!

There's also the lavender Hello Kitty face but it is more expensive as it has 1.5ct of pink diamonds! Decked out kitty!

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If the black one is like yours, then I'd like to take a look at it. I had no idea there were so many different characters. You are so lucky, I have boys and I would never get away with carrying that.

Oh, I remember that lavender kitty with the pink diamonds. It was really decked out [emoji4]
 
#8,812
*NYC Princess* said:
Yea that's what I thought (ha not about your being a fool!) but a number of ladies seemed to be suggesting it was possible so I thought I may overlooked something. Ha I thought of reknotting it too, I made stuff like that with lanyard as a child, but it seems too much trouble lol.
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I tried to go back to delete my "Stupid posts", but it won't let me. I'm sorry you ladies have an idiot on board. LOL
 
#8,816
*NYC Princess* said:
I like the idea of it on a rose or white gold chain but I'm a bit reluctant to cut the cord as it would be permanent. I don't think there's a way to take it off otherwise.
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nycp, u can undo the row of knots, snip off the knot of one of the beads so that u can remove it, and slide pendant off. that way, u can still pretty much leave the string intact in case u want to use it again. ;)
 
#8,819
Cyanide Rose said:
Fano, your new bangle looks lovely on you. I love the fact that you wear as many bangles as you do. It's bold and beautiful at the same time. Your charm bracelet is to die for! [emoji173]️

thanks, cyanide rose :p i love my permanent stack although some people think i am crazy to wear so many. hahahahaha... yes, my jade charm bracelet is very unique, even my mum seems to like it very much. :D
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#8,820
Jade4Me said:
Uli, your horn jewelry looks so interesting! I've not considered horn before, but now I'll keep my eyes open for it!

crosso, your new plaque bracelet looks great! Still hoping jade karma returns your other plaque bracelet to you soon!

fanofjadeite, your new jasper bangle looks so yummy!

RedPeony, congrats on your new bangle and ring - such pretty greens!

teagansmum, great looking stack!
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thanks, jade4me. its now part of my permanent stack on my right arm. ;)
 
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