Strung on #61-723-49-02 Beadalon, this keychain held up in daily use for over 2 years!
How burly is your Beadalon?
This is a nice testament to the durability of the stringing materials you can buy here. 
Thanks to Rita who works here, for pointing out that you can learn from broken jewelry too!
FYI, the big cool bead is #28-900-01-01 (George O’Grady borosilicate glass). It’s been restrung on #40-099-28-3 beading chain, finished off with a #41-151-99-20-3 crimp tube at one end and #41-256-02-3 crimps at the other end. The crimp at the end of the tassel is covered with a crimp cover from the #48-289-00-3 set. The clip itself isn’t ours, but is similar to our new #30-610-01-1 teardrop clip.
By the way, here's "Mark 2"
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