Help making watches

[deehebard]

I was hoping for some advice on making watches.  I have done beading for a number of years and never attempted a watch.  I have purchased a watch face, and got started but was very unhappy with the result.  This watch face had a jump ring attached but I didn't like the way it took up so much of the space for the beading, so I removed it.  So I ran the beading cord through the hole, but the cord shows too much at the sides of the whole.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks!   '>

[Polly]

Hi Dee,

Have you checked out the watch ideas in our Design gallery?
http://www.rings-things.com/gallery

See if any of those stringing methods would work for your style of stringing, and the style of watch head that you have.

Another option -- Use a stringing material that you don't mind showing off: perhaps the more colorful shades of Beadalon or colored Soft Flex.