So I was at Urban Outfitter the other day and saw this beauty:
http://www.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/catalog/productdetail.jsp?id=19657238&itemdescription=true&navAction=jump

Then I thought to myself... hey I can make that, and make it better. So I did. Here was my piece, I even made earrings for my sis-in-law for Christmas.