I just finished this little pocket rosary. Its my first ever, and I chose to do the wire wrapping because our rosaries seem to break a bit too often. I like the idea that these should hold fairly well. Fortunately, my mother in law is in to crafting and Jєωelry making; she had the beads and wire and pliers I needed already. I'm making one for my wife's baptism, in 2 weeks, as her baptismal gift, and wanted to practice. The crucifix isn't my favorite, (more correctly, the detail of our Lord), but I was limited on my options from the local Catholic gift shop.