"Chinoiserie" might be my favourite piece!  I had done the beading some time ago but didn't have the right piece to "anchor" it.  I was envisioning an antique Chinese bird cage but the universe hadn't sent me one yet.  I thought that a silver piece was too English-looking.  Because I was short of inventory I dug deeper and looked through my dishes.  The very first dish I laid eyes on was this tiny one with a Chinese lantern.  Perfect!  I don't often use knife handles but I wanted the vertical lines to mirror those in the lantern and it turns out they make a great tinkling sound!