Yay! I made it work without sewing on a safety pin! And I can have it both ways if I want too!
First I will put you through the boring process of how it looks like up close:
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/jhameia/Craftsyness/IMG_0509.jpg)
Side view:
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/jhameia/Craftsyness/IMG_0510.jpg)
The back, where you can see the ring:
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/jhameia/Craftsyness/IMG_0511.jpg)
How I'd sewn it to accommodate a safety pin:
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/jhameia/Craftsyness/IMG_0512.jpg)
But wait! What's this random thing lying around? Why, it's a choker necklace!
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/jhameia/Craftsyness/IMG_0513.jpg)
I string the ring in:
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/jhameia/Craftsyness/IMG_0514.jpg)
Choker goes around my neck under the collar:
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/jhameia/Craftsyness/IMG_0515.jpg)
TADA! Cravat!
![](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v359/jhameia/Craftsyness/IMG_0508.jpg)
*sings "I'm So Pretty" and twirls around*