"Cloisonné" necklace

Today's piece isn't actual cloisonné, but it was inspired by it.
Cloisonné is an ancient technique in which metal strips or wire are attached to a metal baseplate and shape compartments ("cloisons" in French). At first gems were used to fill up the gaps created, later enamel which was also colorful, but not as expensive.
I remember having been fascinated by cloisonné pieces even as a child. I don't do metalwork, though, and have never worked with enamels.

Some of my ideas come out of the blue. I like to see what's in my current "workbox" - I really should empty the last one because I'm sure I'll discover some surprises in there - and then work from that.
This time I found a leftover irregular triangle of beading foundation and a cut length of a narrow faux suede ribbon which I had shortly contemplated to use in my Big Hug necklace.
It was probably the flat look that made me think of the metal strips in cloisonné and wonder what it would look like if I glued (oooh, ambitious) the ribbon to the foundation, not flat down, but on the edge which allowed curves. Then I would fill the gaps up with bead embroidery.
Of course it would have been interesting to make an actual pattern like in real cloisonné, but the ribbon was too thick for that. It took me a good while just to get that closed "circle" done. Apart from that, though, the glueing went amazingly well.

At first I started filling the empty spaces with rows following the course of the ribbon, but like in the "Big Hug" I quickly noticed that I didn't like that look.
So I ripped the rows out and did it bead by bead instead which worked much better for the narrow spots.
Also, the original plan had been to use each color once and make the focal really colorful. Had I really thought about it beforehand and not wanted to use the ribbon that was already cut, however, I would have used black instead of the blue. Again I started ripping out and limited myself to random placement of green and blue tones instead. Of course a combination of green and blue always evokes ocean feelings for me and the ribbon enhanced that coral reef vibe for me, so I had to fight the urge to use pearls as well.
I think that just would have been too much.

Next decision - a rope.
I really love the look of a three bead Herringbone twist rope in contrasting colors and chose a dark rainbow green, a metallic blue with a hint of mint, and a beautiful dark blue.
Can you imagine just a bunch of ropes like these in different colors and length around your neck?

I had big fun playing with this one and almost wish I had the patience to try another piece with black ribbon this time, but while my hands need a break, my brain is already on the way to the next WIP in my workbox which has been waiting in there for far too long because I can't decide on the way I want to put the focal on!
What do you say - drop with the tip up or down?