These have a vintage look to them too and I'm all about vintage things. So far I haven't had any issues with any of your markers falling apart on me. If I did I could fix with my jewelry tools but so far they are all great. And yes I do wear Chandi's markers as earrings or charms on my stitch marker bracelets so I am always with stylish markers on the go with me. No reason you can't show off your own sense of style with your crafts!