Ein Frosch oder doch das schlichte Rund?

English translation: A frog or just a plain circle?

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German term or phrase:Ein Frosch oder doch das schlichte Rund?
English translation:A frog or just a plain circle?
Entered by: Usch Pilz

04:33 Oct 16, 2013
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
German term or phrase: Ein Frosch oder doch das schlichte Rund?
This appears in a website talking about services for choosing jewellery which can be customised individually for sale. Here it is in context:

Das Top gibt deinem Schmuckstück den Glanzpunkt. Echtstein, Perle oderZirkonia? Ein Frosch oder doch das schlichte Rund? Silber oder Gold? Lege eine oder zwei Scheiben auf dein Basisteil und befestige sie mit deinem Top.

Is this idiomatic by chance?
James Nixon
New Zealand
Local time: 05:22
A frog or just a plain circle?
Explanation:
There are probably more elegant ways to express this. But this seems to be about DIY-rings which can be combined and changed in many different ways.
Context or pics?

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Note added at 9 hrs (2013-10-16 13:54:49 GMT)
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http://trendywelt.com/shop/category_23/Wechselringe-und-Set`...
Or try googling:
Wechselring mit Frosch :-)
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Usch Pilz
Local time: 17:22
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3 +5A frog or just a plain circle?
Usch Pilz


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A frog or just a plain circle?


Explanation:
There are probably more elegant ways to express this. But this seems to be about DIY-rings which can be combined and changed in many different ways.
Context or pics?

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Note added at 9 hrs (2013-10-16 13:54:49 GMT)
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http://trendywelt.com/shop/category_23/Wechselringe-und-Set`...
Or try googling:
Wechselring mit Frosch :-)


    Reference: http://www.brit.co/diy-rings/
Usch Pilz
Local time: 17:22
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Unfortunately I don't have that. Hence the doubt over whether Frosch is meaning a frog or something idiomatic.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lis Liesicke: yes, I would also think it's one of those diy rings, so maybe "Do you fancy a frog or just a plain circle?" or "Would you prefer a frog, or just a plain circle"
1 hr
  -> Thank you Lis, definitely!

agree  Erik Freitag: Yup. There's certainly no idiom involved.
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, efreitag!

agree  Heather McCrae: frogs, in terms of clothing, are a type of button or closure on clothes, usually made of cord, see https://www.google.de/search?q=frog closure&client=firefox&h...
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Heather! That' an interesting aspect!

agree  Ramey Rieger (X): Hi there! I'll take the prince, thank-you!
4 hrs
  -> I'll let you know if I see one. Thank you, Ramey!

agree  Rebecca Garber: Frog closures are usually intricate knots. Which would then contrast nicely with simple circle. But I would use knot instead of frog.http://www.sewbizfabrics.com/FC1.shtml
12 hrs
  -> Thanks, Rebecca. Wieder was gelernt!
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