Bruce the Chef

Hit the toolbox, not your jewelry box, the next time you need to jazz up an outfit with some dangling chains.

what you’ll need
20-inch-long board; 2 nails; ruler; hammer 15-foot-long piece of bathtub chain; scissors Wire cutters; masking tape; fishing line 2 silver cap beads; 2 silver flat beads; 2 silver round beads; 24 inches of narrow black cord Thick white crafts glue; 2 small silver beads

1 On the board, pound two nails 18 inches apart. Cut length of chain into two equal pieces. Tape the end of one piece to the end of the board near one nail. Wind chain around nails to create loops. Tape the end of the chain to the board. Repeat for second piece of chain.
3 Tie an 18-inch piece of fishing line around loops of chain at each nail. Make a double knot. Remove tape and slip loops off nails, allowing ends to dangle. Thread a cap bead onto fishing line at each end of necklace and double-knot the fishing line.
4 Thread a flat bead and then a round bead onto the fishing line. Slip both ends of the fishing line back through the round bead only, leaving two loops of fishing line at the top of the bead. Repeat for the other necklace end.
5 Cut black cord in half; knot one end of each cord. Slip knotted end through the fishing line loop. Pull loose ends of fishing line to close loop around knotted cord. Thread line through flat bead; tie line into a double knot under the flat bead. Apply glue to knot; cut off excess line. Repeat for other end.
6 Add small silver bead to end of each cord; knot. Gather four loose strands of chain; tie together in an overhand knot centered in the other chain loops.