Necklace & Bracelet How-To

Materials
2 jump rings (one for each end);
a length of chain; a spring clasp, toggle, or snap needle-nose pliers.

1. Pry open jump rings and slide them over the end links. Close one.
2. Slide clasp on the other and close ring.

Sources
Brass flattened curb, $4 per foot, Metalliferous, 212-944-0909.
8mm silver-tone cable, $5 per foot, beadsbysandy.com (minimum order, $50).
Blackened curb, $8 per yard, Pacific Trimming, 212-279-9310.
15mm grosgrain ribbon, $4 per yard, Mokuba, 212-869-8900.
Silver oval link, $2 per foot, Metalliferous, 212-944-0909.
Brass oval link, $4.50 per foot, Metalliferous, 212-944-0909.
Brass twisted oval link, $10.50 per foot, Toho Shoji, 212-868-7466, and 25mm grosgrain ribbon, $5.50 per yard, Mokuba, 212-869-8900.
S-hook clasps, $3 for 12, Toho Shoji, 212-868-7466.
Jump rings, from $1, Toho Shoji, 212-868-7466.
Lobster and spring clasps, 50 cents to $3 for 12, Metalliferous, 212-944-0909.
Nickel snap, $1 each, Toho Shoji, 212-868-7466.
Brass snap, $1 each, Toho Shoji, 212-868-7466.
Toggles, from $1.50, Toho Shoji, 212-868-7466.
Blackened copper cable, $4 per foot, Metalliferous, 212-944-0909.
Blackened copper snap, $1, Toho Shoji, 212-868-7466.
8mm copper cable, $5 per foot, beadsbysandy.com.
Copper lobster clasp, 50 cents, Metalliferous, 212-944-0909.
Brass cable, $4 per foot, and spring clasp, $3 for 12, Metalliferous, 212-944-0909.

Chain Belt How-To
1. Cut chain so it wraps around your lower waist twice. Attach an S-hook clasp to the right end.

2. Holding the left end at your left hip bone, wrap the chain, mark the spot where it meets, and attach a jump ring.

3. Mark a spot at your right hip; make a swag with the chain and attach it with a jump ring to that spot. Drape back with the remaining chain, and loop the S-hook clasp through the left-hand jump ring and a link in the chain to close the belt.