DIY: Lariat Necklace

I wanted to whip up a quick necklace to wear to work and decided to try out a lariat.

Super simple to make, and you don't need anything extra then a normal necklace.

MATERIALS NEEDED:

• chain
• jump rings
• choice of charm
• pliers/wire cutters

Alright, first I needed to figure out how long I wanted my necklace.

I wanted it to close right at my neck (I love choker style necklaces) and not drop too far down.

NOTE: The length I want is too short for me to just pull the necklace over my head. The next few steps are to remedy that.

Add a jump ring to one end.

Add your clasp. I'm using a lobster clasp.

Open your clasp and close it on a second jump ring.

Grasp that jump ring and slip the length of chain through it (forming a necklace shape.)

Connect your charm to the end.

All finished!

Here is a close up at the pull.

The lobster clasp unhooks at the jump ring.

The jump ring won't fall off due to the charm!

HINTS, TIPS, AND NOTES

• This is a very minimal necklace, but you can customize like crazy. You can just bigger jump rings, fancier tail ends, different chains/cords etc
• If your necklace is long enough to pull over your head, you can totally skip the lobster clasp trick
• The lobster claw isn't for everyone, I like it as part of the design aesthetic with the gold
• My boss commented on it and it totally blew her mind that I pulled it together in mere minutes
• It's fun to pull on, lol

+ another necklace I made

These were originally $1.25 each but the owner sold them to me at .50 each!