How to turn a broken necklace into a waist chain!

This is a fun upcycling DIY! This DIY makes use of long broken necklaces and shows you how to transform them into cute waist chains! Unfortunately not all your broken necklaces are long enough to turn into body chains, but if you’ve got some long chains or bead strands that aren’t working as necklaces anymore, here’s a way to upcycle them and wear them in a new way! Please note that this tutorial contains affiliate links.

You’ll need these tools and materials to make your waist chain:

1: A long broken necklace. I used this beaded strand from a broken necklace. If you don’t have a strand like this, you could use a long chain or connect multiple broken necklaces together to get the length you like.

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2: Some pliers. I used my round nose and flat nose pliers for this design.

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3: A couple of jump rings.

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4: A large lobster clasp.

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Follow these steps to transform your broken necklace into a waist chain:

1: Add a jump ring to one end of the chain. Slightly open the ring using your pliers and slide it onto the loop at the end of the broken necklace.

2: Add the lobster clasp to the open jump ring that you just placed on the end of the strand.

3: Close the jump ring using your pliers to secure the clasp to the strand.

4: Add the other jump ring to the other end of the strand, close it with your pliers to secure it in place.

Now your upcycled waist chain is ready to wear! You can also wear this piece as a long length necklace or a wrap necklace. But I bet you’d prefer to wear it as a sexy cute waist chain?!

You can find some more body chain tutorials here.