The perfect length necklace!

I spent a lot of time at our recent craft-palooza making or repairing jewelry. I ended up with about 4 new necklaces, but alas, they didn't turn out to be the perfect length for my chosen outfits. I thought about making them permanently shorter or longer, but then I decided I wanted to have the freedom to wear them at different lengths.

So... I looked pulled together a few tools....

Then I experimented. Since I wanted to make my red necklace shorter, I joined two clasps with 1 jump ring. Now I can clasp the chain of my necklace wherever I want, to change it from a long one that fits my argyle sweater perfectly, to a shorter version.

If your necklace is too short, you can put a few inches of chain between 2 clasps to lengthen it. (Sometimes I just use a chain bracelet to make a longer necklace.)

Here are a couple other necklaces that I made: