A trip - no, make that several trips - to the hardware store will be worthwhile for some awesome hardware necklace projects. Just check out this latest crop of inspirational ideas. Natalie and Rochelle of Holst and Lee shared this wonderful neon tassel necklace tutorial with Grace over at Stripes and Sequins. The colorful necklace uses hex nuts and compression rings. The necklace thins out to a slim cord at the back so it is easy enough to use regular cord ends.
Ever notice tons of plastic tubing in a hardware store? Anjelika Temple over on Brit + Co has an easy tutorial idea for using up tons of little beads using these tubes. They look cool when worn as a group. The trick is getting the right sized end caps to make necklaces and bracelets.