Vampire Repellent Necklace

Don't forget to wear this necklace when you're looking for Dracula!

What you need:

• 24 gauge wire

• 8 bugle beads

• 5 garlic cloves

• tub chain

Directions:
1. Tie a small knot in one end of a five-inch piece of 24 gauge wire.
2. Thread two beads onto wire, then push the wire through one clove of garlic, then one bead, then another clove. Repeat, ending with two beads after the fifth clove.
3. Tie a knot in the finished ends of the wire.
4. Slip both knotted ends of the wire into the ends of a length of tub chain (available at building or plumbing supply or hardware stores), long enough to slip comfortably over head.

Originally published in ParentsCanada, October 2012.

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