Looking to put some magic back in your marriage? Want to give your better hal####ift she'll never forget?
$3.90, plus tax.
All it takes is a trip to Home Depot, where you were going this weekend anyway, right? Why spend $200, $300 or more on a fancy gold necklace for your wife when you can make one from basic supplies that cost less than $15!
Log chain, $8.19, plus tax.
That's right--you can save as much $285, money that would be better spent on necessities such as beer, NFL Sunday Ticket or a tasteful Kasey Kahne lamp to decorate your den.
NASCAR Kasey Kahne lamp.
To create your unique one-of-a-kind DIY gold necklace, buy one (1) can of gold spray paint--Rust-Oleum is recommended for outdoor wear--and one (1) log chain of the desired length. Hang the chain from the heavy-duty internal steel spreader of a step ladder using medium gauge coated wire.
Stepladder Wire
After vigorously shaking the can for one (1) minute, spray the log chain with the gold paint. When paint dries, apply a second coating after removing chain and attaching other end to the steel spreader to achieve full coverage.
Comparable model--$300, depending on gold prices.
Voila! Your finished product will look as good as comparable gold necklaces sold in expensive stores. Top fashion designers agree--"fake" is the new "real".
And best of all--if she discovers your money-saving "trick", remind her--
Con Chapman is a Boston-area writer. He is the author of "The Year of the Gerbil: How the Yankees Won (and the Red Sox Lost) the Greatest Pennant Race Ever," a history of the 1978 AL East pennant race, and a number of plays, including "Number One Hockey Mom," "Please, Pope," and "What Mickey Belle Isle Told You," a trilogy about hockey (JAC Publishing). His work is available on Amazon Shorts (at 49 cents a dowload), and he writes on sports for Flak Magazine.
