With its lightweight wood beads and color-blocked accents, Kate Spade’s Rosewood Dot Necklace is a fun piece for spring – and an even better DIY project.

You will need:

• 13 wood beads (I opted for smaller beads than the original version.)
• 14 gold beads
• flexible beading wire
• length of chain
• clasp
• nail polish to lacquer half of 6 beads
• 2 crimping beads
• crimp tool
• pliers

Choose your lacquer color to paint the beads. I used Revlon’s “Minted” polish.

Wrap tape around the beads so you get a clean line. I taped each one to a toothpick, then poked the painted beads into a cardboard box to let them dry undisturbed.

If all went well, you should be able to peel off the tape gently to reveal a straight line. Use a little bit of nail polish remover to get rid of any smudges.

String the beads in the following order: unpainted, gold, painted, gold, and so on.

Attach the beaded strand to the chain, add a clasp, and you’re done!