Wood Neckalces
Wood is inexpensive, comes in many colors & grains, is easily available, and looks good when finished. It can be beaded and/or combined with silver, gold, bronze, or other metals as well as glass. In other words, it is a staple of many creative necklace designs.
Ebay will have a thousand or more auctions for wood necklaces going at any o ne time and there is something there to fit every taste and budget. See if any of the items shown below look interesting.