So many Forum peers joining voices as a well tuned chorus of angels --do listen to Arvo Pärt's Kanon Pokajanen! Alas, they have exhausted all available nonsensical options.

Shame, because I was tempted to jump into the pool!

Still, let me try...one last risky choice is offered hereafter:
Using the appropriate tool, cut this long bead into six shorter ones, which you can strung on any convenient thread, with a few "attendant" disc beads in between (gold, shell, whatever)to enjoy a really nice, wearable choker.