Architecture / Interiors, 40 under 40, 2012 - PERSPECTIVE. I Spy DIY. DIY Box Braid Necklace. The moment we saw Phillip Lim‘s Box Braid Collar Necklace, we were immediately overcome with a wave of nostalgia. Our memories of a neon, plastic box braid lanyard was suddenly transformed into a sophisticated leather jewelry component. Honestly, brilliant! Inspired by our fondness of Lim’s necklace and our love of utilizing hardware, we made our own interpretation of a box braid necklace. And in case you forgot how to make your favorite childhood summertime craft, take a trip down memory lane with us!
Start by cutting the suede in 4 three-yard pieces. Repeat the box braid until you are ready to add washers to the necklace. Once the necklace is finished, trim the ends. Wear it as a necklace, wrap bracelet or even a headband! (top image via Ssense, rest of images by Honestly…WTF) WORLD MAPS. 11th June 2012 I could spend days looking at maps, reading the labels and imagining what’s on the ground.
Perhaps it’s the nerdy urban planner in me, but to me amazing maps can be just as satisfying as beautiful artwork – maybe even more so! I particularly like antique world maps, where the shapes of the continents are a little off, and the place names are different. Ceylon, Persia, Abyssinia, Constantinople and Saigon are just a few of the place names I wish were still used. Can’t wait to decorate the walls of my house in oversized maps or world map wall paper! Lyrics Video Tutorial. DIY Woven Neon and Gold Chain necklace. DIY, Fashion & StyleFebruary 8, 2012 Neon is taking over… Clothes, jewellery, shoes.
I’ve been eyeing this Noir Neon Necklace for 3 months now, and only yesterday I had an epiphany to make a necklace myself. I finally put to use the embroidery threads I bought a year ago when hoping to make friendship bracelets. I combined the threads with a gold chain necklace that was bought for my baby Anastasia to play. As she likes playing with my Mimcos I thought it’s better to give her a sparkly cheapie to play with instead.
From the initial idea to completion the necklace took me about 30 mins. C Star Events: DIY Bracelets. The days are getting noticeably shorter and the mornings, chillier; it’s hard to deny that autumn is upon us.
As soon as fall hits I get a burst of creativity and I start filling an arsenal of DIY projects for the months ahead. This past summer I had fun crafting these hex nut bracelets (Emilie, that reminds me I still have one for you). Via Pinterest, I’ve stumbled upon a few other bracelet DIY guides that I’d like to try. What do you think? Braided hex nut bracelet. Wrap bracelet. Macrame square knot string hex nut bracelet. Woven chain bracelet. I love these tutorials and I think these bracelets would make sweet birthday or holiday gifts for girlfriends, not to mention the fact that they are both cost effective and easy to mail. What activities are you filling your cozy fall evenings with? (photos 1, 2, and 4 courtesy of Honestly WTF…, photo 3 courtesy of Mini-eco all found via Pinterest). DIY Braided Hex Nut Bracelet. We’re nuts for nuts.
Is there a more versatile and inexpensive DIY component than a hex nut from the hardware store? You can imagine our excitement when we first discovered Philip Crangi’s Giles & Brother Hex Collection. Honestly, nuts braided into jewelry is WTF genius! With a few items that we always seem to have lying around, we tackled the technique and made our own spine-like braided hex nut wrap bracelet. You’ll need:3 strands of cotton butcher’s twine cut into one yard pieces18 small brass hex nutsa bit of dexterity! Introduction: Parametric design.
What is parametric design ? There is no precise definition and there are other related terms and synonyms: generative, computational, digital, computer aided, associative. Basically it's far more sophisticated than using computer instead of drawing board. Often when You draw/model your concept, You follow certain operations which are monotone and repetitive, they are algorithms and what's for sure computers are best at algorithms, so why should You do it manually ? Computational Design Italy. PINNING AT HOME - DIY INSPIRATION BOARDS. Doug Intro - Live Action. DIY Multichain Best Friend Bracelet / Stacked Friendship Bracelets Arm Candy. ACCESSORY LADDERS. Srta limón: DIY: pulsera. ¡Buenos días!
Que los DIY son uno de los temas que más me gustan no es ninguna novedad (clic!) , pero además, las pulseras son las manualidades más fáciles y más prácticas. Hoy os traigo un modelo que encontré en la web de Honestly WTF que es facilísimo y muy divertido. Sólo necesitamos una cadena de bolitas (yo tengo alguna que sustituí de los accesorios del baño! , pero supongo que en cualquier ferretería podemos encontrar). Lo primero es crear una lazada y dar varias vueltas con el hilo. Colocamos la cadena de bolitas y vamos dando vueltas con el hilo fijando cada una de las bolitas. Cuando lleguemos al final damos varias vueltas con el hilo y hacemos un nudo con el cuero. A modo de cierre podemos colocar una tuerca pequeña (debe ser de un tamaño acorde con la lazada que hicimos al principio). Foldschool - cardboard furniture.