Totally Tubular Statement Necklaces. On one of our last trips to New York, we stumbled upon these insanely beautiful necklaces by Pepper Cotton. Using a handcrafted netting material and gorgeous crystals, they’ve created otherworldly bits of wearable goodness. But, their pieces start at $125 and only go up. While we totally support a splurge if you can swing it (they’re made by two artists, after all), we couldn’t resist trying our hand at a DIY version. With help from tubing, clasps, and sprinkles (yes, sprinkles), we created a whole bunch of tubular necklaces, inspired by the folks at Pepper Cotton.
Materials:- 1/4 inch plastic tubing – cord ends – clasps + loops – filling! : glitter, sprinkles, confetti, seed beads, etc For the tubing, any local hardware store or Home Depot should have tubing for you to use. To close off one end of tubing, attach your cord end using glue. Now it’s time to fill! Close off the end of your necklace with another cord end. A lovely look even for a regular Thursday at the office. DIY Sequin Heart Hairclip | Whimseybox. Kelly LanzaStudio DIY It’s time to get you prepped and ready for Valentine’s Day! And the only way to do that? Sequin heart bows! No matter who you’re saying “I love you” to on this adorable holiday, sequins should definitely be involved.
Craft up one of these inexpensive bows for you, or your kiddo, and spread the love! Supplies: Felt Sequin Trim Strong Fabric-Safe Glue (I used E-6000, my fave!) Cut out three pieces of felt: One heart, one 12″ by 2.5″ rectangle and one 4″ by 1″ rectangle. Spread a bit of glue on the point of your heart and attach the end of your sequin trim. Begin to weave the sequin trim back and forth in lines, adding glue line by line as you go. Keep going until you have covered the entire heart. You’re likely to have a few spots where you can see the felt popping through around the edges. Now you have a perfect sequin heart! Pick up your larger felt rectangle and make it a into a loop by hot gluing the short ends together. Kelly Lanza. Oven bake clay feathers.
Last year I shared how to make a canvas feather necklace and now that I have my own lovely rubber stamps made from my feather drawings, I decided to create another version of a this necklace using my stamps- this time with oven bake clay. There are all kinds of different ways to use rubber stamps but I think one of my favorites is with clay. I rolled out white oven bake clay and then pressed the stamp into the clay to make an imprint. I trimmed the around the feather, poked a hole in the end and baked the feathers in the oven.
They are BEAUTIFUL plain and white but I wanted to add a little color to mine. Using acylic paint, I painted over the top of the clay feather. While the paint was still wet, I wiped a damp paper towel over the surface to remove the paint, leaving pigment in the grooves of the feather. I added a few little details with paint. Last, I added a jump ring and chain. For more information or to purchase my pretty little feathers stamp collection visit my shop HERE. DIY Floral Sunglasses. We always claim to see the world through rose colored glasses . . . but how about rose trimmed glasses? In honor of the widespread floral trend and our love of Dolce & Gabbana‘s Baroque-inspired fall collection, we’re DIYing a pair of outrageously fabulous sunglasses using the same charming little ceramic roses from a recent tutorial.
These will surely be a pair of shades you won’t go unnoticed in this summer! You’ll need:a pair of sunglassesa variety of ceramic roses and flowersdisposable container or popsicle sticka handful of toothpicksE6000 Start by squeezing a small amount of E6000 into a disposable container or onto a wooden popsicle stick. I like to use a small amount at a time, as the glue tends to dry quickly.
Using the tip of a toothpick, apply a dollop of glue onto the back of the largest ceramic flower. Press the flower firmly onto the outer corner of the sunglasses. Add a few small flowers down the right side of the glasses. Your floral shades are ready to wear!