DIY Himmeli-Inspired Necklace. I just love how simple and yet impactful a himmeli can look.
What is a himmeli? They're traditional Finnish Christmas ornaments (see here). I'm attracted to the geometry and structure - it's so clean, so simple, so...minimalist. Acorn Necklace. We have a tree in the front that drops a ton of acorns each year.
My oldest went out one day and came back with a small bucket full of them.
NECKLACE TEE DIY. Si tienes una vieja camiseta, un poco de hilo (dorado, plateado,..), un poco de cadena y 20 minutos, tienes un nuevo collar!
If you have an old shirt, some thread (gold, silver, ..), a bit of chain and 20 minutes, you have a new necklace! Todo empezó cuando vi este collar en ETSY All started when I saw this necklace on ETSY Seguro que tenéis que hacer algún regalo estas navidades y que mejor que algo hecho por vosotros mismos! UO Wire Heart Necklace/Bracelet Tutorial. This is yet another super easy, super quick tutorial.
This dainty wire heart bracelet from Urban Outfitters is great for summer; the gold and silver tones look great against tans! Plus, it's lightweight and you can layer them with other necklaces. The original is a bracelet, but in the tutorial I make both a bracelet and necklace. You can make whatever you want, just cut the chain accordingly. The copper heart is my bracelet, while the silver heart is the necklace.
You can also vary the shape of the heart by using different forms to bend the wire around. Milo and molly: Additions Style {Giveaway} I'd like to introduce you to Valerie of Additions. She's a Midwestern girl born and raised, but lived in New York City through most of my 20's. While there she worked in the Diamond District, which is where she learned all about jewelry and design. She's been married for 25 years to the most wonderful man, and they have a 20 year old daughter who is a sophomore in college. She and her husband currently live in the Chicagoland area with their dog Bella.
Two Tone Chunky Chain Necklace « I’m back in LA and back to the business of being crafty.
I really enjoyed the time I spent in NYC last week. I left feeling very inspired. Everyone in that city is already extra fancy, but the added pressure of Fashion Week brought out all the fashion fabulosity. I couldn’t help but notice that chunky chain necklaces were a popular look on the streets of The City. Recently, celebs like Rihanna have been spotted rocking the chunky chain and even I got with the program and took my vintage chunky chain necklace for a ride. Materials: Two Chains, Lobster Claw Closure, Jump Ring, Plyers Use a pair of plyers to attach the two chains. There are two tricks to making this project a success: 1.) Use your plyers to attach the jump ring to the last link. Connect the closure to the opposite end of the necklace to secure. This project is all about options. Top and pants are from JCPenny (available here and here). DIY: Wearable words ... When I was looking around for tutorials on making paper beads, I found some really striking "book beads" and accessories, now collected in this post.
I understand (after all the browsing) that you can make really durable "beads" easily ... very little time, skill or money required. Woohoo! Who doesn't need more jewelery? (UPDATE 6/12: See the follow up post for more wordy accessories) First, this wonderful necklace. Inexpensive, easy scrap-paper earrings? Make a Statement with Our DIY Chunky Braid Necklace. UPDATE: By popular demand, Braided Statement Necklace Kits ($15) are now available in the Brit + Co. shop!
You probably already know that we love our statement jewelry. From last week’s Tiered Ombre Necklace to our Super Simple Wrap Bracelets, we love figuring out easy ways to DIY current trends. For today’s chunky piece of neckwear, we decided to braid everything but the kitchen sink. This tutorial is easy, and a great way to use all those extra necklaces, chain, shoelaces, and ribbon you’ve got lying around the craft room. We’ve seen a lot of similar necklaces online ranging from $50 to $250. Materials: - chain - shoelaces - ribbon - string - wire - super glue - jewelry clasp For our metal materials, we used 6 different types of chain: silver ball chain, hardware store chain, and two chains from old necklaces.
For fabric-ish materials, we used two shoelaces, two pieces of lacy trim, plain old white string, and ribbon. Washer necklace. I love to make something out of an unsuspected material.
It’s so much more fun then just buy beads and make a necklace. Today I’m going to show you how to make a necklace out of washers. Do they sell pink washers? You may ask. Well no, but they do sell pink nail polish! Learn how to make this washer necklace with step by step pictures after the jump. . .