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)
DIY Chainmail Necklace You’ll need: Start by separating the jump rings into two halves: 175 open and 175 closed. Thread three closed jump rings onto an open jump ring. Close the ring. Spread the three rings apart, with the rings looking exactly as shown below. Keeping the rings in place with your forefinger and thumb, take an open jump ring and hook it through the front side of the two rings. Add 2 closed rings to the open ring and close. Spread the two rings apart in the same way as the first set of rings. Add 2 closed rings and close. To add an optional fourth row, lay the necklace flat and hook an open ring through first and second closed rings on the right side. I stopped at 4 rows but you can continue adding rows for a more bib-like necklace. Connect the two ends with a single jump ring or clasp. Fini! (top image from here, rest of images by HonestlyWTF)
DIY Wrap Bracelet You should all know by now that we are all about stacking bracelets on our wrists. The more, the better. In fact . . . the most, the best! With that being said, we’ll show you how to master a version of the ever so popular wrap bracelet. You’ll need (for a double wrapped bracelet) :* Lengths will vary depending on the size of your wrist (see comments for suggestions). Fold the length of leather cording in half to form a loop. Place the ball chain along the leather cording with the end of the chain meeting the end of the wrap. Continue wrapping while checking it for fit around the wrist. When you have reached the end of the ball chain wrap the linen cording around the leather strands 2-3 more times. Thread the hex nut through the strands and tie a second knot. Trim with scissors and your wrap bracelet is finished!! The materials are listed for a double wrap bracelet. It’s a party! (tutorial adapted from Ornamentea; top image via Jak & Jil, rest of image by Honestly…WTF)
DIY Gold Leaf Faux Jewelry Inspired by a shoot styled by Mandy of Oracle Fox where gold leaf was applied in the form of makeup and jewelry, I immediately had to try it myself. It’s an instantaneous and temporary solution for a lack of bling. Plus, it looks super fly! This technique may even come in handy this Halloween season when you decide you’ll want to dress up as a Fendi-bot . . . or C-3P0. You’ll need: Start by cutting the sheet of gold leaf into half inch strips. The gold leaf will not adhere to anything without an adhesive agent so an application of spirit gum is necessary. Pick up a strip of gold leaf and press the gold side onto the tacky area with pressure. Remove the tape and use your fingers to smooth out any loose flakes. Voila! (top image via Vogue.com, rest of images by HonestlyWTF; bottom image Jennifer Fisher Spike Ring & Zoya Edyta polish)
A long way to the top, part deux: DIY metal statement necklace Here it is! As promised, here's how I made my Chrysler Building inspired necklace. What you need: Some sort of pliable flat metal. I picked up this random piece at the hardware store. Estimated time: 1 episode of Law and Order. More of the how-to after the jump! I created and cut out paper templates of the shapes I wanted to cut from the metal. Next, mark where you want to put the holes for the jump ring to connect the pieces. Use the file to remove sharp edges around the hole. Clean off the Sharpie marks with nail polish remover. I'm also imagining you could decorate the metal pieces with perforations and cut outs using a drill bit, smaller tin snips, and some dexterity.
Dadawan, boutique de tee shirts graphiques Bonjour David, peux-tu nous résumer ton parcours ? Enfant du Rock dans les années 80, Raveur dans les années 90, Entrepreneur dans les années 2000. Peux-tu nous présenter ton activité rapidement. J'ai créé la marque de T-shirts Dadawan en 2004. La première collection comportait 16 modèles; puis très vite je me suis mis à faire des collaborations avec de jeunes graphistes et artistes, puis à distribuer les T-shirts d'autres marques indépendantes. Qu’est ce qui t’a poussé à te jeter dans cette aventure de la création d’entreprise ? Dès la fin des années 90 j'ai senti le potentiel nouveau du web. Pourquoi … le tee-shirt ? Jusqu'au début des années 2000 le T-shirt était le parent pauvre de la mode. Le T-shirt était soit utilisé pour le sport, soit par les groupes de musique, soit comme support de pub pour les entreprises. Les illustrateurs et graphistes du monde entier se sont alors appropriés le T-shirt en tant que support vierge, ce qui a donné naissance à la catégorie du T-shirt graphique.
DIY Gretchen Jones Necklace A couple of months ago, while visiting New York, we met the lovely Gretchen Jones and were fortunate enough to spend an entire day crafting in her über charming Brooklyn apartment. Not only is she amazingly talented and fascinatingly storied, Gretchen is one of the most humorous and genuine people we’ve gotten to know. After raiding a local hardware store for supplies and hardware, we spread out over her workspace, and whipped up several pieces of jewelry while sharing anecdotes. You’ll need: Start by laying out a pattern. Line up two brass rings. Pull tightly and tie into a double knot. Now for the crafty trick – take a lighter and burn the tips of the knot until the nylon starts to melt. The first section is complete. Continue to add more rings, wrapping each connecting section . . . When the pendant of the necklace is finished, cut two 40″ pieces of cord. Repeat the step on the opposite side. Your necklace is finished! (all images by HonestlyWTF, Gretchen Jones Dawn Earrings $297)
Feeling geometric Good evening! My hex nut jewellery has been neglected in the past few days, even weeks, but now I got back to it. I decided to make a very basic geometric form: 9 small brass hex nuts which are held together by small gold plated jump rings. It looks quite massive n the picture, but because it's the smallest size of hex nuts, it is actually quite discreet. Here is another front view: I'm planning to add a little geometric collection to the shop, so maybe also some triangles and I'll see what else I can come up with. Aren't they just cute?
Make a Fabric Covered Gem Necklace photos: Kirsten for we heart this Lately, fabric seems to be making its way into necklaces, earrings, bracelets – all kinds of accessories. I love that it can add an entirely different texture and look to a piece of jewelry. For this DIY, I incorporated fabric from a thrifted skirt with some plastic décor gems and chain to create a one of a kind necklace. Totally customizable and really easy to make! Supplies: - Plastic lightweight decorating gems* - Scrap fabric (mine was 40 inches x 4 inches)** - Thick chain - Scissors - Jewelry pliers - Hot glue gun (optional) *I used 7 gems. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Voilà – on-trend necklace, made by YOU! Kirsten of Studs-and-Pearls.com is currently in graduate school, working towards her Masters of Science in Nutrition.
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covered bead necklace tutorial - reader submission I host a monthly crafting group at my home each month for my friends from church. Last month a friend was working on a copy of a gorgeous necklace she saw at Ann Taylor. She graciously offered to let me take pictures so we could share it with you (she knows me too well!). We'll just call it this week's reader submission. It's similar to the covered wooden bead bracelet we posted last summer, with a little twist. Enjoy! Covered Bead Necklace Tutorial Supplies*Chiffon or other fabric*Plastic or wooden beads*Needle and coordinating thread*Decorative beaded chain*Sewing machine (optional--you could hand sew!) 1. 2. 3. To wear, tie around your neck and be prepared to look like the most elegant, and craftiest, girl in the room!
Tutorial: Leather Chain Necklace | Cucumbersome I must really have a thing for soft, fabric jewelry. First, the t-shirt necklace, now this. I have been admiring these leather necklaces by Handle & Spout for quite some time. Now on the back side of the leather (the rough side) trace your template in pen, like so: Cut the shape out of the leather with scissors, making sure to cut just inside the pen marks so you don’t have any lines showing. Continue cutting out the leather shapes until you have a bunch. Fold one piece in half so the smooth side is on the outside. Now fold the second piece down and continue fitting them together: Keep going, holding it up to your neck until it gets to be your desired length. For the closure, you could do something fancy like a snap or a button. I feel (and look) pretty awkward about posting a picture of myself here, but so you can see the length of the necklace, and the size of the links, here it is: Notes: You could also buy a leather jacket from a thrift store and cut it up.
Upcycled Bracelets I bought this handbag at the thrift store a while back. I loved the color. The shape of the bag wasn't my style, but I knew I could do something else with it. These are my creations. Other than the bag the only supplies I needed were a few beads, a needle and thread. My favorite thing about repurposing things is that most of the hard work is done for you. Now I just have to decide which one to keep and which to give away. Here is how I made them: For the Flowery Bracelet: I started by making a leather band for the base. Then I sewed seams up the sides to flatten it out. To make the flowers I cut five petal shapes. I hand sewed the petals together. After pulling it tight I sewed the two ends together to make the flower. To make the rosettes I just rolled up a small strip of vinyl and sewed it together. Once I had all my flowers in place I added more beads to fill in gaps. For the ruffled bracelet: I started with a strip of vinyl. Then I pulled on the bottom (bobbin) threads.
Antique Book Necklaces For those of you who love books just as much as paper jewelry, here's a winning combination... a dear set of antique book necklaces. Margaux Kent of Philadelphia and Etsy shop, The Black Spot Books, sources the leather covers from vintage wallets, doctor's bags, sofas, and chair covers. She uses Strathmore acid-free drawing paper for the pages and sews them by hand with linen binder's thread. Margaux's tiny journals are also stocked at an impressive list of places...The Library of Congress, Anthropologie, and the ever so quirky Mütter Museum in Philly, to name just a few.