Costume jewelry is a cheap and chic way to update the wardrobe for new seasons. I often find jewelry I like in stores but there’s always something off. Sometimes the necklace is too short, too long, not the right size…hence nifty jewelry alteration skills come in handy. Here’s an easy way to shorten a chain base necklace. This one in particular I shortened, but if you wanted to lengthen a necklace, instead of cutting you would be adding a similar chain or replacing it all together.
Happy Easter!
Hope everybody’s having a great Easter weekend! The other day, my friend Kim and I got our hands dirty making pysanky (or is it pysanka?)! Taking a traditional Easter tradition and giving it a modern twist. We went with some pastel and white patterns and animal print. Super easy to make, though it does require some materials that may be hard to find, I got my supplies at a Ukranian Pysanky store in Toronto. These are super cute to give out, but be careful; these are raw eggs.
A video tutorial will be uploaded soon, so keep your eyes peeled for that!
Happy Easter Everybody!
DIY Cute Skull Necklace
My first attempt at a video DIY tutorial, let me know what you guys think! Click here to view the tutorial.
DIY | SEQUIN SWEATER
You may have seen sequin sweaters floating about the internet, and I bet you that the majority of the ones you’ve favourited, pinned, saved and hoarded are probably by non other than Markus Lupfer. I am IN LOVE with his sequin sweaters, super chic and comfortable which is perfect for any lazy day. I love it when its comfortable to be in fashion, screw the whole pain for beauty or what ever the saying is, I love my no fuss comfortable clothes! Granted, I poked myself an insane number of times with the needle while making this sweater….so I guess that does fall under the pain for beauty and fashion category. Anyways, onwards with the tutorial! It’s quite time consuming, but the result is nothing if spectacular!
An original Markus Lupfer Sweater cost: $400
My DIY: $25
DIY | MARC BY MARC JACOBS MOUSE FLATS
As mentioned earlier, here’s the DIY for the Marc by Marc Jacob Flats which I had contributed to Fashion Parkway, be sure to tweet me a picture @Cheers_Charlie if you guys end up making a pair yourself!
Officially a Fashion Parkway Contributor!
Great news! If you guys haven’t noticed, but I’m officially part of the Fashion Parkway team! I’m a contributor (see badge on the right) and I’ll be contributing posts twice a month. My first post has just been published so be sure to check it out! It’s a DIY tutorial of Marc Jacob flats, super cute and fun. I’ll post the tutorial on Deconstrut next week, but in the mean time, check out Fashion Parkway!
DIY | RHINESTONE CAT EARS
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| Wearing:: Joe Fresh Sweater |
I’m super excited to wear these out for Halloween, but I’d probably where them to school on a normal day, because I’m just that cool. I saw them on the cover Nylon Magazine and knew I wanted my own pair, finally tracking them down on the ASOS website, only to find out they were sold out; it was time to put my DIY skills to use (as mentioned here)! They’re super easy to make and sure to look adorable with any outfit you pair it with. You can still get the pearl version of this on the ASOS website, but personally, I’m more of a rhinestone and sparkles person. I’m kinda of like a magpie….anyways, continue reading for instructions!
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Materials:
- Pliers
- Wire cutters
- Plain silver headband
- 24 gauge beading wire
- 12 gauge aluminum wire
- Rhinestones
- Permanent marker (not shown)
- Glue gun (not shown)
I was able to find all my supplies, minus the headband from my local craft store (aka Michaels). I found the headband in my accessories pile, but if you’re not able to find them at a craftstore or Dollarama, you can try Etsy.
Steps:
- Cut two pieces of 12 gauge wire for the ears
- Bend these pieces to your desired cat ear shape
- Mark where you want them to go on the headband
- Bend the ends into loops and cut the excess off
- Take the 24 gauge wire and wrap it around the ear frame pieces to secure it to the headband, use pliers to help you.
- Disassemble your rhinestone chain (if you have singular rhinestones, skip this step)
- Layout where you want the rhinestones
- Take your glue gun and glue the rhinestones on. It’s not an ideal solution, but hey, if you’re handy with a soldering iron, go ahead and do that, it’ll be more secure.
- Wear them out, you’re DONE!
DIY Tutorial :: Metal Multistrand Bracelet
I haven’t put up a DIY tutorial in a while, so it felt like a good time to introduce to you the metal mutlistrand bracelet. Super quick to make, and depending on the materials you use it can be the perfect piece for summer or fall. For the summer bracelet I went with waxed cotton cord in a nice turquoise colour and for the fall, I switched it up with leather.