DIY Beaded Bib Necklace
Beaded bib necklace Tutorial for a beaded bib necklace I've made a bib necklace before - see here. They're pretty easy to make. You need to be on the lookout for a piece of embellishment to make one. I found this one in a bargain bin. Not sure what is was...
Shell Flower Ring – DIY
How to make a flower ring Are you loving the floral theme going on in fashion right now? Me too. Floral shapes are EVERYWHERE this summer. From blossom prints to floral laser cutouts all the way to vibrant colours. This shell flower ring (left) and the glass button...
Make a Rolled Wire Bracelet
Rolled wire bracelets Wire bracelet tutorial I made something similar with brightly coloured electric cable ages ago - see here. And the finished bangles can be seen - here. Unfortunately my earlier blog posts didn't have many, if any, step by step photos. Lesson...
DIY Chain and Bead Necklace
Bead and chain necklace How to make a bead and chain necklace I made this necklace ages ago. So unfortunately, I can't show all the steps in putting it together. Basically it's made by alternating a bead on a piece of wire with a piece of chain. You can buy wire with...
DIY Ribbon Bracelets
Ribbon bracelet How to make a ribbon bracelet I first saw these bracelets on ASOS. They popped up in retailers shortly after. And then the DIY blogger - The Quiet Lion - Art Blog - by Allison Cooling - made her version. Check it out. I thought I would give this...
DIY Hose Pipe Rings
Hosepipe ring How to make a ring from hosepipes I have been meaning to make this ring for sooooo long now. The inspiration was a pack of rings I bought from ASOS. See pic at bottom. It just never happened. Finally got around to it this week. Why didn't I do it sooner?...
Make a Beaded Wire Bangle
Beaded wire bracelet DIY beaded wire bracelets My daughter made serviette rings for me quite some time ago. I use them a lot and wanted to recreate them for a blog post. And as happens with a good few of my DIYs I ended up making something different. Instead,...
Faux Nose Ring
No piercing nose ring Nose rings are fast becoming cool. A person half expects edgy celebs like Joss Stone, Pink, Emeli Sande Tiny nose ring and Christina Aguilera to wear them. But when Scarlet Johannson, Kelly Clarkson and even Jessica Biel are wearing them. Well...
Pleather Earrings
How to make these easy earrings The inspiration for these earrings was the pleather necklace I made a few weeks ago. See - how to make a pleather necklace. Pleather earrings I often say I'm a closet Goth girl. I like black. And silver chain. And hardware. But I stop...
Bold Pleather Necklace
Easy pleather necklace tutorial I lay awake last night thinking of all the things I want to make. Every now and again I trawl other Make your own bold pleather necklace DIY fashion and crafting sites and get so inspired I get manic with ideas. My favourite...
DIY Black Spiky Necklace
How to recycle food packaging into jewelry As with most of my DIY's, this one has been lurking in the back of my mind for some time. Am never sure quite Necklace from black food packaging what materials to use - or how things will work out. This necklace came out...
How to make a Crochet and Chain necklace
DIY necklace from wool and hardware chain My inspiration for this necklace, or more like a tribal choker was Venessa Arizaga. Her stuff is Crochet and chain necklace simply divine! I have tried and tried to crochet rows of wool/cotton and chain together and I just...
How to Make a Bold Bead Necklace
Instructions for a multi strand necklace Bright green beads Oh gosh. I had so hoped to be sewing and making things for the holidays, but alas, it's not to be. Our house is even more chaotic than it was last week. I hardly thought it could be possible, but it is. Not...
Net Tassel Earrings
How to make these net tassels Net tassel earrings Isabel Marant designs the very best scrunchy net earrings. A quick Google search of images of her earrings brings up a big bunch of examples for inspiration. Love. Love. Love. I have a gorgeous pair of really long jet...
Foil Packaging Necklace
How to make a necklace from foil I was inspired by the ribbon bracelets from ASOS to make this necklace. Follow - this link - to see Foil packaging necklace how Quiet Lion made that version. We often buy box wine and it occurred to me to try and use the silver...
Diamante Stud Earrings
Instructions to make these faux crystal earrings I'm loving the bold diamante and crystal earrings that are trending right now. Diamante stud earrings There have been a few DIY's where ready-made items have been painted with coloured nail polish. Nice idea but...
Stone Drop Earrings
Make these easy semi precious tone earrings It's taking me a while to settle into our new house and find the right places for our stuff. My DIY From left, Aventurine, Peridot, Moonstone and Malachite stash is still in boxes in the dining area waiting for cupboards. I...
Easy DIY Finger Tip Rings
How to use hardware to create jewelry Finger tip rings aren't that easy to come by here. And I love them. What's a DIY fashionista to do? Fingertip ring 1. Make them of course. I made three different types. The first two are made from chain the the last one is made...
Bling Ring
How to make a crystal ring using hardware If you think that full on bling a la J Lo, Mariah Carey or even P Diddy is out of your reach. Think again. In this blog Stainless Steel Eye bolt with Swarovski Crystal ring post, I show how to make a mega carat ring using a...
Lock Washer Ring
How to make a ring from this hardware store item Lock washer worn as ring Phew! Can hardly believe I'm writing a blog post. Feels like forever since I was last able to do this. I mentioned in the last post that we sold our house and packed up. All our possessions went...