As soon as Lauren and I saw this editorial in Flare Magazine, we knew we had to recreate these awesome, friendship bracelet-like necklaces. We promise they are super easy to make and the perfect way…
Have some chipped China? No Problem! This is a guide to making broken plate jewelry. Learn how to make a DIY necklace pendant out of smashed porcelain pieces, with this simple step-by-step tutorial.
Like any craft-loving, social-media-crazed crafter, Pinterest totally changed my cyber life. Best site since Icanhascheezburger? Who’s with me? ;) A while back I was waltzing through Pinterest pinning cat photos and Ryan Gosling memes when I saw this necklace made of scarves from Anthropologie. I thought it was cle
Make your own gorgeous statement necklaces with fabrics you have at home and look fabulous; These FREE patterns are easy for even novices in craft/sewing.
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…
A mala is a long strand of 108 beads that you can use to enhance your meditation practice. Here's what you need to know about choosing and using malas.
There’s a hot trend that’s been catching my eye for the last few weeks. It’s so simple, and yet looks amazing with a wide variety of beads. Guess what — it’s BRAIDING! Yep, the time-honored basic braid. I’m using three…Read more ›
Gallery curator Louisa Guinness marries modern art and jewelry in her new book.
Vintage necklaces were always knotted by hand. Read on to find out how to make your own knotted pearl necklace. It's really easy!
This post may contain affiliate links. For more information, please see our disclosure policy. Follow this craft tutorial to create a no-sew braided fabric necklace. A DI
Behind the curtain at Les Passementeries de L’île de France
Here's a 5-dollar, 5-minute, no-sew, no-knit project that anyone can make!
If you have never tried to decoupage jewelry, it's easy and fun! Learn how to create cute necklaces that you'll love to keep AND gift.
I’ve hardly encountered a specimen from the postpunk years of the early 1980s that better exemplified how mixed up and stimulating all the categories were getting, than The Encyclopaedia of Ecstasy, Vol. 1, an utterly mind-boggling zine put out by Alistair Livingston in 1983. Livingston had/has associations with the anarchist collective/zine Kill Your Pet Puppy which ran from 1979 to 1984…. he references Crass and Bauhaus and Blood and Roses. While one wouldn’t necessarily expect that a “psychedelic goth punk fanzine,” as Livingston himself termed the project, would contain visions that might have emerged from Arthur Rimbaud‘s absinthe-drenched writings, the fact is that any movement led by Crass and Psychic TV was going to be awfully erudite and aestheticized, fueled by some pretty foreboding concerns over technology and culture. It’s so “political” that it fans out into almost pure (hyperverbal, psychedelic) sensation. In keeping with the absinthe feel, one page is titled “Vivé La Decadence, Paris 1893-London 199?” The cover, complete with an all-seeing Masonic pyramid, reminds me a great deal of Gustav Klimt, which when you consider that it appears to have been executed purely with blocky magic markers, is awfully impressive. (The Klimt association is far...
Quickly DIY this gorgeous ladder yarn necklace in a matter of minutes! It's so trendy and cute! This necklace is the perfect pop of color for spring!
I had this plain t-shirt and wanted something new. I gathered a few old shirts that don't fit to use them for something useful... I came up with this... I cut up 3 different shirts into different sized circles then started pinning where I wanted them. I came up with this and was ready to sew. I used the zig-zag setting on my sewing machine to attach the circles to the shirt. I wanted it to kind of look messy and random and I achieved it by adding x's to a few of the circles. I also used my back step button to sew over it about 3 times on each circle. You can see that I added a bit of elastic on the sleeves to gather it around the top then added trim around the sleeves to add a little something( But it would also be cute plain..) I tried the shirt on and realized why I never wore it... It's a bit low and I need a tank top under. Tank tops are annoying to me and get too hot so I decided to cut the front of one of the shirts I cut up to attach it to the actual shirt so it "appeared" as though I were wearing an undershirt... It made it more comfortable. I then pinned and sewed the "undershirt" onto the shirt. I wanted to hide the stitching so I added the same trim that I had put on my sleeves around the neckline. I like the way it looks with the trim better.... Here in this picture you can see the gathered sleeves... So an old shirt turned new and exciting. Now I have the rest of those cut up shirts for another project (you always want to save scraps! You never know when they will come in handy!!!) Instead of donating old clothes why not try to spruce them up for a cheap new outfit? Happy crafting!
