Embellished Collar DIY

 

I have been feeling mega creative at the moment.. I think its due to my addiction with Pinterest and all the amazing ideas I find on there, I feel like I must put them all into action immediately!

 

I have always been into embellishing and altering my own clothes so this little project was a definite must-do on my list

 

I really love all the pretty collars I have been seeing in the shops lately and it is so so easy and lets not forget CHEAP to create your own - AND its even rather fun!!

 

 

 You will need the following:

Your collared top/shirt (mine was a plain white sleeveless shirt £10 from River Island)

Needle and thread

Varius beads in different sizes (mine were all from Ebay for £1 a bag!)

Scissors

 

The best way to plan where you want your beads to go is to place them where you think they will look good and take a photo so you remember where to sew them.  You want both sides of your collar to look symmetrical and even with the beads

Make sure you sew each bead on tight as they will obviously go through the washing machine and you don't want them to be falling off!

 

Here is my finished collar!

 

 

 

 

I hope this has inspired you to embellish your clothes.. it is honestly so fun and I have been asked so many times already where my super cool pearly top is from!!

L xx

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Stud Obsessed.

I have been feeling a little under the weather this weekend and after almost reading 2 Hunger Games books in 48 hours, boredom slowly took over!!  Instead of reaching for my nail polishes I decided to get creative in a different way and found some studs I had purchased on Ebay some time ago to decorate some jeans with..

As we all know studs are all the rage right now and I myself am no exception to the stud ravers!!  I love them!! I find myself drawn to anything embellished with them right now so making my own seemed a fab way of killing time and also indulging in my new obsession!

 

The studs I bought are gold since I prefer it over silver and brass, however I have just made a few more purchases on eBay for some mixed coloured studs including some circle and star shapes!  They are so easy to use, you literally push them into your desired material and close the pins on the other side to fasten them on.. and voila!!!

Here is the finished result!!!

I still have a few more studs left so I am def going to get to work on some other shorts, maybe some jeans.. possibly a denim shirt.. OH and maybe a tshirt or 2!!  Told you i am obsessed!!!  I am also determined to mnake some DIY Galaxy shorts before I go on holiday in a couple of weeks.. so hopefully I can do a tutorial on those if I get the time to make them!!!!

Have you guys been doing any arts and crafts this weekend??

L xx

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