Pretty Me Up//DIY Chunky Braided Bracelet!

I  know I told you guys in the last post I'll show you all the brilliant ways you can use your very own customized ribbons..right, about that, I have no idea how this DIY just creepily snaked it's way into my afternoon! Anyway, so for today's easy-to-do DIY , we have chunky braided bracelets, out of socks! *Hawwww, yeah, I know, check it out*

First things first, 
My recommendations:
-Choose a dark colored ol' sock you've never worn
-or a sock that had suchaaaa crazy pattern that you never wore it n' it somehow found it's way in your home (yeah, those funky patterned socks will do fine as bracelets!)
-or if has to be light colored make sure it's fresh
-Finally, don't use a fuzzy fabric kinda sock (I learnt my lesson)

Like I said, this somehow wormed it's way in this afternoon,so I don't have any pictures of the steps, but here's what you do in layman's terms:
(Oh please, please, pkease don't step away from making this cuz' I didn't take pictures, because I'm sure this project is so easy, you'll get it right from the steps!)

1.Place the sock on a planar surface, along the vertical end of the sock, section it into three parts diagonally,and then cut through, BUT NOT ALL THE WAY THROUGH, good.

2.The rim of the sock where it goes around the ankles, you wanna keep that portion safe n' sound (so from the top of the sock keep up about two cm uncut.)

3.Braid the three sections you cut.

4.After braiding all the way to the end, gather all the three strips and use scotch tape to cluster them together.

5.Take the start (uncut portion of the sock and loop it over the clustered (taped) end.Use scotch tape again to fix the start n' end together)

6.Use a ribbon, in a bright color (or actually one that co-ordinates with the sock's color) and wind it over the taped part.

7.Finish off by tying the end of the ribbon in a mini bow.

Becuz' you guys know I'm sorta bananas for florals, I used some sharpies again to deck up the plain white thing,the thinner the fabric of your sock and the brighter and cuter the color, the prettier the bracelet according to me :)

^the finished product :)

^The side :) :)

^the back :) :) :)

So there you have it cupcakes, upcycling socks, maybe not the most terrific thing to do, but crazy anyway ;)

Do you like making weird transformations like me?

Check ou this DIY Envelope Clutch made right out of a cushion cover!

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Million jabillion hugs,

Nash

Pretty Me Up // DIY Pastel Hoop Earrings For Dummies!

 Hola! 

I've got a quick one for all of you today...

I've tried my hand first time at making jewelry and here's the result!

So you get what a less-than-amateur like me would start with, simple hoops and beads! Since I'm not a jewelry makin' maniac, I took the simplest route and if you have never tried makin' jewelry (like dumb ol' me), this may just get you started!

Pretty Me Up-Probably one of the most chic belts you'll ever make for cheap!

Hello there!

Do you love skinny belts? I know I do! Well, here's a skinny belt that:

A.Has Glitter

B.Looks super chic

C.Has minimum materials used

D.Gives shapeless dresses a glamour punch!

Now that I've got you excited, let me tell you first that this can be a lil bit time-consuming, but at the end of the post I promise I'll add some super-alternatives you can try out!

This skinny belt was inspired by the design here.

In India or its neighboring Asian countries, you get heavy laces like these for a significant amount of cash because they are usually used to design custom bridal outfits which if you've seen Indian brides before, are detailed with loadza intricate, heavy work and motifs!

So let's do a cheaper version at home! (and also to use up the glitter from my DIY Vanity Tray)

Pretty Me up: DIY Envelope Clutch!

Give an outfit that extra oomph with this ridiculously cheap and easy envelope clutch made right out of an ethnic cushion cover!

                                                                  Supplies:

1.A Pair of Scissors

2.Ethnic Cushion Cover, I got it for really cheap from a discount store, so be on the lookout! (about 5$)

3.Fabric Glue or needle  thread

4.Accent buttons (optional)

5.Press buttons

6.Gold Ribbon (optional)

7.Ball pins (not pictured)

                                                                 How-To

1.Here's my cushion cover's view from the front. Place it diagonally because that's how we will be working on creating the clutch.

2.Now turn it over.

Make sure that the zipper is on the lower half of the cover diagonally.We'll keep it that way because we don't want it on the flap of the clutch since that's where you keep inserting your hand from. :)

3.Here's a close up on the zipper which we'll seal with glue.

4.Dab a thin line of the fabric glue on the edge, ease out any wrinkles, and let it dry for a while.Mine hasn't dried down up completely but you get what I mean :) BE SURE TO LET IT DRY COMPLEEEETELYYY.!

5.Now take two opposite corners and bring them towards the center. Secure them when their placement looks perfect with ball pins!

6.Now take the corner underneath and bring it towards the center too.Secure again with ball pins.You might wanna make a few adjustment before it looks right and you get the idea of how it's gonna look later.

7.The previous steps were to give you a hint at what your clutch should look like after it's done.Then unsecure the ball pins, lay out a thin even streak of fabric glue on the edges of those 3 little triangles ^ above (left, center and right) and place them back in the center. Let the glue dry nice and sweet!

Or, if you'd like added durability, go ahead and stitch the corners!I feel that's better unless you are a sewing newbie!

8.When the drying/stitching's done, you should end up with this!

9.I'm sorry I forgot to take the picture for this step! (It's usually towards the end of projects that my adrenalin gets so blissworthy, I just race towards the end!) BUT here's what you do, at the corner of the flap, which goes towards the center again, sew on press buttons, so all your pretty clutch contents don't fall out!

And ta-da! You are done!

This a wonderful last-minutes gift idea, easy to do, glamorous to gawk at and conveniently oversized to chuck in sunnies, lipgloss, a handy mirror, bla bla bla..

Hooray for thrifty party accessories!

You can braid the gold ribbon and loop it at one corner of the clutch.I didn't do it....yet.

The best part is that you can try out fabric from tonnes of variations, nautical stripes, color block, floral, sequins, velvet, GLITTER! (maybe I should try glitter, hmm..)

Oh look, finally, you can see how I sewed on the press buttons up there! Oh-kay, I don't feel as guilty now for missing that step!

And for extra bling, add an accent button on the flap!

See you next time with truckloads more eye candy!

Love, 

Nash 

Pretty me up- DIY Floral Sharpie belt!

Does that fabric look printed to you guys? Well, it does a whole lot to me!Surprise!! It's done with Sharpies!

How long can the magic of Sharpies go? Tremendous I say, today I bring you a cheery, bright and floral belt made with Sharpies! Time to reveal you inner doodler in this project ladies! It's great for giving as gifts too and to turn a plain dress's style a notch higher up!
I did this project at night and took pictures later, so I don't have any pictures of the process but it's so easy you won't have a hard time figuring anything out!

What you'll need:

1.Sharpies in the colors you want your design to be
2.Adhesive Lace
3.Ribbon in any color of choice.
4.A handy pair of scissors
5.Hobby/craft knife
6.Fabric Glue (sorry, I misplaced mine, so I just replaced normal clear dry glue in the above picture)That works well too!
7.Fabric, preferably in lighter, neutral shades. Mine is white, about 3 inches wide and 19 inches long.

STEPS:
1.First your fabric is gonna need a bit of ironing if it looks crinkled.My fabric is actually a stole that I had in my school uniform from when I was in school. I'm glad it came in handy!

2.Now start doodling. You might wanna lay out some newspapers down first before you start drawing on the fabric. I'm happy how it came out in the end!

3.Take the adhesive lace the same measure as the length of your fabric, peel off the backing and adhere it to the longer parallel edges of your personalized Sharpie-drawn fabric. If you wanna cover the other side of the belt too with the same plain fabric go ahead cuz some Sharpie marks are bound to be peeking there and it ain't gonna look pretty if you're gifting this to someone!

4. Now take your craft knife and a little bit from the edge, make a little sliver the width of your ribbon so that you can insert it through.

5.Take the ribbon out from the other end and glue it back down to the original ribbon that you inserted in through the sliver.

6.Now to make the ends looks more finished,switch over to the back portion, fold down two triangles from the two corners of the fabric like this:

7.Glue them down and do the same for the other end of the belt too.

8.You can keep the length of the ribbon as long as you desire. I like keeping mine long just cuz after I tie the bow, I like the rest of the ribbon to have a nice fall. :)

9.Wear it, gift it, adore it!

You can see in the above picture how I didn't fold one end of the belt to show you guys how the folded triangular end looks like :)

I would LOVE to see if you did a version yourself!
Till next time!
Nash <3

Pretty me up - DIY Collar Necklace!

You see these sprouting up everywhere! Finally, I decided to make my own! Its really easy but a nice vintage style and made with minimum materials! I also included three more DIY collar necklace links at the bottom of this page to get you super-inspired!

Here's what you'll need:

1 A roll of pretty lace. Mine is white adhesive lace. I just peeled off its backing and adhered it to the collar.

2.A couple of pencils.

3.Velvet/velvet textured paper. Again, mine is a deep red velvet textured paper with adhesive backing.

4.Fabric tape. (you can easily purchase these ones I use in my tutorials at cutetape.com)

5.Nice shimmery gold ribbon

6.A pair of scissors.

7 Fabric glue or strong clear drying glue. (not pictured)

8. Interface fabric (optional)

Let's get cracking!

1.If your are using adhesive velvet like mine you can use the adhesive peel side to draw the template of your collar. To get an idea of the size of mine and how I deep I wanted it to be. I just placed the paper against the neck of one of my dresses and figured it from there.

That's the back side of my velvet you see in the picture above. Estimate the middle line of your collar on the paper and fold the paper in half across that line. Mark a point at the distance you want your necklace to end and draw half a collar. When you unfold the paper back you should naturally get a whole collar.

Use this to help you. (image taken from here)

If you are not using adhesive velvet like me, then you can cut out a template on thin cardboard and use it as your guide.

2. After you have made all the adjustments and are happy with how what you've drawn looks, cut it out. If you have any rough edges like mine, you can smooth them out later by cutting marginally again.

Here's how it'll look by now:

3. Lets get to the fabric tape now. I aligned the fabric tape vertically according to the slope(curve) of my collar. Have a look.

Trim off any excess and here's where the thin interface cloth comes in. If you want it as an extra backing to your collar you can cut it out to size and glue it at the back. I didn't add any because the collar felt comfortable enough without it.

4.Now is the time to attach the lace along the bottom cure of your collar. I found my lace was too wide and it looked overwhelming so I cut it in half and it looked perfect!

Straighten out the lace if it curled up at places. This may happen if you are using adhesive lace like mine!

Once you've fixed that part, it'll stay that way and you needn't worry any more!

5. Grab the gold ribbon now and use a utility/craft/Xacto knife to score a little sliver at the end of each half of the collar.

String a little part of the the ribbon through the gap you've scored and glue the part that comes out from the other side to the longer part of the ribbon which you strung in.

And that's all there is to it ladies!

Think a whole range of other fabrics you could use, maybe jeans with lace, or sequin fabric or lace bordered with a dainty string of pearls?

The options are endless!

I'll post another collar necklace tutorial with a twist soon!

And as promised, here are other links for inspiration!

I really love this one here and this one which is similar and as adorable too!

And this beautifully minimal one here!

See you with a brillant new tut next time!

XOXO