The Decorista Chronicles-DIY Bracelet Tower!

I'm here with a quick and ridiculously simple tut for you all today. If your chunky bangles and bracelets are invading a lot more territory than they ought to, organize them in this sweet and stylish way. You can make multiple of these and display them on your vanity and it won't take up a lot of space or time!Promise!:D

Gather up these few supplies and you're good to go!

1.Krylon Glitter spray in Gold. You can use the color of your choice, obviously. I just think gold looks more, erm, classy!

2.Your fabulous stash of bracelets!

3.This is your tower stand now. I decided on an empty room mist fragrance bottle. You'll want it to be slim, sleek and sturdy. Mine is frosted glass with a steel cap.

4.Heavy coasters/lids. I used the lid of a jar that never needed a lid :)

5.Glue gun sticks, so, duh, a glue gun!

Here's how to wrap up this project in no time!

1.Spray all over the lid and its rim according to the instructions of the paint can and let it dry. Consider doing multiple coats if its glitter spray, you don't want a single coat and the glitter scattering away a few days later!

2. Center your spray bottle (btw if you want, you could spray this over too, I have no idea why I didn't want to. It was going to be covered up with my bracelets anyhow)

3. Is it centered? Great! Glue it down!

4.Almost done, but if you want enhance your base more with a trim of washi or fabric tape)

5. Pile up your bangles and that's it!

Hardly any effort, correct?

PS. I would recommend coasters more for this project (y'know, like the glass coasters from Ikea?) The heavier the better. DO NOT by any means chose to do this with any lightweight lid because you'll just have your bangles and bracelets tumbling all over UNLESS you have supernaturally lightweight bangles too ;)

Gonna post another project up soon!

XOXO!!!

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

Beauty in a nutshell-DIY Skinglow Recipe!!!

What I'm gonna be sharing with you folks today is major nutrition to submerge your skin in a boost of radiance! And its so simple, natural and effective, you'll see dazzling results instantly!

I got this recipe from celeb spa facialist Joanna Vargas at Howcast and I knew I had to spread the word!
Here's how to go about this luxurious pampering skin potion..

You'll need:

1. A tablespoon of organic honey
2.Two tablespoons of olive oil
3.Two tablespoons of plain yogurt.

Instructions:
Just mix all the ingredients together in a bowl until it has a nice creamy consistency and apply as a thin layer on your face and neck. Let it work its magic till you feel a thin dry film has formed on your face. Wash it off with a cold splash of water.

You'll love how refreshed your skin has become,its super supple texture and the visible sheen your skin has!
Don't worry too much if you skin initially feels a bit greasy, your skin will soak it right up in a few minutes!

Honey has anti inflammatory and anti-bacterial benefits. Some also use it to bleach facial hair and also use it as a remedy for light blemishes.
Olive Oil has tons of benefits. It drenches your skin in moisture and brings that amazing glow!
Yogurt helps in evening out your skin tone and makes it brighter because of the lactic acid it contains that peels off the dead cells!

This mask is great for sun-exposed skin, to fight off a bad tan and to to keep skin discoloration in check!

The best part is your could keep the excess refrigerated to use next time! Ultra-cooling,and you could use it everyday too!

Tell me if it worked as wonderfully for you as it did for me!

On standby till next time!
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