DIY: Embellished Collar Necklace

I'm sure you've all seen all of the amazing embellished collars and collar necklace pieces on the runways this past year… Well I also happened to long after many of those pieces, so I DIYed an embellished collar necklace!

Materials-

-Faux leather 

-Various beads

-Various rhinestones and faux pearls

-Any other embellishments you might want to use

-Beading wire

-E-6000

-Jewelry finishings (key rings, large jewelry connectors, jewelry connectors, lobster clasps, chain, etc…)

I began by folding a piece of paper in half and drawing a peter pan collar shape. Then I cut it out and tried on the paper version in front of a mirror. Once I was pleased with the shape and sizing (this took a few different versions) it was time to trace the template onto the back of faux leather. And cut…

Time to play! Play around with all of your embellishments, beads, buttons, rhinestones, faux pearls, etc. etc. Once you find out a placement begin stringing beads on wire (that is if you are using beads) and glueing it all down using the most amazing and SUPER strong E-600… Make sure to use in a well ventilated area!

Continue playing around with more embellishments once you have your base design. Each time I found a placement I kind of liked I took a picture for reference and tried another until I found what I liked best.

I finished off the collar with these mini black rhinestones I had lying around… sadly I used up all the ones I found. 

Next cutting off any excess fabric and trying on just to get an idea of your finished product. Then I finished off the ends of the wire used on the beads on the edges and reused some old key rings I had lying around as a large connector to the chains. I then connected a chain to each of the rings and attached a lobster clasp to the end of the shorter chain. And just like that I gained a new embellished collar necklace! 

Now back to my Rhinestoned Dreams,

Zane Walker

DIY: Miu Miu Inspired Embellished Socks (Slouchy Edition)

As you may or may not know by now I LOVE embellishment… and Miu Miu! So obviously I was bound to DIY a pair of Miu Miu inspired embellished socks! This is the first of many pairs I plan on making. These were an old pair of slouchy socks I had lying around. Once I thought to DIY these I instantly visioned them paired with a pair of slouchy combat boots…. time to DIY!

Materials:

-Various beads and sequins of your choice (vintage buttons would also be a nice touch)

-Socks

-Needle & thread

-LOTS of time!

This is actually a very easy DIY, except it is very time consuming! I suggest situating yourself with a movie or TV show while doing so… this is going to take some time! I began by thinking of a general design pattern I wanted to go with. A large copper colored sequin paired with a bead in the center, then smaller sequins and beads surrounding. This ended up making what turned out to look like a snowflake-esque design. Then random beads, sequins, and faux pearls sewn on to kind of fill in some of the design.

It's simple; sew, sew, and sew! Then wear!

Now back to my Rhinestoned Dreams,

Zane Walker

An Embellished Inspiration

What can I say? I am a OBSESSED with embellishment, have always been! So it is obvious that I am constantly inspired by sequins, beads, etc… as well as what is done with them!