Showing posts with label jewellery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jewellery. Show all posts
Make Your Own: Butterfly Pendant
When it comes to jewellery there is nothing better than something unique and unusual, I love this D.I.Y tutorial for this pretty butterfly pendant, I have been wearing these non stop recently and creating all sorts of looks by wearing these along with the high streets latest accessories.
To make one pendant you will need:
A small glass vial with a cork lid, the size is really up to you, we prefer a small size approximately 4cm in height.
Butterfly wings, these can be found on eBay, look for sellers who are conservationists as you can be sure the butterfly died of natural causes.
Metal hook and eye with screw.
Metal jump ring large enough to thread your chain through.
A pair of tweezers.
A small set of pliers.
Glue.
You really don't need to be very creative for this as the wings are already so beautiful, all you need to do is choose your wings and using the tweezers carefully place them inside your glass vial, once you are happy with the look then glue the cork in securely, next screw the hook and eye into the center of the cork. Then using the small pliers take your jump ring and attach it onto the hook and eye, now you are ready to thread your pendant through.
Don't be afraid to get experimental with this D.I.Y, you could also try dried flowers for a pretty effect.
Have you ever tried making your own jewellery?
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Wednesday, 22 January 2014
Hunting For Treasures in Arundel
Living so close to Arundel I find myself going there a lot,
it is the perfect place to go to if you want to do a spot of shopping
and grab a tasty lunch. If like me you are into your vintage clotheing and
pieces for around the home then I would definitely recommend shopping
in this sweet historical village, it is full with antique shops and
independent boutiques.On my most recent trip I also noticed how many of these wonderful shops are selling vintage and designer jewellery. We stopped for lunch at Sparks Yard, a home wear shop with a wonderful little cafe on the second floor, their cakes looked incredible.
Where's your favourite place to go shopping? Have you ever been to Arundel?
Where's your favourite place to go shopping? Have you ever been to Arundel?
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Tuesday, 19 November 2013
The Statement Necklace
I love jewellery, from beautiful pearls and sparkly diamonds to outrageously bright costume jewellery. There is no better accessory than a huge statement necklace. They can turn the dullest of ensembles into something chic. This season I am loving tribal colours like burnt orange and turquoise with a mixture of old gold and silver. So many high street shops are loving this look right now but none quite like Topshop, bold, bright, stunning designs that are so eye-catching they really do make a statement!
What's your favourite accessory this season?
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Friday, 23 August 2013
You Can Find Me in the Lanes.....
Once again I've taken far too many photos and can't seem to cut any out of this post! As I mentioned in my post about Brighton I did a fair bit of shopping in the famous Lanes recently...
The North Laines are full of lovely Vintage thrift stores if that kinda stuff is your cuppa tea, Snoopers Paradise is a haven for gorgeous pieces of Jewellery, clothing, and all sorts of beautifully restored furniture. I could really spend hours in here, my favourite part being the painted stairs (I will recreate this one day)
£5 for a Hawaiian shirt!! How are more men not rocking this amazing look!
Stunning decorations all over the place at Snoopers Attic and just look at this magical staircase.....
The wonderful Beyond Retro where I purchased a lovely Vintage floral playsuit and a pretty flower crown to add to my ever growing collection. This place is just perfect... I always find something that I want to take home with me, the selection of men and women's clothes, shoes, bags etc is huge. The prices are really good as well.
I think I need to start saving again for my next trip!!
Danielle
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Thursday, 8 August 2013
This Weeks Pinterest #1
‘This weeks pinterests’ will be a series of posts
about what I am inspired by on Pinterest each week.
This week is Jewellery… As you may know I work in an Antique Jewellers which has really boosted my interest in all things sparkly. At the moment I am loving precious stones such as Emeralds, Rubies and Sapphires, there is something about them that feels so luxe and vintage. I am also loving the combination of silver and Turquoise which is widely available on the high street at the moment.
Here is my Vintage Jewellery mood board covered in jewels, cameos and all things pretty….
This week is Jewellery… As you may know I work in an Antique Jewellers which has really boosted my interest in all things sparkly. At the moment I am loving precious stones such as Emeralds, Rubies and Sapphires, there is something about them that feels so luxe and vintage. I am also loving the combination of silver and Turquoise which is widely available on the high street at the moment.
Here is my Vintage Jewellery mood board covered in jewels, cameos and all things pretty….
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Thursday, 1 August 2013
Markets
The thing I love about going to a good market is that it is a great way of
experiencing the culture of the country in one place, take the typical British
market for example, there is the Bric a’ Brac, Cockney slang in every direction,
homemade jams and chutneys, and about anything art and crafty. The same can be
said for Spanish markets, there is olives galore, breads, sandals, jewellery and
plenty of fruit and vegetables.
Whilst in Spain we visited our local market to pick up a few souvenirs for our families, I think I got slightly sidetracked by all the lovely Turquoise jewellery so ended up with only one gift..
The Spanish produce on offer looked amazing, there were huge bits of meat hanging up everywhere, lots of different fruit stands, we bought a watermelon which was very refreshing!
Shopping in the heat is pretty hard work though so we spent the afternoon relaxing on the beach enjoying the sunshine!
Love Danielle
Whilst in Spain we visited our local market to pick up a few souvenirs for our families, I think I got slightly sidetracked by all the lovely Turquoise jewellery so ended up with only one gift..
The Spanish produce on offer looked amazing, there were huge bits of meat hanging up everywhere, lots of different fruit stands, we bought a watermelon which was very refreshing!
Shopping in the heat is pretty hard work though so we spent the afternoon relaxing on the beach enjoying the sunshine!
Love Danielle
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