DIY DELICATE BELL BRACELETS

Sometimes I feel like wearing something small and pretty on my wrists, and it's times like these I wear delicate gold bracelets. Today over at the Style Network I show you how to make a set of bell bracelets - which you can also wear as anklets if you so desire. 

 CLICK HERE TO SEE THE TUTORIAL OVER AT HARPER'S BAZAAR 

In case your wondering about the skirt - it's a recent DIY that you'll be seeing next week. Stay tuned!

DIY INSPIRATION - FABRIC COVERED BRACELETS

Hearting anything mexican/tribal/aztec with a touch of neon. I am def going to hunt down some fun fabric and make some of these!

Image: Planet Blue

DIY INSPIRATION - WRIST BELTS

Ummmm does it get any cooler than this? Skinny studded and embellished belts wrapped around wrists and hands are the ultimate arm party. Tayor Tomasi Hill gets it right every time no?

Image: Song of Style

DIY GOLD TWIG BANGLES

How gorgeous are these twig bangles? They're the perfect addition to an arm party. I saw a very cute post over at Oracle Fox that completely inspired me to have a go at making them myself. Here's how I did it.

You'll need:

• Some twigs - I found some soft hanging roots that had been knocked off a fig tree near my house. Fresh is best as they are more bendy than if they have dried out.
• Gold metallic spray paint
• Glue or a glue gun
• Some thread  

How to:
1. Cut the twigs into lengths to make a circle that fits your hand.
2. Bend them into the rounded shape, doubling up the end.
3. Wrap the doubled up end with thread to secure the bangle shape.
4. Put a dot of glue and to secure the thread.
5. Spray paint the bangles - making sure to coat entirely. Do a few coats if necessary.
6. Let dry completely.

Voila!

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DIY Stacked Arms - worthy of tommy ton

You may have seen my recent How To Guide on how to stack your wrists 'arm party' styles. But maybe you're not content with just stacking and want to take your arm adornments to a fashion week worthy level? Well read on for a few extra rules for the stackage - that should have you snapped outside Somerset House and spirited away onto Style.com before you can say peony lim!

Colours - Choose a base tone of gold or silver for your stack based on your watch or your taste - add bracelets, spikes and chains in this tone.
Go for Texture - In addition to the hardware, add a few friendship bands, bits of rope, string or fabric and leather bands in a complementary palette (neons yes please) for texture.
Distribution - Mix em up! Distribute the different elements discussed in my previous post randomly across your wrist - you want it to feel carefree and nonchalant.
Focal Point - aka the USP (unique snapping point). This item attached to chain or string, be it a charm, button, globe, tassel or whathaveyou, should focus and surprise an onlooker. It hopefully gets their trigger finger a-twitchin.
More is more - unless of course, if more is actually less. Once you've wristed your stack - take a long hard look. Does it feel fun and festival-ly or somehow overthought? Remove items if it looks like you spent too much time thinking about it.
Keep those hands busy - Heaven forbid your wrists should just be dangling there or swinging when you're walking. Carrying items helps promote a sense of 'too busy to care about stacking' attitude - which is good if your wrists look like a Christmas tree. What should you carry? Invitations to top tier runway shows score points, as do busy looking blackberries and 'it'-bucket-bags. For me, the more random the item the better - the person who manages to lug a watermelon down to the Tulleries along with fully stacked arms gets my vote and hopefully some space on Mr Ton's memory card!

 Here's an example of a fun (and maybe even snap worthy?) armload.

How cute are the tiny geisha key charms? String them on some twine and away you go!

Need more arm party inspiration? Leandra of the Man Repeller posted here with a whole heap of instagram pics of her wristwear, Honestly Wtf is the place to go for DIY bracelet tutorials (I still have dreams about the hex nut bracelet) and Blair over at Atlantic Pacific always has prefectly stacked wrists. Happy stacking!