DIY NEON CUFFS

To add to my series of DIYs using nought but a bottle of neon spraypaint (bag and necklace), I present a set of DIY neon cuffs inspired by none other than Sass & Bide (who else?). Double cuffs have been the arm party guests of choice for a while now, so why not wrap your wrists in neon? This is another one of those projects that is so simple you could do it with your eyes closed, and drunk. Hope you like - and aren't sick of seeing projects involving spraypaint!

This was my inspiration.

You need:
A set of cheap cuffs (you can use leather, plastic or metal)
Neon and white spraypaint (non-toxic!)

How to: 
1. Wipe your cuffs clean.
2. Lay on some scrap paper in a well ventilated space and spray with white. Do a number of light coats to fully cover.
3. Once the undercoat is dry, spray with neon yellow.
4. Leave to dry overnight.

Done!

Wearing: DIY neon cuffs, DIY distressed denim shorts, Nat-sui flats, Insight tribal printed bikini, raffia bag from bali, Karen Walker sunglasses.

DIY LOUIS VUITTON GOLD COLLAR

 

My addiction to collars is still raging, and this amazing gold one by Louis Vuitton caught my eye. I couldn't help but have a go at making my own version!  I would love to be able to hand craft a metal collar, but unfortunately that's a major stretch of my DIY skills. So here's my basic (and way cheaper) version using leather and gold spray paint.

 

I used the same design as this leather collar project I did a very long while ago.

You Need:
Leather (I used a scrap from a skirt)
Scissors
Gold Spraypaint (make sure it's non-toxic as it will sit against your skin)
A Hook and eye.

How to:
1. I used as the template a collar I had made previously here. I have put the original pattern of it below.

2. Cut the collar out.

3. This is what the cut out collar should look like.

4. Take your collar outside and prepare to spraypaint. I did an undercoat of white so the gold would pop.

5. Spray with gold spraypaint.

6. Finally, sew the hook and eye on the front edges of the collar as shown below.

Voila! All done.

 

DIY WHITE CRYSTAL INSPIRED EARRINGS

You may remember the white Statement Collar Necklace I made recently, well at the time I also made a matching pair of earrings. Matchy-matchy isn't realllly my thing but I thought these might work on their own at some stage. Today I was excited to see over at Net-a-porter in the What's New section a (sort of)  similar pair of earrings. Bang on trend! All I did was spraypaint some rhinestone costume earrings - easy peasy. I recently gave these another lick of paint in a bright colour which I can't wait to show you.

When using spraypaint it's always important to choose a brand that's non-toxic (at least when dry). Krylon have a good selection.

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BUY IT OR MAKE IT

You could buy it. Or you could make it. The choice is yours.

1| Bell Embellished Shoulder Bag.  Buy it or Make it - Take a small black shoulder bag with a thick strap (or add a wide rectangle of leather over the shoulder section of the strap if you need more width) and embellish with gold bells.

2| Chain Necklace. Buy It or Make it -Take two lengths of chain. Drape them around your neck and connect at the front at bust height using ribbon or thread.

3| Gold Metallic Dress. Buy It or Make it - Spray paint a mini dress with gold spray paint. Look for a brand of paint that is non toxic when dry like Krylon.

4| Feather Embellished Heels. Buy it or Make it - embellish a pair of strappy heels with colored straight feathers.

5| Fringed Platform Pumps. Buy It or Make it - Add some suede fringing to the back of some suede pumps.

6| Gold Branch Necklace. Buy It or Make it - find some soft twigs and glue together to make a collar necklace. Spraypaint with gold. Sort of like the project I did here.

My addiction to Net-a-porter is pretty obvious isn't it?