i've never really been one to accessorize very well. last week i wore a bracelet one day - and wade told me that i looked like a rockstar. (actually he said janis joplin - which is totally hip but honestly she always looked a bit disheveled - good thing i can read wade-speak and know he really meant "rockstar".)
to be honest - i would love to accessorize more. i definitely do think the right necklace or earrings completes and outfit! i just don't have the right necklace or earrings. ha. my collection is incredibly pathetic.
so my mission over the weekend was to make/find some new pieces:
1 // last week, i go by katie shared a pretty pretty compass necklace from her collection. so elegant and pretty (just like her blog):
{source: i go by katie}
i happened upon a broken watch at an estate sale saturday morning that was equally pretty - and only $2.00. i simply remove the links from the watch band and laced a $3.00 chain through one side of the watch head. and now i have a very similar necklace of my own (eat your heart out, flavor flav!):
2 // have you discovered honestlywtf? love their tutorials - especially this braided hex nut DIY they did to knock off this awesome piece from giles & brother.
{source: giles & brother}
super cute (not to mention rockstar) and super easy! i decided to play off the original a bit more than the girls on honestlywtf and definitely will be making myself a few more! sooooo cool:
3 // last but not least, another estate sale find ... this little butterfly charm was only $1.50. i saved it from the turquoise rope thingy it was hanging sadly from - and updated it with a tiny little leather strap and gold clasp. it might be my new favorite:
i have been bookmarking so many more ideas! now to find some more time ...
5 comments :
I would love to try my hand at making some more jewelry. I love simple pieces like the bird necklace you had on in the last shot. So pretty! I really like the idea of using charms like the compass for a necklace.
Wow, what great ideas! I love all three, although the watch is my favorite. It's beautiful.
Great post and you crack me up in this one -- about reading wade-speak and flava flav. :)
The watch necklace is to die for. Does the watch work?
thanks ladies.
@abby - that little bird necklace is from urban about 2 years ago while wade and i were long distance. it used to have a little silver letter hanging from the front - my passenger pigeon. the perfect necklace for that time in our life.
@ellen - the watch needs a battery - then we'll see! :) even when i wear a watch i rely on my mobile phone these days. lazy.
I love the last pieces paired together.
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