DIY Creme de la Creme

Found these online over the weekend and thought I'd make my own version!

Top: Zoe Karssen Crème de la Crème cotton-blend terry sweatshirt $160

via NET-A-PORTER

Bottom: Kate Spade Garance Dore studio pullover $128

via Kate Spade

Markus Lupfer Inspired DIY Vampire Lips Sweater

I’ve been drooling over this Markus Lupfer vampire sequin sweater for a few months. It’s such a statement piece and a great choice to fill the void in your fall novelty sweater department. But at $460, it was out of my price range— but not out of my reach if I resorted to making one myself. Follow these simple instructions to get your own!

DIY Crystal Pendant Necklace

There’s nothing quite as marvelous and essential as costume jewelry – especially when it borders on ‘over the top’ with exorbitant amounts of sparkle and shine. As I always like to say: more is more is more. So how can one possibly turn down the opportunity to customize their very own show-stopping, Verdura-inspired crystal pendant necklace!? Not I. Bling it on.

You’ll need:

• 22″ – 28″ of thick gold chain (also available here)
• assorted sew on rhinestones in settings (also available here and here)
• 1 rhinestone or crystal brooch (with backs clipped off)
• stiff felt sheet
• 2 jump rings
• E6000
• pliers
• scissors
• hole punch or rotary punch
• wooden spoon & toothpick
• wire clippers (optional)
• tweezer (optional)

Start by squeezing a dollop of glue onto a wooden spoon. Use a little wooden dowel or toothpick and apply a generous amount of glue to the back of the largest rhinestone.

Glue the larger rhinestones onto the felt, working from the center out. I personally like to keep the pattern symmetrical.

Continue adding smaller crystals and rhinestones to the pattern. The tweezers may come in handy for the smaller pieces and harder to reach areas.

Once the shape is complete, add the brooch or button to the center with more glue.

Allow to dry for a couple of hours. Use a sharp pair of scissors to cut around the pendant, leaving about two millimeters of space around the perimeter.

Find a place to leave extra space at the top, on either side, to attach the chain. Using a hole punch, pierce two small holes into the corners of the felt.

Open the jump rings with the piers and attach them to each end of the chain. If the pendant is too heavy and the felt holes are pulling too much, adding grommets is a quick fix.

And . . . you’re finished with your crystal pendant necklace.

Bling bling!

(all images by HonestlyWTF)

isabel marant pants

DIY ISABEL MARANT RENELL JEANS

I've been lusting over these Isabel Marant 'Renell' jeans for over a year now, and I recently stumbled across a number of DIY projects that you could use to make your own. I found two different ways to make them - take your pick! You can use the printable pattern for the Aztec design which you can find over at Semi blog here. 

I found this tutorial over at The Fashion Worshiper

DIY color block pouch

Everywhere you look Celine pouches are somewhere to be found, lusted or dreamed of. I myself had a moment of weakness drooling over the leather pieces held together by thread and a zipper shown here. Also, where I found a least expensive alternative achieving the same look. When I saw a photo of a color block Celine pouch (pinned here) I knew that's what I wanted. One bright neon block on the bottom of my pouch. So I quickly picked up one from American Apparel and got to work. Here is how I achieved the look: