DIY:Lanvin necklace

From now on Matter Of Style will be in italian too to conquer the heart of my own country readers too. First attempt to make the Lanvin at H&M necklace available in pink and in red.
This necklace is made with opaque beads and stamped pieces we don't have.
When i first saw the necklace i tought it was a little bit eccessive, the bold colors make it look a little naive and childish. I thought: how cute if it was opaque white and i discovered that these necklace are copies of Lanvin necklaces that were in origin white.

The version 1.0 of my reproduced necklace is with pearls.

I used pearls of 4 different dimensions.
They were all in the same box bought at co.import a shop for home accessories
This is the result. I used big pearls to substitute the bigger elements.
Once done the necklace is really a statement
This is the version with pearls, now i'll go shopping for some pink opaque beads and drops and i'll try again
please let me know what you think!

Da oggi Matter Of Style è anche in italiano per conquistare il cuore dei connazionali!!
Oggi primo tentativo di riprodurre il collier di Lanvin for H&M.
Questa collana è costituita da perline opache rosa o rosse e da degli elementi stampati. La prima volta che ho visto la collana ho pensato fosse eccessiva soprattutto per i colori accesi scelti, sembra un po' un giocattolo per bambine,la sua bellezza risiede proprio nel fatto di essere un po' naif, un elemento di rottura in un look serioso. Ho subito pensato che opaco bianco avrebbe dato il suo meglio ed infatti ho scoperto che la collana non è altro che una riproduzione di un precedente design di Lanvin appunto bianco.

Per quella che io chiamerei la versione 1.0 della collana ho utilizzato perle di 4 dimensone diverse (acquistate tutte in una scatola a co.import negozio di accessori per la casa) utilizzando le più grandi per sostituire gli elementi stampati. Che ne pensate? Oggi andrò alla ricerca di perline rosa e di gocce per cimentarmi con un po' di filo di ferro in una versione più simile all'originale.

LAnvin necklace $3000

sorry for the quality of the pics, they have been taken with a phone

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DIY homemade chanel sunglasses

Chanel sunglasses are too expensive? Do your own!
This is a diy i found surfing it's really easy and the final result is super.



The materials you need:
-Sticky labels (I used cd labels because I was out of sticky labels) OR sticky letters.
-A pair of stock sunglasses
-Scissors and sometimes and exacto (to cut the middle)
-If you use an exacto be sure to use a cutting board or a piece of cardboard under the paper.


Step 1
If you are using a sticky label trace the Chanel C's onto the label. It works best if you use some graphite paper and tracing paper (both available at art stores) so that it is exact. If you are using sticky C's simply peel them off the paper.

Step 2
Cut out your tracings and be sure to be as careful and exact as possible. When your done cutting peel off the backing.
Step 3
Place the chanel logo stickers on the center of the glasses.and you're done. This DIY is by Hipster Scum

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DIY origami rings

Charles and Marie shop
Look at these cute rings we can do on our own. We can print these schemes on a piece of cardboard or plastic and fold these ring. It's seems pretty easy and creative. Once you figure out the concept you can project your own or buy the kit here.

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DIY lab: to all my sweet readers

Today i would like to thank all my sweet readers that keep coming back to read this blog and all the new ones that find this page browsing the internet.For you i found this tutorial, it's a heart shaped necklace and it's made just woving a cord.Enjoy

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DIY lab: newspaper jewelry

A friend of my went to New York and brought me as a present a purse made of candywrappers. I couldn't wait and i started making my own versions of it with different materials. This is what i'm trying today.
Did you know you could wear a newspaper? This piece of jewelry is made of newspaper and the necklace is made with the handles of a shopping bag.
What do you have to do to make it?
You will need:

newspaper pages or your favorite magazine
scotch tape
handles of a shopping bag



First Coat the a page of your newspaper with the scotch tape, pay attention not to wrinkle it.
This will protect the paper and will make it super resistant.


Then cut the page in pieces of 2"x4.5"

Now fold the rectangle leaving the plastic side visible.
Make some of them.
Now it's time to join them together.
Put one piece into another.Do you see the frame now?

In the first piece will be visible a rectangle not a square. Put the second piece into the first and the 3rd.
Continue adding pieces

Contiunue until you have a row of 9 pieces.
Start another row of 5.
Now you've done the necklace.
Other 2 rows of 6.And these are the earrings.
You have quite done.

Now sew the 9 pieces row with the 5 pieces one. Take a strong thread and start sewing.The thread won't be wisible at all in fact you can harly tell the necklace has been sewn.
You have to sew on the front and on the back.


After all the sewing. take the handles of the shopping bag.They are cut of the right lenght already.
Now put one side into the necklace and with the other side make a noose so you can regulate the lenght of the necklace.

And it's done.


For the earrings sew the pieces to make them stiffer and then cut a piece of metal wire and make a u shape piece to make the connection between the paper and the hook.
Attach the hook and you've done.
Enjoy your new jewelry.

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