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Beautiful ribbon
The ribbon is knitted from small half-arches joined to each other. In the video you can carefully examine the sequence of performing such a pattern. It all starts with air loops closed with a ring. Next, stitches are knitted into the loops, sequentially forming a knitted half-bow.
Knitting from several simple techniques is repeated many times. The length of the ribbon depends on your needs: you can knit any number of such half-arches.
The pattern is convenient to use to create edging for knitted items: it will decorate the edges of a blouse or sweater, giving the item exceptional beauty.
Leather and suede chokers
Products made from leather and its substitutes always look stylish and impressive, especially in costume jewelry. Such jewelry is mainly preferred by fans of casual and military styles. To make a leather choker you don’t need any special skills.
A narrow strip of leather will further emphasize the slender neck of its owner. As a lock, you can use ties made of thread or suede cord with “brooms” at the ends.
A laconic strip of brown suede will perfectly complement the delicate look.
Using a metal ring, rivets and pink leather, you can create a trendy accessory.
A strip of leather, a chain, glue and accessories - all this in deft hands gives birth to a stylish decoration. It will look extremely good with both a dress and leather items.
From a small piece of leather stitched along the contour on a machine, as well as metal rivets, you can create a designer decoration. Be individual!
Lace furniture from Marcel Wanders
You can also make voluminous things from lace. Dutch designer Marcel Wanders created lace furniture: elegant coffee tables, armchairs and floor vases.
He treats cotton knitted lace with epoxy resin, which gives strength to the product.
DIY clothing decor: ideas for decorating with buttons and beads with photos
In almost any woman’s closet you can find things that they don’t wear for various reasons, for example, they are out of fashion or simply tired, but they don’t even dare to throw them out. In this case, it’s time to decorate clothes with your own hands. It will allow you to become the owner of a unique, one-of-a-kind thing, and will give you the opportunity to stand out from the crowd, if, of course, that is what you want. In this article you will find ideas for decorating clothes with your own hands.
Decorating is the process of decorating clothes in various ways: from lace, ribbons, embroidery, buttons to appliqués and painting clothes with special paints. You can test your strength even if you do not have any special talents in drawing or sewing, because if the process gets out of control, you can simply throw away our “first pancake”.
Wedding decorations
To make your wedding a truly happy and memorable day, do little things that will remind you of it years from now.
You can create a wedding accessory such as a pillow for rings with your own hands. Just don’t forget to make sure that the newlyweds’ rings are securely fastened.
Plates “for good luck” are also often broken during weddings. This plate can be tailored to the style of your celebration and decorated with ribbons or lace to match all the other accessories. For example, in stores such plates cost a lot of money.
Armbands for the bridesmaids are a very good idea, because these girls need to stand out in some way from the other guests.
Invitations. Where would we be without traditional invitations to a celebration? You can decorate them using ribbons, lace, and voluminous appliqués. It's worth remembering that, like everything else, invitations should be consistent with the rest of the style of wedding decorations.
Remember that jewelry made with your own hands and with love will bring much more joy than even very expensive purchased items!
Bead necklace
Quite a popular type of decoration. Necklaces made of beads are eagerly preferred by fashionistas of any age. Decoration made from this material looks great and often comes in handy in different situations. After all, bead jewelry can be worn with many outfits and for various themed events.
With the help of beads you can realize incredible ideas and create a real masterpiece. To create such an accessory, you should use only imagination and imagination. Since the color scheme and diameter of the beads are varied, the necklace will be an exquisite, unique decoration. Thanks to the range of colors, you can make an accessory to match any color theme, to suit different outfits...
One of the fashionable and widespread jewelry made from beads is a collar necklace. This decoration gives a more festive look and subtly emphasizes femininity and fragility.
It goes very beautifully with both blouses and evening or boiler dresses. It’s not difficult to make such an accessory yourself; you need to prepare:
- beads of the same color with a flat base;
- felt or leather, or you can use any thick textile;
- a chain with a clasp or a thin satin ribbon;
- glue gun, glue sticks;
- cardboard, pencil, scissors, needle, thread.
To begin with, you should draw a base template in the form of a collar on cardboard. Cut the blank according to a template from felt or other textiles. Using a glue gun, firmly glue the beads onto the workpiece.
Fix the chain with a clasp on the necklace or carefully sew a thin satin ribbon of the required length. Naturally, such jewelry can be decorated not only with beads, but also with rhinestones, various stones...
History of origin
There are many versions of the origin of this decoration. According to one of them, the Indians also wore items made of straps, beads and animal claws around their necks. They believed in the mystical protective power of these decorations.
Europe was also conquered by this accessory. Thus, French women of the 16th-18th centuries also preferred chokers; they were worn by both ladies from high society and courtesans. By wearing a red ribbon around their necks, women expressed their grief to those who died during the revolution.
In the 19th century, the English princess Alexandra of Wales hid a scar on her neck using a choker. Imitating the princess, many ladies of that century began to wear similar jewelry.
Queen Elizabeth I of England also adored this decoration.
Princess Diana also loved this pearl accessory and more.
The inimitable Coco Channel preferred choker necklaces in her collections. Her jewelry consisted of ribbons made of velvet, leather, silk and pearls. An innovation was the tablet insert.
In the 90s, a choker often expressed belonging to a certain subculture (punks, rockers, hippies).
The fashion trend of “choker mania” has survived to this day. You can make a choker with your own hands with minimal time, effort and money! The materials from which a choker can be made are simply amazing in their diversity.
Combined decor in decoupage: cast lace
But you can also combine decoupage using lace and gluing a picture of a napkin. The cast lace technique is good in itself - this way you can create an elegant frame for a candle or pencil holder. But if you want to add an image, the product will be even more interesting.
When decoupage, you can combine materials, for example, lace with napkins
Decoupage bottle with lace and napkins:
- The glass bottle is cleaned, washed, wiped with alcohol;
- White or transparent primer is applied to the bottle with a foam sponge;
- Next comes a layer of white paint (if the primer was transparent), dry it;
- Glue the lace with PVA glue, the lace braid will emphasize the borders of the image;
- Elements that fit the plot are cut out of the braid;
- Cover the surface of the bottle with volumetric elements with white acrylic paint;
- Use a white acrylic outline to apply dots at the base of the bottle, on its neck;
- The top of the bottle is painted with acrylic paint of the desired color;
- To mute the bright color, white acrylic paint is applied over it;
- Then peel the napkin, separate the paint layer and tear out a suitable fragment from it;
- Using a fan brush and acrylic varnish, the image is glued to the bottle.
You can also glue an image to the other side of the bottle, not necessarily the same one. And sometimes the reverse side is simply covered with acrylic paint. It's a matter of taste.
Master classes on making earrings
You can give free rein to your imagination and make long earrings from beads or threads with your own hands, jewelry from leather, stones, polymer clay.
Long tassel earrings
The basic technology for making any earrings from threads with your own hands is the same, the only difference is in the design of the top.
Fashionable tassel earrings
Materials:
- cotton and viscose threads,
- a piece of corrugated cardboard 7 cm wide,
- accessories for earrings.
Manufacturing step by step:
- On both sides, draw two lines on the cardboard exactly in the middle. Wind a viscose thread around it at 700 turns. The width of the winding should not exceed 1.5 cm; try to lay the threads parallel to each other.
2. Thread a thick needle with cotton thread and pass it under the winding. Secure the skein on one side exactly in the middle on the marked line, tying several knots.
Turn the cardboard over and use a blade to cut the wrapping exactly along the midline.
3. Remove the cardboard, firmly grasp one edge of the tassel with your hand, make three additional turns with cotton thread and tie two more knots to finally secure the tassels. There is no need to cut the fastening thread, just remove the needle.
4. Boil water in any container, hang the brush on a small stick and hold it over the steam until the threads straighten (a few seconds is enough).
5. Pull the steamed brush into the 6.5 cm long heat shrink tube and trim the threads using a blade.
6. Insert the pin under the fastening thread, hooking it with the edge loop, and close it with pliers.
Attach the end piece by pulling the brush into the hole using a pin, and place a decorative bead on top.
7. Bend the pin 90 degrees and trim, leaving no more than 7 mm. Using pliers, make a loop out of it and attach a wire to it.
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Leather earrings with beads
Leather earrings will complement rock style clothing - a leather shirt or leather jacket. And the beads will add a little romanticism to the image.
Leather earrings with beads
Leather earrings are easy to make:
- Make a pattern - fold a sheet of paper 8 x 5 cm in four, draw a fourth part of an oval on it, cut it out. Unfold the sheet - this is the shape of your future earrings.
2. Fold the pattern in four, make marks every 5 mm along the long vertical side and draw horizontal parallel lines along them. Step back 2 mm from the long fold and draw a vertical line.
3. Mark the cutting lines. The first (topmost) cut comes from the middle and does not reach the edge by 2 mm. The next one is from the vertical line to the very edge. So they should alternate until the end of the pattern.
4. Cut the folded sheet along the marked cutting lines. Unfold the pattern, cut the middle. Check the symmetry of all cuts.
5. Secure the workpiece on a piece of leather with double-sided tape. Proceed with the cuts; it is better to make them along a ruler with a sharp stationery knife.
6. Without removing the pattern, cut out the leather along it. Remove the paper and pull the skin vertically.
Insert the earring into the upper part of the earring in the center.
7. Take a thread with a needle, pierce the skin after the second cut from the inside, secure the thread with several neat stitches. Fix the remaining tip from the inside with transparent glue.
8. Thread the needle into the bead (the thread is on the front side). Make the next puncture from the inside to the front. Next, turn the thread inside out again (already on the next strip) and put the bead on the thread again. Insert beads in this way into all the slits on the earring. At the bottom, secure the thread in the same way as at the top.
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