Love At First Sight

       It has all of the things I could ask for,  the buckle, the cross straps and the metallic heel, not to mention the cognac color. When I first saw these, it immediately reminded me of the JC spike sandals. It was almost perfect, all it needed was the spikes. Five hours later after buying them . . .

Target's Pearl Sandals

 the sandals of my dreams were created!

Inspiration:

JC Spike Snake Taupe Sandals

Easy as 1,2,3: DIY Studded Shorts

1. Cut them as high as I can without showing the panty shot. ha!

2. Attach studs

3. Wash

Tah-Dah !

DIY Pastel Collar Necklace

I bought the plain rhinestone necklace from Forever21, but I think the ones on Ebay have better designs. I simply used the nail polishes that I already have. Plan the colors you want to use ahead of time because removing the nail paint from the necklace is really, really hard to get off.  

Dannijo, along with Tom Binns has inspired me to make my own statement necklace. It took me a long time to finish this. Definitely not because of the preparation, but because picking the right colors that would mesh well together was harder than I thought.

DIY Amethyst Skull Bracelet

What you need:

1. Amethyst Chip Beads (you can get it here)

 2. Skull Beads (better quality here)

3. Elastic Cord

 Gold chain for the tassel

And viola! 

Finally, I found a use for old broken bracelets that had accumulated on my jewelry box. I never throw away broken jewelry pieces so I can salvage it for future use. Like this old chain necklace from my grandma, I cut it into 4 pieces and used it as a tassel. This bracelet is now one of my favorite jewelry, I love how the combination of the skulls and the amethyst beads gives it an edgy look. 

P.S.

Use a clear nail polish to secure the knot on the cord ;) 

DIY POlKA STUDDED PANTS

Photo Source: Barbara Martelo 

          When I saw this post on Tumblr from Jenny Belvin through True Blue Me and You, I knew I had to try it. I'm so happy with the result! I used one of my old jeans (I call it my Work Jeans) for this DIY because I was scared I was going to mess up and ruin my other ones, plus I think the white dots look better on gray anyway, like what Barbara Martelo was wearing. I wanted smaller dots so instead of using a stencil, I used the puffy fabric paint, giving it more of a two-dimensional studded look. I put more dots on the bottom and less on top like a gradient just for fun. Thank you Jenny for this tutorial, This is one of the easiest and cheapest DIY I've ever done.