Jewel Divas Style

Friday, May 24, 2013

MY PERSONAL COLLECTION: Brown clothes and jewellery

I recently bought some animal print tights. Not sure how I'm going to style them yet, under something else of course, just have to figure it out.

So, what do you get when you cross the two crackle bead bracelets you've never worn....

with the perfume bottle necklace and bracelet from an animal set....

and the autumnal toned rhinestone bracelet in the bottom left?

a bloody good bracelet stack that's what!

I took the bottle off the chain and hooked it onto the bead bracelets of which I made three more from my craft kit. Looks bloody good if I do say so myself!

And because I had bought a tonne of amazingly gorgeous Goldstone beads, I made some bracelets to go with some diamonte bracelets and turned them into a stack.

I also made some more Goldstone bracelets for my cameo set. GOR.GE.OUS!

Thursday, May 23, 2013

STYLE NOTES: What I Wore Today, doodle yourself into a style icon!

A cute little fashion book, WHAT I WORE TODAY by Gemma Correll, is a sweetly illustrated book that will have you oohing and ahhing over it.

It even shows illustrations by followers of the blog

has a section for each season

and a section for you to doodle and draw.

A cute little book that's great just for sitting on your shelf, desk or table.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

BOOK STYLE: Style 101

Some of the style books I've read lately.

Don't be fooled by the next two, they're actually the same, just republished with a different cover.

This one is just words, no pictures unfortunately so it's a bit boring.

Trinny and Susannah's The Body Shape Bible. They have 12 shapes and many look the same but clearly not to them.

The Closet Stylist by Anna Caselberg

And Style Evolution by Kendall Farr

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

DESIGNER INSPIRED: How to make your own version of Samantha Wills' Another Perfect Day

Sometimes when designers and their companies put together stacks it's from bracelets they've come across from markets or Chinese manufacturing plants they buy from, and so, thinking certain colours may look good together, they combine shapes, colours, and designs. Unfortunately the "designer" prices they put on these bracelets stacks don't necessarily equate to how much the stack actually cost to make.

If you're sick of "designer" prices like me, then make your own. It's easy enough.

Samantha Wills Another Perfect Day for $130

The yellow opaque, turquoise and wood beads are easy enough to find or buy on eBay. The cord bracelet can be found if you look hard enough or know where to find one. The speckled beads were harder to find. I did manage to find ones on eBay of a different colouring, look under "multicolour turkey beads".

However I decided to make the stack more my own. First, I made the yellow opaque, turquoise and wood bead bracelet, easy enough.

I also decided to go for multi swirl beads instead of speckled, and I found a cord bracelet wrapped a around gold frame for that touch of difference.

The end result is this

And this. My "ONE PERFECT SUNDAY" bracelet stack for $15.76 AU

Yes, that's right. I made a 6 bracelet stack for $15.76 over Samantha Wills' 5 bracelet stack for $130. Sure, I don't have a charm attached, but that wouldn't make much difference to the pricing.

If you're sick and tired of exorbitant pricing for something that's made so incredibly cheaply, then make your own. It's not that hard.