Jun 8, 2012 | DIY
{styled}™ by Tori Spelling is a brand-new line of chic jewelry components that you can use to make your own jewelry without the use of any tools (no pliers necessary!)
Available at both Michael’s and Jo-Ann Fabrics stores (though the items available may vary per store), the line is divided into 4 “styles” of components: Noir, Boho, Glitz, and Glam, with different-colored stones and metals that are mix-and-match. The components are designed to work together and to be easily assembled into finished jewelry.
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May 27, 2009 | DIY
I’m in love with
Subversive Jewelry, designed by
Justin Giunta. If you haven’t seen his work, it’s been featured in just about every mag you can imagine, starting sometime around 2003. And he was nominated for an CFDA award in accessory design just this year.
His work really fueled the whole mish-mash tangle of necklaces, vintage, costumey overload (not in a bad way!) that we’re seeing designers copy be inspired by ever since, even for Fall 2009. (Dolce & Gabbana, I’m looking at you😉
(Me when I had long hair and was 10…alright, 12 lbs. lighter. Ah, those were the days.) 
However, I could never,
ever afford one of his pieces. Maybe aspire to, someday. So I made my own from a bunch of findings I had laying around, and a couple of the
8721 50mm Swarovski Crystal Teardrops. (When I made my version back in 2004, Swarovski wasn’t producing a large-size teardrop that had a flattened back…now they are. I should have just used chandelier drops like Mr. Giunta did in his design…and I could have sourced them from
Cristalier.com, but I thought the 8721 drops would work fine. The problem is that the drops I used have a point on either side, so they don’t sit flat against my skin. The
8741
is much flatter and would have probably been the better choice overall.) Ah well. I threw some assorted charms and pearl chain onto the necklace for the same effect as the original. I think it turned out great – I love wearing the necklace with a simple tank or a white tee to show it off…but it is darned heavy!
Here’s my comparison, side by side. Or above/below. Sorry this isn’t specifically a DIY tutorial, but you can probably figure out how the necklace is constructed just studying the photos: basically, drape, twist, and when in doubt – add more!!
I hope Mr. Giunta takes it as a compliment! (I promise to buy something from him once I have a spare $600 laying about, I do promise.)
xoxox
Carly
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Sep 22, 2008 | DIY
We’re loving the idea of a multitude of gold disc pendants strung about the neck a la Me + Ro (or AlexandAni) but we ain’t paying upwards of $285 for them. No siree – we’re also not into anything stamped or overly-designed, we just want something clean and sweet, a trifecta of circles lying on the throat.
So what’s a girl to do? Do it on the cheap, of course.
We grabbed these earrings to sacrifice for our cause from Target.com for $8.99. Pulling 3 discs off the bottom with some help from our jewelry pliers was no big feat, and the earrings pretty much looked the same regardless. (Conservation, woo-hoo!) We attached them to three thin chains we’d bought from our local craft store, and voila! A perfect 3-disc necklace for less than $11.
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