The Crystal Necklace

After quite a long period we haven't updated our beloved Braids and Bows blog (busy, busy) we are back! and decided to open with a new crystal necklace DIY project!

So, this is how it's done:

1. These are the materials your'e gonna need: 1.5 meter of silk ribbon, plastic crystals and a pair of scissors.


2, 3, 4, 5 String the crystals on the ribbon.





6. Cut the ribbon in half


7, 8 Tie the part you just cut next to the last crystal.



9. Make a bow


10, 11 Do the same at the other side



12. We almost there...


13. Cut the edges of the ribbon.


Voila!



And this is how it looks on me!



Hope you loved it… promise to post again soon…

Scarf-Mania

My two worlds, the blog and my work at TimeOut , were intertwined this week while preparing an article for Timeout on the new "up-cycling" trend, and the new collection of the fashion house, " Clements Ribeiro ". For anyone who doesn't read Hebrew and therefore can't read the article, "up-cycling" is a process that takes old garments, recycles and upgrades them into a new outfit, and therefore is both green and creative.
Designers at "Clements Ribeiro" did just that with their newest project "Scarf-Mania". There they took vintage scarfs that they found in their fashion house storage, and made an entire collection out of them. In the article I presented a DIY project showing how anyone can make their own version of Ribeiro's Scarf Mania. To show it off I couldn't think of anyone better than miss DIY herself, Nina. Once Nina was already on board I couldn't resist bringing Yana, our photographer along for the ride, and there you have it - the entire Braids and Bows team on a TimeOut adventure.
The spread in Time out


Ribeiro's Scarf Mania collection




These are the steps to create your own scarfs dress:

1. What you’ll need is: two silk scarves, a thread, a needle and chalk.


2. Fold 10 cm of the upper part of each scarf.


3. Measure 12-15 cm from the two ends of the folded part of the scarf, and mark it with chalk.


4. Invert the scarves, and stitch the two scarves at the marked places (now you have the opening for the head).



5. Leave enough space for hands, and stitch the two scarves lengthwise.


And now you have a dress!

The Chain Belt

First of all, we wanted to thank Florrie from Intrinsically Florrie blog for nominating our blog for the Awesome Girl Award. Thanks Florrie!!!


This is a super simple and super cute DIY project that takes only about 15 minutes.
The belt is made of a chain, in the spirit of the 80', but of course, very relevant for today.

1. The materials you'll need are: a 1 meter chain, a few joining rings and a clasp.



2. Cut 31 cm of the chain



3. Measure 8 cm from the end of the bigger part.



4. Mark for yourself the 8 cm point from the end, and then 28 cm from that point, and add the joining rings at these points.



5,6. Connect the 31cm part to the rings.





7. Add the clasp with a joining ring to one of the ends.



Voila! The belt is ready!

Here, I'm wearing the belt with my H&M dress.



And what do think about my new TopShop cardigan? I fell in love with it!

The Lace Scarf

The winter is here, and it’s time for some cozy and yet pretty DIY projects.
The inspiration for this particular project came from similar crafts that I saw in a few Japanese blogs, which I love so much. The idea of a shawl that can be worn as a scarf, adorned with lace, is so beautiful and so simple to execute, that I just had to do it!

These are the inspiration photos from Japanese blogs.




1. This is what you will need: an Indian shawl, lace (French, I bought mine on Rozengard st.), scissors, a thread in the same color as the scarf, and one in the color of the lace- this one I forgot to photograph …



























2. Cut the ends of the shawl






















3. Pin the lace on the duration of the shawl, I made it 1/3-2/3 and not straight in the middle.






















4. Stitch the lace by hand or by sewing machine.






















5. Now pin the lace on the two ends of the shawl (where I cut the fringe at step 2).





















6. Stitch the lace to the shawl.




















Voila!

And here are two ideas of how I'm going to wear this scarf.

























Trench coat- TopShop
Jeans- Oasis
Shoes- Irregular Choice
























Leather Jacket-Mango
Blouse- Miss Selfridge
Pants- Miss Selfridge
Shoes- TopShop


During the making of this scarf, photographing and writing, I was listening to the end of the decade sum- ups in music of the Kaze radio program on line. Here you can find the alternative decade sum-ups in Hip-Hop, Indie, Punk-Funk Disco-Punk and practically endles amounts of great music. Just press on “Play Now”- it’s pure pleasure…