http://www.stripesandsequins.com a fashion & DIY blog for the sparkle obsessed Thu, 23 May 2013 18:04:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/05/designer-diy-neon-tassle-necklace-with-holst-lee.html http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/05/designer-diy-neon-tassle-necklace-with-holst-lee.html#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 10:00:58 +0000 Grace Atwood http://www.stripesandsequins.com/?p=12256 Today marks part deux in my DIY series with Holst & Lee.  I could not be more excited to share this tassel necklace project with you!  There are a bunch of steps, but I swear… it’s pretty simple.  When I arrived at the Holst & Lee Studio, Natalie had already [...]]]> http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/05/designer-diy-neon-tassle-necklace-with-holst-lee.html/feed 20 http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/04/diy-mixed-media-collar-necklace.html http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/04/diy-mixed-media-collar-necklace.html#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:00:59 +0000 Grace Atwood http://www.stripesandsequins.com/?p=11997 Today’s DIY is a little different than usual, in that we are taking a perfectly fine necklace and transforming it into something new and different.  If you are anything like me, you probably have a crystal collar or two laying around.  I probably have at least five of them, and [...]]]> http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/04/diy-mixed-media-collar-necklace.html/feed 39 http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/04/ss-x-the-everygirl-diy-rope-necklace-bracelets.html http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/04/ss-x-the-everygirl-diy-rope-necklace-bracelets.html#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:00:27 +0000 Grace Atwood http://www.stripesandsequins.com/?p=11543 {DIY Necklaces on The Everygirl} {DIY Bracelets… read on!} Today’s DIY is a fun little collaboration with my friends at The Everygirl!  I created a necklace for them (the tutorial is over on their site… right here), and a bracelet over here to match it.  I love rope jewelry.  Always [...]]]> http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/04/ss-x-the-everygirl-diy-rope-necklace-bracelets.html/feed 13 http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/02/diy-venessa-arizaga-inspired-tiered-chain-collar.html http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/02/diy-venessa-arizaga-inspired-tiered-chain-collar.html#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:00:12 +0000 Grace Atwood http://www.stripesandsequins.com/?p=11041 This project was inspired by a necklace I saw by Venessa Arizaga.  (She’s been a huge source of inspiration lately… her stuff is just so good!)  It’s such an easy piece to wear… I really love how it looks with a great graphic tee (as pictured above) but it will [...]]]> http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/02/diy-venessa-arizaga-inspired-tiered-chain-collar.html/feed 37 http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/01/diy-adia-kibur-inspired-lucite-necklace-using-shrinky-dink-plastic.html http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/01/diy-adia-kibur-inspired-lucite-necklace-using-shrinky-dink-plastic.html#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:00:28 +0000 Grace Atwood http://www.stripesandsequins.com/?p=10508 {inside necklace by me; outer necklace by Alicia} I have been lusting after all of the gorgeous lucite jewelry that’s out on the market this season.  Too much amazing sparkle.  There was Shourouk’s Iryana necklace (and Geneva’s incredible DIY rendition.)  At BaubleBar, we stocked Adia Kibur’s Lucite Necklace for a [...]]]> http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/01/diy-adia-kibur-inspired-lucite-necklace-using-shrinky-dink-plastic.html/feed 20 http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/01/diy-valentine-necklace-to-from-magazine.html http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/01/diy-valentine-necklace-to-from-magazine.html#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 19:05:04 +0000 Grace Atwood http://www.stripesandsequins.com/?p=10587 I was honored to contribute a Valentine’s Day DIY post for the latest issue of To & From Magazine! Be sure to pop on by to check out the full tutorial.  It’s an easy one!   (And it has to be said… the latest issue is incredible… Meg + Katie have [...]]]> http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/01/diy-valentine-necklace-to-from-magazine.html/feed 10 http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/01/diy-anthropologie-inspired-tulle-tendril-bib.html http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/01/diy-anthropologie-inspired-tulle-tendril-bib.html#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:00:59 +0000 Grace Atwood http://www.stripesandsequins.com/?p=10444 Today’s DIY is a reader request!  The lovely Lauren sent me this gorgeous Anthropologie Tulle Tendril Bib as an idea for a potential project.  The piece is stunning, but also very expensive.  (And if you couldn’t tell from yesterday’s post, I’m having a major moment with tulle right now.)  Always up [...]]]> http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/01/diy-anthropologie-inspired-tulle-tendril-bib.html/feed 25 http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/01/diy-lizzie-fortunato-inspired-mixed-media-collar-necklace.html http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/01/diy-lizzie-fortunato-inspired-mixed-media-collar-necklace.html#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:00:08 +0000 Grace Atwood http://www.stripesandsequins.com/?p=10064 While in LA a few weeks ago, I popped into the Jenni Kayne store (mostly just to ogle these flats) and was excited to see a gorgeous assortment of Lizzie Fortunato’s jewelry.  I came across this necklace and just fell in love with it.  I loved the combination of box [...]]]> http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2013/01/diy-lizzie-fortunato-inspired-mixed-media-collar-necklace.html/feed 40 http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2012/12/ss-x-the-zoe-report-diy-tribal-necklace.html http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2012/12/ss-x-the-zoe-report-diy-tribal-necklace.html#comments Tue, 18 Dec 2012 19:00:42 +0000 Grace Atwood http://www.stripesandsequins.com/?p=8957 When The Zoe Report invited me to do a little DIY project for them, I just about (to use RZ’s words) died.  I wanted to make something that was easy (check) inexpensive (most of the components come from the hardware store) and fashion-forward (it looks an awful lot like many [...]]]> http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2012/12/ss-x-the-zoe-report-diy-tribal-necklace.html/feed 12 http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2012/12/diy-pom-pom-necklace.html http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2012/12/diy-pom-pom-necklace.html#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 11:00:41 +0000 Grace Atwood http://www.stripesandsequins.com/?p=9779 Last weekend, Alicia came over and we had a lovely time catching up over iced coffee + making pom poms.  (You can see what she did with hers here.)  Let me just tell you… a pom pom maker is a wonderful thing.  Lauren introduced me to it a while back [...]]]> http://www.stripesandsequins.com/2012/12/diy-pom-pom-necklace.html/feed 27