Tuesday 11 March 2014

HANDMADE STATEMENT COLLAR

11 MARCH 2014

So, I saw a post on fellow craft blog Design Sponge to make your own DIY statement necklace. A sucker for anything shiny and crafty, I naturally couldn't wait to make my own.


A few months ago I bought some vintage Rhinestones from a lovely lady called Anne at Pretty Vintage Rhinestones. This online Aladdin's Cave is a craft-lovers paradise - the perfect place to find that obscure something you're looking for but just can't find anywhere! Anne was the first person I thought of to help me with my craft project, and as always she didn't disappoint.

To make my statement collar I glued my hand-selected rhinestones to a piece of felt, cut around it closely with scissors, and stitched to a length of satin cord which I had doubled over and twisted together. I sewed a button to one end of the cord for fastening.


Ignoring the rhinestone that dropped off on my desk this morning (nothing a little dab of glue couldn't fix!), I would say that the first outing of my handmade statement collar was a success! White shirts and pastel colours are a match made in heaven. Let me know what you think.


4 comments:

  1. It looks lovely Han, well done!

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  2. Fantastic Han as always. You could sell these commercially

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  3. What a lovely idea! I wear a lot of collars, and I'm always looking for ways to dress up my wardrobe.

    x. jill
    beck daily

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  4. Hannah this is beautiful. You are very sweet and obviously very talented. Thank you for mentioning my EBay shop Pretty Vintage Rhinestones.My Ebay ID is anner845. I also have a facebook page for Pretty Vintage Rhinestones. I am going to continue to follow your blog and might even get baking.xx

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