DIY: chain & rhinestone bracelet

Awhile back, I visited the random electronic/fabric markets that the Sham Shui Po area is famous for. I found a little stall at the side of the street where a woman was selling old broken jewelry, so I bought a few rusty chains, brought them back home, and spray painted them gold.

I was thinking this gold chain would be great for a do-it-yourself bracelet so that's exactly what I did. This DIY tutorial has been done before by many other online bloggers, but I thought I'd still do a version, since it's such a simple & easy project! If you want to see what inspired me, visit this tutorial from I Spy DIY.

Anyway, hope you like it! The instructions are below...

I remember making a whole bunch of friendship bracelets back in Grade 6/7... Here's a particularly creative friendship-bracelet tutorial using gold chains, embroidery floss, and studs.

image via Honestly WTF

image via JaneandCompanyDesign

DIY: Ferrero Rocher Jewelry Boxes

Since it's the season of getting a tonne of ferrero rocher chocolates, you might as well put that leftover box to good use. To be honest, it's a pretty nice plastic box. The one I have comes with a triangle-patterned cover and is perfect for storing some of my chunkier and fancier necklaces and bracelets. I don't know if this really constitutes as a DIY since you don't actually have to DO anything besides placing your jewelry into the box... HAHA. But I did fold a thick piece of black felt and place it on the bottom of the box for extra padding so that the jewelry wouldn't slide around. You could also use black velvet for a fancier look. So there you go... who needs to actually buy an expensive jewelry box!?!



Some other ferrero rocher boxes (usually the ones with multiple layers of chocolates) come with a golden tray that has multiple compartments. This is perfect for storing rings and small earrings. My mom actually does this with her rings, and it keeps everything separated and organized.

Here's an example of how it's done:

(image from owl vs. dove)

These jewelry organization ideas are great for me since I tend to always lose my rings. Now I have no more excuse for misplacing things.

 But I do have a new excuse for buying more ferrero rochers...

=P

shoelace jewelry

I've been very busy lurking around Hong Kong malls during the past week, but I've also been itching to create stuff. So yesterday when there was a huge sneakers sale at a local mall, I picked up a few brightly-coloured shoelaces in the hopes of making something random! I ended up braiding some bracelets for my cousins and a necklace for myself.

Here I am working diligently and spinster-like in the corner of a doctor's waiting room.

And... here's my finished shoelace necklace! I dunno, it probably looks kinda weird and tacky but oh well... I was bored and braiding shoelaces helped me pass the time. At any rate, I think this would make a good craft for kids! haha.