Embellish Your Clothes Using Rhinestones
By Goldie
There are many simple ways to add some fun and color to your clothes. Whether being something you already own or a new purchase you want to spruce up. I would like to share with you a quick way too embellish your clothing using rhinestones and a rhinestone setting. I choose to embellish a small portion of the pocket of these jeans.
I used:
- 1 package of Swarovski flat back rhinestone Ss20 in metalic blue
- 1 package of Swarovski flat back rhinestone Ss20 in black diamond
- 1 package of Ss20 Tiffany Settings
- 1 Brisk Set Rhinestone Setter
Directions:
- Choose the rhinestones you would like to work with and accompanying setting.
- Using a fabric marker or chalk draw your rhinestone design. It works best to do this on the back of the fabric since you will position your fabric face down in the setter.
- Place your rhinestone on the bottom part of the rhinestone setter and place the nose at the top of the setter through the rhinestone setting.
- Place your fabric in between the two face down and press firmly .
4 comments February 9, 2010
Fun Sequin Flower Headband
By Kristin
M&J is constantly getting in new items and I have fallen in love with this new sequin trim. It’s a gorgeous scalloped edge trim on a netting. There are so many uses for this trim and a headband is an easy one. One of the girls who work on the floor took the gold version of this trim and made a simple flower from it for her hair. I was instantly inspired to make my own version.
I’m a huge fan of headbands, hairclips, and hair ties to hold back and adorn my long hair. Working at M&J has allowed me to expand my collection and have a different look everyday. I’ll show you how to make a sequined flower that can then be glued to a headband or hair clip, or even sew a pin on the back for other uses. It only takes a few minutes to make, so it’s also a great last minute gift idea.
Materials:
#44434 – ½ Yard Gunmetal Scalloped Sequin Trim
#42955 – 23mm Silver Sequin Look Button
#43659 – Black Plastic Headband
Black Thread
e6000 Glue
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1.) Thread your needle and knot the end. Weave the needle through the sheer side of the trim about 1” away from the edge. Weave it in and out every ½” or so to create a gathering stitch. When you get to the end, pull the trim down this thread to gather it up. Gather it to about 3-4” long and knot the end securely to keep it gathered.
2.) Sew one gathered end to the other. You should now have a circle that is ruffled, this will be your flower. You can now either sew on or glue the button to the middle to cover the hole. If you glued it, once it is dry you can move to the next step.
3.) Now you can choose to glue this to a headband, a hair clip, or a pin back and you are set!
Add comment February 9, 2010
Running of the Brides 2010
By Blerona
As many may know, Filene’s Basement is most famous for its annual Bridal Gown Events when brides-to-be can save hundreds, even thousands of dollars on designer wedding gowns.
And it is with great pleasure to announce that M&J Trimming will be working alongside Filene’s Basement in Union Square, NY on February 5th for their annual Running of The Brides Event.
Their huge selections of designer dresses are beautiful, but sometimes brides might think the one they chose is just a little plain. Well that’s where M&J Trimming comes in. Our bridal specialists will be there with samples of bridal trim to help give suggestions on embellishing the wedding dress fashionably with our newest bridal trim, and accessories.
And that’s not all, M&J Trimming will also be handing out Discount Cards to all attendees at the event, giving Brides-to-be another discount to save on trimmings, embellishments, veils, headpieces, custom gloves, silk flowers and more! So once you’ve picked out your designer dress and decided on your favorite trimming, come to M&J Trimming in New York with your card and purchase your selected trim at a discounted price!
Working with Filene’s Basement is a partnership we are very proud of. We cannot wait to help Brides-to-be get their ‘Dream Dress’!
Store Locations
Filene’s Basement 40 East 14th Street New York, NY 10003 (212) 358-0169 M&J Trimming 1008 Sixth Avenue Between 37th & 38th Sts. New York, NY 10018Add comment February 4, 2010
New E-mailer Feature
If you’re a follower of M&J Trimming’s weekly e-mailer, then you may be excited to hear about our new feature. Starting this week, every e-mailer we send from now on will have a special promotion, offer or discount exclusively for those who are on our e-mailer list. If you haven’t signed up to receive our e-mailer, then this is the time to do it now. Be sure to check your inbox for our e-mails because the promotion of the week will only be for a limited time.
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2 comments February 2, 2010
Chain and Feather Tassel Necklace
By: Roseann
Chains, Chains, Chains, they seem to be every where this season and I think they are going to be hanging around through Spring and Summer 2010 as well. Chain necklaces are nothing new, but these days designers are putting an interesting twist on the trend by the unique mixing of materials and colors. Anything goes, there are no wrong answers, and you can mix any range of elements into this look, hard or soft, matte and shine, silver and gold. I decided to create an edgy necklace with a feather tassel to give it a softer look. The how to is posted below with all the materials used, but please check out our selection and try anything different.
Materials:
- Chains for this particular project I used; 17mm metal chain in antique gold, 9mm black metal chain, and twisted metal chain in antique brass
- Feathers
- Bead Cap
- Cording
- E 6000 craft adhesive
- Metal jewelry clasp
Instructions:
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- Cut 17mm chain down to 16”
- Attach 9mm chain to one of the links of the 17mm. wrap around the 17mm chain threading it throw a couple of times and attach the end link.
- Repeat with the twisted metal chain.
- Attach jewelry clasp to 17mm chain
- To create the tassel, take a pinch of feathers and glue at the very top.
- Wrap several inches of jewelry wire around the top as well leaving a small loop at the head of your newly formed tassel. This loop is how you are going to attach the feather piece to the jump ring.
- Dab a small amount of glue at the end of the cording to keep it from unraveling. Stating ¾” below the top of the feather piece wrap and glue the cording to the top. The cording will hide the wire and give a finished look.
- Cap the feather tassel with the bead cap; be sure to push the wire loop throw the top of the cap.
- Add 1 jump ring to the wire loop and twist till the bead cap is close to the jump ring
- Add the other jump rings to connect the newly formed tassel to the middle of your chain necklace.
- Wear and Enjoy!
1 comment February 2, 2010
2010 Grammy’s Red Carpet
By Blerona
There were many nominees and winners for the 2010 Grammy’s. But before the show, who did you vote for as best dressed on the red carpet? Who won in these Categories; here were some of the favorites on the red carpet.
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Best minis:
(From Left to Right: Heidi Klum in Emilio Pucci, Fergie in Emilion Pucci, Lea Michele in Romana Kevez, Miley Cyrus in Herve Leger)
Best Gowns 
(From Left to Right: Beyonce Knowles in Stephane Rolland, Carrie Underwood in Edition by Georges Chakra, Nicole Kidman in Prada, Taylor Swift in Kaufman Franco)
Best Orginal and Most Glamorous
(From Left to Right: Lady Gaga Giorgio Armani Privé, Jennifer Lopez Versace)
Add comment February 1, 2010
Paris Haute Couture Week Spring/Summer 2010
With Paris Haute Couture Fashion week at an end, here are just some of the fabulous designer couture pieces from Chanel, Christian Dior, Giorgio Armani Prive and a huge favorite Elie Saab. These designers each had their own theme taking the viewers into another world with their summer couture catwalk.
Other designers at the Paris Haute Couture shows included, Anne Valerie Hash, Givenchy, Jean Paul Gaultier and Valentino.
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Giorgio Armani Prive
Christian Dior
Chanel
Elie Saab
3 comments February 1, 2010
What Are You Wearing This Spring?
Donna Karan
What are you wearing this spring? Yes, it is still winter. However, spring is not that far away; especially with January already coming close to an end. NYC’s fashion week is also coming up soon. So to give you a little inspiration, we are posting some amazing outfits for Spring 2010 from some of the world’s top designers. Be sure to check back often as we update you on the latest runway shows from NYC’s fashion week.
Ralph Lauren
Erdem
Bottega Veneta
Versace
Add comment January 27, 2010
LIMITED TIME! Swarovski Rhinestone Price Reduction
M&J Trimming currently has a special promotion going on for all rhinestone fans. For a limited time all of our Sawarovski Rhinestone prices have been reduced by 15%. That means you get 15% off any size of flatback or hotfix rhinestones. This is a limited time offer. To find out the expiration date, be sure to sign-up for our e-mailer and we will update you on the latest offers and their expiration dates.
Add comment January 27, 2010
Fashion Flat Sketchpad
By: Roseann
Fashion illustrations are the guts to any designer’s portfolio, but more important are flat sketches. While I was in school we spent semester after semester learning to render beautiful elongated figures in draped georgette and unfortunately not enough time creating flats. A flat sketch is a detailed illustration of your design in actual human proportions using a figure called a croquis. It is the understanding of how to create this type of illustration that is important in the real fashion industry. A portfolio full of gorgeous fashion illustrations lacking flat illustrations will never land you the job. M&J recently discovered a great product to help young designers create flat sketch illustrations accurately and quickly, it is a Flat Sketchpad. The Flat Sketchpad has an industry standard front and back female croquis on every page. Draw your concepts right onto the page of your pad and then photocopy or scan your design, the croquis will not scan or copy eliminating the need for a light box or tracing paper.
3 comments January 26, 2010
