Evening Wear DIY

Lace Belt D.I.Y

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With Paris Fashion Week rounding up, we are beyond obsessed with anything and everything black and white. The major trend highlighted at every show inspired us to create this lace belt. This Chanel inspired D.I.Y will spruce up a plain white tee or a fab gown ready to be taken out on the town. Check out our selection of elegant lace and beaded trims on our site.

SUPPLIES:
Beacon Magna-Tas 809 Glue

3″ Rigid Lace from M&J Trimming

Grossgrain Bow from M&J Trimming

Mundial 8.5″ Dressmaker Shears Scissor

SuppliesSTEPS:
1. Cut lace in half based on the floral design(One side will be larger than the other depending on which lace was selected)
2. Fold the thinner piece in half3. Glue both halves together creating a thicker piece (You can match the lace or mismatch for a more romantic touch…)

4. Pick up the leftover piece of lace and lay this piece under the now thicker band making sure it is centered.
Step 45. Using your Beacon Magna-Tac 809, now glue down this piece for an additional layered look
0066. Be creative! We glued on a bow, but feel free to add brooches, rhinestones, chains or studs! Make this lace belt your own canvas
0077. Ta Da!

Want to try your hand at making a stylish evening accessory?  See our selection of elegant trims on our site and don’t forget to posts photos of your DIYs on Instagram (#MJtrimmingDIY) and Pinterest (@MJtrim) so we can see!

Honestly WTF’s DIY Jeweled Beanie

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Winter in NYC is not over so we’ve been looking for creative ways to add style to our wardrobe while still wearing the same coats, hats, scarves and gloves.  Not only are statement necklaces a great way to do this but so are jeweled winter accessories!  The girls over at Honestly WTF created a beautiful DIY jeweled beanie using our sew on and flatback rhinestones.  It’s cool, chic, and unique so make sure to check out their tutorial in order to make your own!

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Meredith & The New Yorkie’s DIY Statement Necklace

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We have been inspired to create statement necklaces all week with our great assortment of chains, cords, and rhinestone trims.  And we are not the only ones!  Over at Meredith & Gwyneth, the New Yorkie, they created a DIY statement necklace using some of our supplies.  It looks amazing and is very simple to make, so make sure to check out their tutorial here!

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Top 5 DIY Statement Necklaces

We love a great standout piece of jewelry.  During the winter, a great way to add style to your layers is adding a great statement necklace over everything.  These statement necklaces are a great way to add some glitz and creativity to your everyday wardrobe!

In Honor of Design

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Elizabeth Banks

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taylor & DEMOLISH

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Honestly WTF

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I Spy DIY

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DIY Statement Necklace

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After all the inspirational DIY statement necklaces we found on the web and during NYFW, we decided it was time to make one of our own!  A little glue and glitz really does go a long way!

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Supplies

2 ft of chain

1 ft of 5mm rhinestone trim

1 ft of 1/8″ sapphire rhinestone trim

1/2 ft of rhinestone spike trim

Glue

Interlock buckles (in store)

Pliers

1.  Use your sticks for applying glue.

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2.  Find the middle of your chain trim and line it up with the middle of your larger rhinestone trim.  Glue these together as depicted.

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3.  Line up your blue rhinestone trim with the glued rhinestone trim and glue this on top of it.

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4.  Line up your spiked trim with the middle of chain and glue it onto the bottom of the chain.

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5.  Use your pliers to open the last links of your chain and add your buckle closures.  Close the links with your pliers.

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6.  Let this dry for 2 hours and you’ve created a new standout piece for your jewelry collection!

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Top 5 Studded Trim DIYs

All week we’ve been ranting and raving about all of our new studded iron-on trims.  They make studding so easy – simply cut and paste! The DIYs below are definitely ones that we want to recreate!

DIY Studded Trim Cell Case via I Spy DIY

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DIY Studded Trim Vase via West Elm & P.S. I Made This

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DIY Studded Trim Clutch via Glitter N Glue

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DIY Studded Trim Vase via Desert Domicile

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DIY Studded Trim Sunglasses via A Splendid Assemblage

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Top 5 DIY Headboards

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After creating our DIY suspender t-shirt on Monday, we’ve been looking for other ways to decorate with nailhead trims.  One of the most popular DIYs we’ve found using them are DIY headboards!  So, of course, during our search, we came across other really cool headboard tutorials.  You can completely change up the vibe of your bedroom with a new headboard and below are our favorites!

DIY Light Up Headboard via A Beautiful Mess

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DIY Chalkboard Headboard via Maureen Stevens

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DIY Book Headboard via Design Every Day

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DIY Upholstered Headboard via Sawdust and Embryos

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DIY Wood Headboard via House Tweaking

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Blogger Highlight: Triple Max Tons

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When searching the web for cool ways to use our iron-on trims, we discovered Triple Max Tons.  She has tons of cool DIY projects and even features other blogger DIY projects that she loves!  We fell in love with her site when we discovered her awesome tutorial on how to create your own nailhead headboard!  We definitely want to use this nailhead trim to recreate the look!

DIY Nailhead Trim Headboard

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DIY Jewelry Display

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DIY Art Print Wall

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