If you attended our Fashion’s Night Out event at Saks, you couldn’t have missed our bustling bracelet bar, where our guests could get custom DIY friendship bracelets. If you weren’t able to attend, don’t worry! We’ve got the DIY right here, so all of our Minkettes can replicate our famous FNO bracelets. This is a fun and simple DIY, and we guarantee you won’t want to take this bracelet off your wrist. Check it out the steps below.
1. Gather your supplies. All you need is a friendship bracelet, about 3-5 pyramid studs and a needle-nose pliers, which we picked up from M&J Trimming.
2. Starting at one end of the friendship bracelet, push the stud into the bracelet. Make sure the prongs go all the way through.
3. Flip the bracelet over and push down each of the prongs to hold the stud in place. Using the pliers, grasp the prongs and push them down.
4. Continue to add studs to your bracelet until you reach the end of the bracelet. Now all you have to do is rock it out (and tell people you made it yourself!).
Now that summer is winding down, and we’re in the mood for a new shorts style to transition us from denim cut-offs to fall. When we spotted this pom-pom trim at M&J Trimming, we knew it would look adorable on a simple pair of shorts, so we whipped up this simple DIY. Follow our instructions below to create your own pair!
1. Gather your supplies. You’ll need:
2. Cut your pom-pom trim in half so you have two long pieces. Lay the shorts down and flatten them out. Along the bottom hem, begin applying a thin line of glue. Make sure you stay close to the bottom of the shorts so the pom-poms can dangle down.
3. After you’ve applied a few inches of glue, lay the pom-pom trim directly on top and press down firmly. Continue to repeat this process, applying a few inches of glue, and then adding the trim on top. You’ll have to rotate the shorts in order to go all the way around, so make sure the glue is fairly dry first.
4. When you’ve added trim all the way around the bottom of one side, snip of the excess trim and wait a few minutes for it to dry. Use the same process to add trim to the other side of the shorts.
5. You’re all set! Now you’re ready to show off your new shorts.
Remember that amazing white leather vest with the studded silver lapel from our Resort 2013 Collection? Naturally, girls in fashion often find themselves wanting next season’s looks right now, so we really couldn’t wait until Resort hits the racks to wear it. (Can you blame us?) So we took matters into our own hands and whipped up a DIY collar inspired by this must-have vest. With some silver faux leather from M&J Trimming and a minimalistic metal closure, we created this silver collar that adds instant cool to any top. Follow our instructions below to make your own!
1. Gather your supplies. You’ll need scissors, a needle, silver thread, a metal closure, and 1 1/2 ft silver faux leather trim.
2. Trim your silver trim into a long trapezoid for your collar. You may want to use a real collared shirt as a template, or simply wrap the trim around your neck and eyeball it. Angle the edges a bit – our trim was 16 inches long at the top, and 17 inches long at the bottom.
3. Thread your needle with the silver thread and tie a knot at the bottom of the thread. Place one end of the metal closure over the top corner of the silver trim, and begin sewing around it to hold it in place. Once it’s secure, tie the thread in a knot in the back and snip the ends.
4. Repeat Step 3 by sewing the other side of the metal closure to the other side of the collar.
5. You’re all done! Simply unclip the metal closure to put the collar on.
We can’t get enough of the neon trend. Actually, we can’t get enough of the lace trend either! So we decided to combine our two favorites into one awesome DIY. With a simple pair of thrift store oxfords and supplies from our go-to craft store M&J Trimming, we created these perfect-for-fall lace and neon kicks. The lace adds a girly touch, while the neon keeps it fresh and trendy. Follow our instructions below to make them yourself!
Supplies:
1. Remove the laces from your oxfords. You’re going to glue the lace on the shoe in sections, so cut a piece of lace that will roughly cover one section of the shoe. Follow the basic oxford outlines to create the sections. Liberally apply Unique Stitch glue to the first section, then place your lace on top.
2. Use your scissors to trim the lace into the desired shape. It should follow the basic lines of the shoe – this is the easiest way to create each section.
3. Continue to cover the shoe with sections of lace until the entire shoe is covered. Let dry.
4. Pull your neon cord through the holes to create laces.
5. Begin adding your neon studs wherever desired. Simply place a drop of E6000 glue on the shoe, then place the stud on top. Continue to do this for each stud. We chose to follow the natural lines of the shoe, but you could put your studs anywhere you like.
6. Finish studding the shoe – then you’re all done! Let it dry and you’re ready to show off your new kicks.
Over here at RM, we are clearly addicted to lovely ladylike accessories. When we found this gorgeous lace over at M&J Trimming, we knew it had endless DIY possibilities, so we used it to create an adorable vintage-inspired collar. And we’re loving the end result- it’s the perfect accessory to throw on over a summer dress for a sweet, vintage look. Follow along below to make your own!
Supplies:
1. Cut the lace into 2 pieces, each one about 8 inches long. Make sure you trim the ends so it won’t fray.
2. Using your needle and thread, sew together the top corners of the two pieces of lace. This will be the front of the collar.
3. Cut the white ribbon into two pieces. Fold about 1/2 inch of one ribbon over itself on the end to make it more sturdy, then sew it to one of the top corners at the back of the collar. Do the same with the other ribbon.
4. Now you’re all done! Simply place the collar in front of your neck, then tie the ribbons together in the back to hold in place.
