Most in the bag shots are full of fancy electronics and expensive cases and makeup. Mine isn't that pretty; I carry a lot of crap and nothing pretty...other than those lip gloss containers, those are pretty cute.
For this you'll need plastic tubing (food safe/ fish tank, whatever; just cheap stuff at the hardware store). Cut that into pieces of varying lengths and lay out your design. For some I cut the tubing open lengthwise so other pieces could 'rest' inside it. Use a sharp embroidery needle with a large eye to pull ribbon through and piece together. Make sure to be symmetrical (e.g. repeat any ribbon work on both sides). Attach ties. Have fun!
The necklace still has some movement to it, so it's not lying properly here; however, when it's on, gravity (and some finger placement) solves that.
Ok, DIY coming tomorrow, inspired by marni's reuse here. Inspiration for this one is very far stretched...I didn't make a bib, or use paillettes ftr. Oh well, you'll see!
What you'll need:
1-Unroll your electrical tape by about an inch; place the clip in the middle so you have about the width of the paper clip in space left above. Notice that I am beginning with the side of clip with the second 'bend' in it--you'll want to be consistent with which side you choose to begin.
2-Cut about the width of the paperclip from underneath too.
3- Fold over one side and press firmly down. Usually, you'll want to pick whichever side seems shorter for your first seal/press.
4- Press the other side down and hold firmly. It goes without saying that this second side should be the longer of the two sides of excess tape.
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6- Behold, your first side is done.
7- Now for the second side, you'll want to overlap by about 2 mm. Repeat steps 2-4. Make sure that you are sealing on the same side as your first seal! This is very important so you have one 'perfect' side.
8- You're done! You've now created a well sealed 'bone'.
You'll have to repeat steps 1-8, 24 times for one colour (red) and then another 34 times for your other, contrasting colour (yellow).
9- As you can see, pictured here, we have the 'perfect side' on top, and the imperfect back (with the seals) on the bottom. Make note of this while lying your clips down. Always making sure that your perfect side faces up.
10- You'll want to make sure you put the smaller end of the clips towards the middle (and the larger end facing out); laying our 2X6 clips. This will be standard throughout the necklace, small end will always face in, large end will always face out.
HINT: 
11- For the sides of the same colour, you'll want your smaller end of the clips again facing the middle and meeting with the large ends of your 'inner clips'. I'm going to keep repeating this because it's so important!
12- Keeping with the smaller end of the clips, lay 17 clips of your contrasting colour our on each side.
13- Going back to your middle section, start joining the smaller end of the clips ( the insides) together. Hint: when joining your clips together, press the imperfect sides together, then add the jump ring; this will ensure that both your 'perfect' sides are on the same side every time ( try saying that aloud).
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15- Now for the sides, just as before, the same hint from 13 applies, except that you'll be joining both ends of the paperclips . Again remember to keep the large ends of the clips together and small ends of the clips together.
16- You'll start creating a ladder with a perfect side and a back (with the seals visible).
17- 'Ladder' one side
18- And then the other. Now make sure your sides are laying so that the large end of the clips face out and the little ends face in. The same rule from 10 ( and every other step) ! Make sure that your perfect side is on top and your imperfect back is facing down.
19- Now you will connect the middle section's large clip ends to the small clip ends of the sides; Do not attach to the jump rings you've just used to make the 'ladders'.
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21- Attach 2 clasps to the ends and you're done.
The first time I saw (future) project runway winner Anya Ayoung Chee wearing this necklace, I desperately screen grabbed.
And then she wore it again, and again...and again.
American Indian Breastplate style necklaces are so beautiful and definitely on trend--Anya's necklace indeed looked a lot like the Manu Breastplate Necklace last year (another Manu I knocked off earlier this year--the 'Acrobatics Necklace' you can find in my archive), so I knew I could make it.
So yes, fun tutorial coming tomorrow/later today.
What you’ll need:
1. Trace a small plate on a sheet of paper.
2. Fold paper in half.
3. Use a small bowl to trace shape of collar.
4. “”
5. Free hand trace the line so it joins your circle.
6. Cut it out.
7. Admire it.
8. Try it on; make sure it’s not ridiculously large.
9. Pin it to your doily/fabric/lace.
10. Cut it out carefully. If you don’t do a good job on step 10…well, as you can see I didn’t pin one half very well…so I ended up with this wobbly side. It’s ok, we fix this.
11. In order to even out the appearance, use your beads cleverly—glue them along the edge to ‘fatten’ the curve and even out the shape.
12. Do not bead all the way up the neck of each side of the bib—you’ll need this fabric bead-free later.
13. While you are placing beads randomly, remember the inside and outside edges need continuous coverage.14. Try to cluster beads by colour.
15. Try to repeat some parts of the pattern on both sides for some level of continuity…like in the center.
16. All done beading. While E600 takes a very short time to dry, it’s best to leave it dry overnight. Be patient. Also, if you’ve never worked with E600 before and the fumes start to get to you a bit and you think you’re getting high…well you probably are. Crack a window. Abort the E600 if it’s making you feel skeeved out—especially understandable with the ‘known to the state of California to cause cancer’ bit on the label. Go ahead and use a glue gun instead. What, I should have mentioned this around step 11? OH SORRY.
17. Ok, you’ve cut 2 pieces of ribbon for the ties, but you don’t want them to get frizzed and frazzled(alliteration)—time to take a lighter to the ends.
18. There they are—of equal length!
19. Take the bit of fabric you left bare at the neck and fold it over. Take a pair of scissors and snip a little vertical slit into the fabric.
20. Pull the ribbon thru the hole.
21. “”
22. Tie a knot.
23. Glue that knot and the excess ribbon down. Flip over to the front of the collar, and glue the ribbon that overlaps with the neck down as well. Repeat steps 19-23 on each side.
