DIY - Painted Rhinestone Necklace

My house is full of DIY this week.  I'm feeling very creative. We're doing tons of DIY for our wedding. This weekend we are planning a big DIY weekend. My mom is coming to town and we'll be hard at work on lots of wedding projects. Over the weekend I stopped by Forever 21 to check out their rhinestone necklaces.  I've been itching to create a painted rhinestone necklace for a long time.  I love using nail polish as paint on DIY projects. Like on these sunglasses. Nail polish has a built in brush and I have a ton of colors at my disposal (nail polish obsession issue). 

The beauty of this DIY is the cost and how easy it is to make.  Spending a ton on a necklace was out of the question and F21 is the place for inexpensive jewelry.  I found two great necklaces and decided to go with the chunkier of the two for this DIY. Then I got to work with the nail polish.


SUPPLIES
Rhinestone Necklace - Forever 21 $8.80
Nail Polish (colors) - I chose two colors (hot pink and blue)
Nail Polish (clear) - used for sealing the necklace

My apologies for this awful photo.  This is what happens when you only take one picture and don't check your results.  I painted a thin coat on each rhinestone.  Then I went back and did a second coat.

After the second coat of colored polish dried, I painted each of the stones with clear polish.  This works as a sealant, just like on your nails. Then I let my necklace dry overnight.

I know I will be wearing this beauty often.  Forever 21 might be getting another visit.  I want to DIY a necklace in every color imaginable. If you love to read about DIY projects but you'd rather buy it already made, check out this affordable version from Forever 21 (in two color combos).

Long Weekend Rewind via Instagram - Memorial Day

I took a few days off last week to extend the Holiday Weekend.  We had lots to do around the house since we are hosting a grad party for some close family friends.  There was a little fun time squeezed into the days, in the form of shopping, eating and laughing.  A bit of sickness hit on Friday and it wasn't pretty but we rallied on Saturday for some power washing and deck painting.

The Sidewinder ring is one of my favorite Stella & Dot pieces and I tried out a new confetti mani.  My neon cap toe shoes turned out better than I'd hoped.  Check out the easy DIY here. I managed to do a little thrift store shopping for wedding DIY glass and I hit the Talbots Outlet on Monday and grabbed some fun summer pieces for 75% off! I had fun wearing some summer colors via a Stella & Dot arm party.  I've been testing out some new hair do's, including this side swept, bobby pinned bang with waves.  Summer heat always makes me want a short and easy hair cut.  I'm fighting that urge. So I'm trying some ways to keep my hair out of my face and off my neck.  We spent Sunday and Monday afternoon painting our deck.  It wasn't fun but it does look good and I'm glad it's done.

What did you do over the weekend?

Inspiration - Fashion Illustration

Drawing, painting and all forms of art have been a love of mine for many years. Most of my electives in college were art classes and to this day I regret not minoring in Art. By no means am I an accomplished artist but I love to play with drawing and painting and I make jewelry for fun, as you know.  I was doing a few searches for DIY supplies and ideas when I started to view fashion illustrations and really became inspired.  I had to share some of them with you. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

Great Book on the History of Fashion Illustration by Cally Blackman

Nothing says FASHION more than NYC - Elena Sofia Tinis

Beautiful Lines and Color - Aasha Ramdeen

Amazing Details - Kelly Smith

Because I'm a Child of the 80's - Patrick Nagel

This Print hangs in my office (with silver sunglasses) - Patrick Nagel