The Chain Draped Goddess Harness

I know it's semi-normal to be obsessed with your own creations, but honestly.... I think I out-did myself on this one:

Measurements
-From collarbone to last draped chain: 14"
-16" neck space
-34" draped chain in back
-12" off draped chain detailing

It can be tough to find the perfect piece of statement jewelry to add to an ensemble, but we think you'll agree when we say this bold accessory really suits your amazing sense of style. The unique design and feminine rose chain actually creates a slimming effect through your torso for a sensational look that you can always rely on. Pair it with a black tank top, skinny jeans, and stilletos or drape it over a boring, t-shirt dress for a whole new look. Magnetic clasps behind the neck and behind the back make it a breeze to slip on and off. One size fits all.

The Chain Draped Goddess Harness

I know it's semi-normal to be obsessed with your own creations, but honestly.... I think I out-did myself on this one:

Measurements
-From collarbone to last draped chain: 14"
-16" neck space
-34" draped chain in back
-12" off draped chain detailing

It can be tough to find the perfect piece of statement jewelry to add to an ensemble, but we think you'll agree when we say this bold accessory really suits your amazing sense of style. The unique design and feminine rose chain actually creates a slimming effect through your torso for a sensational look that you can always rely on. Pair it with a black tank top, skinny jeans, and stilletos or drape it over a boring, t-shirt dress for a whole new look. Magnetic clasps behind the neck and behind the back make it a breeze to slip on and off. One size fits all.

Make a Flirty Summer Button Necklace!! {tutorial}

I am so excited for Summer! 

Hopefully the warm weather will come to Utah sometime soon.

{It has been snowing here this week.}

In the meantime, I made a few Summer necklaces. 

Here's the first:

Flirty Button Necklace

I love the white and turquoise color scheme. 

It seems so beachy to me!!

If you want to make one here's what I did:

Supplies:

Cotton Fabric (I used a Dollar Store Flour Sack}

A couple other fabric scraps

Felt

Buttons

Covered Button Kit

Hot Glue Gun

Ribbon

Scrapbook Brads

Here's what I did:

• I cut out a felt bib form -- about 5 inches wide by 3 inches high.

• Then I made a couple fabric flowers. Nancy from My Blonde Ambitions has a great tutorial on how to make these.

• Once I made the fabric flowers. I laid the flowers, buttons and brads on the felt template until I liked the way it looked. Then I glued the flowers, buttons and brads on the felt.

• The last thing I did was glue two pieces of ribbon onto the back of the felt half circle.

Super easy!

And I love the flirty look of the necklace. 

Perfect for Summer

And, if you want more great necklace ideas, head over to Ucreate for more fantastic button necklaces and Becca from Blue Cricket Designs just made a really cute Button Necklace too.  

xoxox

PS -- Coming up this week:

A Summertime Activity Idea tomorrow

A Great Guest Tutorial

A Fab Giveaway

A Fun Party Idea 

And more!!!

Guest Post -- make a Nautical, Anthro-inspired Necklace!! {tutorial}

 Hi, I'm Nina from Momma
Go Round, and I'm SO excited to be here today with Jen!
 

Since day one of my blogging adventure I've looked up to Jen, so it's a real
honor to be on TT&J!

Momma Go Round is
all about the miracles, milestones, and meltdowns of
motherhood. I love to figure out my style in my series Real
Momma, Real Style, share crazy tales of life with a 2 year old, my
weight loss journey, recipes, things I love, and of course crafts!

Flutter
Flower Shirt Tutorial

Composition
Book Cover Tutorial

Today I would like to share with you my latest Anthropologie
knock off inspired necklace!

Pleated Bead Necklace

Fabric - Large Round Beads - Scissors - Thread - Needle

Cut a strip down the length of your fabric that is twice as
wide as your beads. My beads were about 1/2 inch in diameter, so I cut
my strip 1 inch thick.

Iron your strip in
half.

Leaving a few
inches at the end, fold strip into two pleats and stitch through.
(My fabric was 42 inches, so I needed
to leave a tail to attach another strip to tie off the necklace. If
you are lucky enough to have a fabric from a longer bolt, you may want
to leave more of a tail for tie off)

Feed bead onto needle and stitch through.

Add two more
pleats to the other end of the bead and stitch through. Then stitch
back through both sets of pleats and the bead.

Continue until you have desired number of beads. If you got
lucky and have long enough fabric, you could stop here by simply tying
off the ends. I was not so fortunate, so I had to add some
on.

I simply knotted on additional strips of fabric to the tails
of the beaded strip.

I LOVE my new Anthro necklace without the Anthro price tag!
Perfect for dressing up a "getting stuff done today" outfit
:)

Thank you so much
for having me today Jen!

--


Nina Banks
www.mommagoround.com

Nina -- that necklace is awesome!

I LOVE nautical stripes for Spring. So cute!!

Nina has so much fun going on at her blog.

Not only does she craft: 

{J Crew-inspired Scalloped Petal Tee Tutorial}

But Nina is also so cute and she has great fashion tips and advice

to help REAL women wear trendy, stylish clothes in flattering ways!

 

And she has a link party on Mondays called Real Momma, Real Style where Nina shows off a fashion idea and YOU can link up something to help other women feel good about themselves.

 {Nina showed how real women can wear leggings in this post. Love it!!}

Be sure to stop by Momma Go Round and say hi to Nina :) 

xoxo

PS -- Have you checked out Jamielyn's fun Spring Into Silhouette Party?? 

It's a Blog Hop, with Guest Tutorials and Giveaways!!  

Such a fun party!!

Guest Project -- Anthropologie-inspired Bib Necklace!!

I think I'll spare you all the mushy details about the admiration, respect and general happy feelings I have towards Jen and the fabulous TT&J blog.  She is basically pure awesome {but you all know that}, so I'll skip to the real reason I am here today...

To teach you how to make this super duper, crazy easy, Anthropologie inspired, lace and pearl bib necklace.

And this is me, Little Miss Momma {aka Ashley}, wearing said necklace and taking photos of myself through the bathroom mirror {I kinda do that a lot}.

I have a little blog where I like to write about my life lessons as a Momma-in-training {with some occasional crafting during nap time}.

And now, lets make a necklace together:

Here's what you need:

Beige felt {about a square foot}

Pretty Trimming/Lace

Necklace chain {mine is 24 inches, but 18 works well too}

Pearls or other embellishments

Glue gun

First, cut out three felt circles in the size you want your lace flowers.

Cut one circle larger than the others--this will be the middle flower.

Apply a circle of hot glue around the border of one of the felt circles.

Apply the edge of the lace to the the glue.

Continue this process until you have glued down the lace spiraled all the way to the center. Cut the extra lace and glue down the end.

Glue down your pearl embellishments into the center of your flowers.



Now, lay out the flowers on top of the felt in the shape of your necklace.

Glue down the middle flower first.

Next, we get the chain ready.

Here is the chain I ended up using {not the same as the one in the supplies picture}.

Cut the necklace in half.

Apply hot glue to the back of the flower and lay about 3/4 inch of the chain in the glue.

Repeat the same step with the other chain piece.

Now turn over the flowers and glue them into place on either side of the center flower. Lastly, trim the remaining felt from around the flowers.

And that's it!

Here is another necklace I made using a similar tutorial {click here}.

Happy Crafting!

xoxo,

-ashley

Thanks Ashley!!!



Do you know Little Miss Momma?? If not -- you are really missing out! Ashley is one of my favorite bloggers ever! There are so many reasons I think she's awesome -- she's funny, she's sincere, she's adorable and she's honest. Plus she's so talented!!

 Are these Glamour Gloves the cutest gift idea ever, or what?

This arrangement is such a simple and beautiful idea!

This Funky Push Pin Board is another great homemade gift idea!



And, I loved her "Secrets Series. So honest and powerful.

You will love her blog!!! 

 {oh, did I mention that she has a beautiful etsy shop? 

I MAY have an obsession with her rings, just saying...}

And, I am so excited to be blogging over at Ashley's beautiful blog today. I am sharing the Whimsical Felt Trees I made for my family room mantle. Come over and say hi! 

Have a great day! 

xoxo

 And have you checked out the Groopdealz today??? It's Brittany's Ruffle Rings -- for $4!!!! Make a wonderful stocking stuffer, teacher gift or gift for a friend!!  





PS -- Thanks everyone who has linked up their Homemade Gift Ideas for the Holly Bloggy Christmas Party!! Almost 400 ideas have been linked up so far!! And, don't forget to check out today's CRAFT linky party over at Craft Envy, along with more giveaways!!