So, as discussed in my last DIY inspiration post I made a necklace inspired by one of jewelry designer Venessa Arizaga's pieces. Her original necklace is pictured on the left. I couldn't find thi...
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Image sources: One / Two / Three / Four / Five / Six / Seven / Eight I've been seriously inspired by a lot of Venessa Arizaga's jewelry for a couple ...
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Hey guys, do you remember these beaded hoop earrings that I did a DIY tutorial for last summer? Well, I teamed up with Darby Smart to turn them into a DIY KIT! It's available for sale in the...
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Finally, as promised I made a tutorial on how to make a ladder necklace. Sorry about the delay. This DIY project was inspired by a bunch of ladder necklaces made by Vanessa Mooney. This proj...
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As I was making the upcoming tutorial for the ladder necklace it occurred to me that making wire wrapped links was going to be a large part of the project. So I decided to make an info-graphic fo...
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Image sources: One / Two / Three / Four / Five / Six Images on model: Vanessa Mooney Today I wanted to explore the DIY possibilities o...
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Take 20% off your entire order until 12/3 with discount code THANKS20. Offer valid on www.JonelleMaira.com only. Free Gift Wrapping included! Reminder: please place your order by F...
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This was my late summer go-to "arm party" featuring 3 of my DIY bracelet projects. The Disco bracelet, the beaded skull bracelet and the Taos bracelet. My little Mimi started kindergarten. This w...
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This weekend has been cold, rainy and damp around here and I've been spending all of my time indoors. Usually spending more time indoors results in me drinking tea (mostly just to keep my hands w...
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These beaded hoop earrings were inspired by the designer versions that I talked about in yesterday's DIY inspiration post. I took the ideas that I liked from a few of the hoops I posted and I inc...
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Image sources: One / Two / Three / Four / Five / Six / Seven / Eight / Nine / Ten / Eleven I've noticed a trend of beaded hoop earrings emerging lately. Some are made with seed beads, vinta...
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I know most people seem to be coming here purely for the DIY, so i figure i'll give the people what they want. Another designer inspired bracelet that is easy and inexpensive to make. This projec...
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1/ screenprinted hourglass tank dress. 2/ ornate rhododendrons silk scarf. 3/ landscape triangles organic knit circle scarf. 4/ intersecting lines hand painted organic tee. Today's featured Etsy ...
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(both overalls pictured above are from here.) So Overalls are back, that totally happened. Did anyone else see it coming? Now that I think about it, it should have been easy to forecast their ret...
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I'm interrupting today with a little public service announcement. I wanted to remind you that the Google Reader service (and google friend connect) is ending on July 1 – but you don’t have to...
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I am a seriously huge fan of Lizzie Fortunato jewelry. Every collection the Fortunato sisters put out, I am more in awe then I was the time before. I am definitely inspired by their jewelry. The ...
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1/ stained glass triangle pendant. 2/ horseshoe pendant. 3/ raw gemstone necklace. 4/ faceted stud earrings. 5/ latitude longitude bracelet. 6/ chai bracelet. 7/ hammered cuff. 8/ hanging cu...
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Happy Memorial Day! Today I spent the day away from my messy workspace (seen above) and rode my bike all over town with the mister while Mimi spent the day with her papa. The mister rides some fa...
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Just a heads up to let you guys know that a selection of Jonelle Maira Jewelry is on sale at BRIKA for another 8 days. BRIKA is an online creative community that celebrates craft, storytelli...
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(Image Source: click each anklet to be taken to the source) I have been seeing various articles calling anklets or ankle bracelets a trend since early 2012 and I admit I was kinda skeptical that ...
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I spotted a pair of earrings at Anthropologie about 6 months ago and they inspired this DIY project. One thing that most people have in their jewelry box is an old pair of glitzy screw-back&...
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As promised, here is another installment of DIY BASICS. This time we are focusing on a little guide to the types of necklaces and the lengths that correspond to them. Knowing where you want...
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(Product Source: click each piece of jewelry to be taken to the source) I always have my DIY goggles on as I peruse the jewelry on popular shopping sites. Whenever I see something that look's DIY...
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I have caught the spring cleaning bug lately when it comes to my studio. I was having trouble figuring out what to do with all of my art supplies (i use them mostly when drawing out ideas in my s...
https://designthrift.blogspot.com/2013/04/maker-monday-getting-organized-in-studio.html
As I was perusing pinterest last week I found a picture of this bracelet by Vanessa Mooney. I instantly fell in love with the colors used and the choice of beads. Also, I have a soft spot for bra...
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