In keeping with the red and green of Christmas theme I’m going to show you hot to make your own version of a Bohemian Bardot cuff. I posted that I had bought one of these lookalike rings from Lovisa a few months ago. And here’s the Samantha Wills Bohemian Bardot cuffs Now since these bangles […]
HOW TO: Slow down costume jewellery discolouration
When it comes to costume jewellery, expensive designer, chain store or eBay brand, it does not matter how expensive or how cheap it is it will all go the same way. Down the road to discolouration. Now one way around this is to save up and buy sterling silver or gold rings such as mine […]
DESIGNER INSPIRED: How to make your own version of Samantha Wills’ Smoke and Ice bracelet
This is the Samantha Wills smoke and ice bracelet. It retailed for about $130. It’s a 9 row bracelet consisting of gunmetal grey crystal beads on a 9 row spacer bar. It’s easy enough to buy these beads and spacer bars on ebay and I decided to do a gold one as well. Here are […]
DESIGNER INSPIRED: How to make your own version of Samantha Wills "All of the Lights" bracelet stack
Can you spot the difference? Nope? most couldn’t. I personally think $115 for this four piece bracelet set (on the left) is not only ridiculous but disgusting for beads and bracelets so easy to make or buy. I made this set by doing the simple easy steps below. So for $6.28, I made […]
DESIGNER INSPIRED: How to make your own version of Samantha Wills’ Another Perfect Day
Sometimes when designers and their companies put together stacks it’s from bracelets they’ve come across from markets or Chinese manufacturing plants they buy from, and so, thinking certain colours may look good together, they combine shapes, colours, and designs. Unfortunately the “designer” prices they put on these bracelets stacks don’t necessarily equate to how much […]
DESIGNER INSPIRED: How I made my own Samantha Wills "Bardot" jewellery set.
So last year I blogged about getting the Samantha Wills Cassiopeia bangle off eBay and how after three months it had broken. Well, after conferring with one of the girls from the company, a replacement was kindly offered, which I accepted. The ornament is a darker green so it does not go with the set I’m about […]
DESIGNER INSPIRED: How I made my own Samantha Wills "Crossroads" bangles
So recently you got to see my version of Samantha Wills “Skies are Painted” bracelet stack. Now it’s time for the “Crossroads” bangles. These are the two “Crossroads” bangles from Samantha Wills. Last year I found this one on ebay. As you can see, it’s blue with black stones, so only similar to the […]
