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 […]
DESIGNER INSPIRED: How to make your own version of Samantha Wills "Skies are Painted" bracelet stack.
I don’t know whether I have ever mentioned this, but I buy designs, not designers. And with designer prices being so ridiculously expensive, sometimes I would rather buy what could be considered a knock off than the real thing (whether that’s the done thing or not), although these days chain stores and eBay sellers […]
HOW TO: Make pink animal bead bracelets to go with that pink animal bead necklace
So this week I’m showing you how I make a stretch bracelet stack. All rather simple and most people know how to do it. Step 1 – count out how many beads you think you’ll need and thread onto good thick beading elastic. But don’t ever cut the elastic before you thread. Some people […]
