Accessories are every outfit’s best friend. The body harness trend was seen last summer and isn’t going anywhere this spring. For those who find the trend slightly intimidating to incorporate in their everyday wardrobe, the hand chain is the perfect option to test out the edgy look. A cross between a bracelet and a ring, hand chains come in a variety of styles. These unusual jewelry pieces dress up any outfit and are simple to create.

Feel free to alter this simple hand chain with different chain lengths or beads to personalize your own on-trend piece. Pair it with a crochet maxi dress for a bohemian feel, or try jeans and a graphic tee for a more casual outfit.

Materials needed: delicate metal chain, jump rings, lobster-claw clasp, wire cutter, round-nose pliers

Steps:
1. Use the chain to measure length needed to wrap around wrist
2. Cut chain according to wrist size
3. Cut chain into 1-, 1.5-, 2, and 8-inch pieces
4. Lay out design to see where jump rings will go
5. Use jump rings to connect the chains
6. Attach lobster-claw clasp

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From a young age I started displaying a small, pre-lit Christmas tree in my room each year for the holiday season and decorated it based on my current style preferences. I have since graduated to a larger tree for my current apartment, but over the years I have accumulated quite the collection of decorations, most of which I have outgrown stylistically. This year I had the idea to do a modern interpretation on decorating for the holidays with a metallic-themed tree. Rather than buying all new ornaments, I decided to save a couple bucks and revamp my eclectic collection of ornaments to fit my current taste. I bought a can of metallic sliver spray paint and a bottle of loose glitter and went to town on my old ornaments. To get the same results, follow my step-by-step instructions to make your own do-it-yourself metallic ornaments.

Materials Needed:
-Newspaper
-Rubber gloves
-Ornaments
-Ornament hooks or paper clips
-Metallic spray paint
-Loose glitter

Steps:
1. Spread out newspaper in an outdoor area.
2. Wearing rubber gloves, hold the ornament by the hook over the newspaper and spray an even coat of spray paint over the entire ornament. If you don’t have ornament hooks, bent paperclips will work.
3. Hook the ornament somewhere to dry where it will not rub against anything. I used a metal outdoor planter stand.
4. Wait 10 minutes and spray and second coat of paint and immediately sprinkle the ornament with glitter as desired.
5. Repeat step 3 until ornament is completely dry.

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Detachable Collar

Fall is all about layering but not about the bulk. Here is a quick and easy way to recycle an unused button-up and transform it into a chic detachable collar. If you don’t have one of your own, find a cheap collared shirt at a thrift store. Once completed, pair this collar with a shirt or sweater with a high neckline for a polished, layered look.

Studs are used in this do-it-yourself, but other embellishments, such as beads, buttons, pearls or even sequins, can be used.

Materials: scissors, studs (optional) and pliers (optional)

Steps:

1. Look for a button-up shirt that has a sturdy collar. Structured collars work best with this project.
2. Cut around the collar, keeping the button in the center. Be careful to not cut the seams.
3. Place studs in desired place and push until the stud pierces the fabric (the stud is sharp!).
4. Use pliers to fold the stud’s prongs in one at a time, securing the stud.

Chained Collar Tips

If you want to try the embellished collar trend without the commitment, another idea is to embellish a collared shirt with removable DIY collar tips using a pair of clip-on earrings.

Materials: gold chain cut to desired length, clip-on earrings, two jewelry jump rings and tweezers

Steps:

1. Use tweezers to loosen jump rings. It is important to grasp one end of the ring and pull up vertically to avoid damaging the ring.
2. Hook one end of the chain as well as the clip-on earring to one jump ring. Secure with tweezers.

Repeat the same procedure

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