…reboot, refresh, restart… (DIY, Superfresh)
StyleLikeU has proven itself to be more of a creative influence for me than any other medium that intends to inspire. Blogs can only go so far with pictures and blurbs; magazines tend to bore me with ad after ad after ad. SLU is more of a catchall of cool people with time to spare and the balls to open up their closets and thoughts to the world; no pressure, no selling points, and amazing variety. Most of the time, after I’m finished playing the part of voyeur, I’m led to edit my closet, make something, refashion something, or buy something. Weird how that happens, eh?
After watching these videos (and aside from feeling like I needed to clear out my closet for the 37th time…), I felt the urge to throw things together; to reinvent and repurpose items left to languish in piles hidden in drawers. I made peace with the chain scraps and odds & ends lying around my desk and turned a few into the following. I wouldn’t call them the most sophisticated or well-composed, but I love them.
Yes, that is an actual .44 bullet. I told you a while back about my…thing…for violent accessories. A brass ankh and silver charm with a lotus stamped into it have since been added to the other silver bracelet. You guys know how much I love my lotus flowers.
Counter-clockwise from left: ankh charm that I’ve had for YEARS, chandelier crystal, mini tankard, antique jailer’s key, and vintage button from Michelle on a long vintage chain I had tucked away.
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In the communal spirit of DIYness, I want to shout out Lori, one half of the gorgeous blog His & Hers Chicago (which I am completely in LOVE with), who made this beautiful Love necklace out of wire and a broken Forever 21 necklace:
Dope, right? I KNOW!!!!! If you haven’t already, CLICK. His & Hers.
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Sooooooooo, is there anything you have that you have left over from broken jewelry/abandoned projects/finding ish on the streets that you want to salvage? Tell me! We’ll brainstorm and turn it into something cool…or at least wearable…
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17 Responses to “…reboot, refresh, restart…”
oooh thanks for the tips!they do seem super cool!
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Alicia Reply:
April 13th, 2010 at 11:44 pm
Thanks, J!!
I want to see your SLU video, especially in that insanely DOPE house that you live in (which reminds me, I have pictures to post — but not of the private areas, of course).
Love the bullet bracelet. Love violent jewelry.
I love you.
Theend.
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Alicia Reply:
April 13th, 2010 at 3:18 pm
I love you back, sugarlumps!! When are you coming baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack???
And I think my house is more interesting than my closet ever could be. LOL.
I adore bullet casings and actual bullets made into jewelry. I have loads of old jewelry that I need to figure out what the hell I’m going to do with them. And of course, there’s mom’s red coral necklace with a broken string I need to get repaired… since she doesn’t know I borrowed it in the first place!
.-= a stylized hysteria´s last blog ..You want it all. You want it cheap. You want some peace. So you can sleep. =-.
Alicia Reply:
April 13th, 2010 at 8:50 pm
Oooh…maybe she’ll forget about it…
I LOVE EVERYTHING YOU MAKE AND I REALLY REALLY ENJOYED MARIO IM GOING TO HAVE TO SEND YOU SOME OF THE JEWELS I MAKE AND FIND AT VINTAGE SHOPS
Alicia Reply:
April 13th, 2010 at 8:50 pm
YAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!
That Love necklace is just the coolest thing ever – so creative! I have a bunch of half finished DIYs laying around my room, and this post is inspiring me to get working on them!
.-= Ashley´s last blog ..Wicked Plum Vintage =-.
Alicia Reply:
April 13th, 2010 at 8:50 pm
YAY! Finish them! It’s a load off your mind. Even better when you finish two or more.
Giiiiiiiiirl.
I also love Style Like U (aside from the fact that i randomly am sometimes like, hey i know that girl/guy).
And, yaaas, i have several boxes of broken pieces that i plan on doing something epic with. i just don’t know what yet. hmmm…
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Alicia Reply:
April 13th, 2010 at 9:30 pm
Bring ‘em over!!! We’ll crafternoon. =D
This necklace is awesome! Thanks for sharing!
xx Alex
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ooOOooh. that love necklace is the bomb diggity. yeah i said it.
um…i’m in the process of ‘downsizing’ (read: dumping shit i don’t wear EVER and have been hanging onto for ‘sentiment’. F sentiment lol), but will get back to you on that repurposing. i think i’ve seen a lot of potential for that in the dungeon that is my closet.
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Alicia Reply:
April 14th, 2010 at 12:09 pm
That’s what I need to be on. Sentimental clothing is taking up too much space.
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AWWW LOVE!!! Thank you so much for sharing the love necklace and the link love!! That was the best $6 I’ve spent in a long time lol.
~Lori
.-= hishers´s last blog ..My Addiction: Etsy =-.