Stella and Dot

I wanted to announce that I've decided to try something new and become a  Stella & Dot independent stylist. A lot of you probably have already heard or know about Stella & Dot, but if you don't, it's a jewelry company that allows you to sell the jewelry online and by hosting trunk shows. While I'm still just starting off, I'm really excited about it. I've ordered quite a few pieces already and love all of it. They have everything from simple, everyday pieces to fun and quirky statement pieces. I'd love for you to check it out for yourselves and let me know what you think!

Statement Piece

Lucky and Michael's gave me the opportunity to make a jewelry "statement piece" and naturally, I jumped on it. Jewelry making actually really intimidates me. I've never made anything before in my life, but once I started looking around at the different selection of things that Michael's had, I got really excited.



I grabbed a bunch of this and that's with no clear set plan or image in mind. I just got stuff that I really liked and was drawn to. Once I laid everything out to see what I had to work with, I decided I wanted to put together a vintage-inspired necklace.






I added the military decal, bow and copper flowers to the brass chain, and then got some old keys I had and added those as well. I wanted it to look like an eclectic collection of old trinkets and keepsakes.

The finished product! Of course with any statement piece I always feel that I should tune down the rest of the outfit by wearing simple, neutral colors to make the jewelry the main focus of the outfit.



 

I had a lot of fun with my first experience of putting together jewelry. I've always had this false impression that jewelry-making was all about stringing together glass beads and I was fortunately mistaken. There's so many cute and unique pieces you can put together and the ideas are endless. I definitely don't think this will be my last time making something. If you'd like to try making your own statement piece, Michael's has a 25% off coupon, so now's the time to take advantage and make yourself somethin' nice!