DIY Ring Charm Bracelet

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Did you guys happen to see that one bracelet on Jewelmint? You know, this one:

When I saw it, I immediately thought it was very cool idea. And I also thought it would be a perfect DIY. I have so many dainty little rings in my jewelry box, that while they still mean a lot to me, I don’t really wear anymore. So I thought it would be perfect to recycle them into a brand new piece of jewelry!

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what you need:

- assorted old rings

-extra charms

-assorted size jump rings

-toggle clasp

-jewelry pliers

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A step by step guide really isn’t needed for this one. Simply attach the rings and charms together with the jump rings until you have the look and length you are going for. Be as uniform or random as you want. Another good idea is to mix metals. If I would’ve had other jump rings than silver, I definitely would have used them.

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Snow Day

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worn on January 21st, 2011

Its almost the end of January, and we finally got some snow! 

I’ve actually spent the last days sick. Stuffy nose, watery eyes, sore throat - the works. So the last thing I really need to be doing is standing out in the cold taking outfit photos (sorry mom!). But at least I’m bundled up, right?

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sweater: Gap; Buffalo Exchange

shirt: thrifted 

pants: Gap

necklace: Bobbles & Lace

hat: Anthropologie

boots: Sorel

Taking Care Of Business

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worn on January 19th, 2011

HollyDolly is now accepting sponsors for the month of February! Email me at HLKeenan22 (at) gmail (dot) com for more info.

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cape: American Apparel; gift

skirt: swapped and DIYed

hat: Urban Outfitters; DIYed

tights: ?

booties: Boutique 9

Convert

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worn on January 16th, 2011

I told you that you would be seeing more of the faux fur items from yesterdays post :) I’m kind of obsessed with the vest, and I have the urge to wear it with everything. No really… everything. Would you mind? Well you may not have much of a choice, because I can pretty much guarantee you right now that you will be seeing a lot more of it.

Now I know why so many of you fashionable ladies are so into this fur trend. 

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vest: handmade

tee: Urban Outfitters

skirt: Vintage

necklace: Express

belt: Coach

tights: H&M

boots: STEVEN Steve Madden

THREE Faux Fur DIYs

I’m on a roll with my one project a week goal. So much so that I did three this week instead of one! I was inspired by one of my favorite DIY  and lifestyle blogs - Cotton and Curls , who just recently did a faux fur week with 6 different projects!

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My first two projects were taken straight from Liz. If you are interested in the instructions, make sure to check out her pom pom  and boxy vest tutorials. As well as the rest of her faux fur projects. 

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And then I went off on my own for my third item - a faux fur snood!

Heres what you would need:

-faux fur

-measuring tape

-sewing machine

-needle and thread

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1. Cut out a piece of fur aprox. 36 x 28”

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2. With right sides together (fur sides together), fold the fur in half the long way, creating a tube. Sew along the edge. 

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3. Next, turn the tube right side out again, so the fur is on the outside. Being the ends on the tube together, and pin and sew as far around as you can. For me it was a little more than half way. 

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4. finish closing the ends by hand stitching. Don’t worry if your hand sewing isn’t the greatest - the best part about working with the faux fur is that it hides all of the stitching!

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And voila, a new cozy snood :)

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Don’t worry, you will see a lot more of these three items in upcoming outfit posts!

My New Green Pants

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worn on January 14th, 2011

Brrrrrr, it was really cold this weekend!

I wore this out on saturday for a little wedding filled morning with my friend Ashlee. We went wedding dress shopping for her (and found the one! Yay Ash!) and then grabbed some lunch where it was non stop wedding talk. I’m getting married in July, and she is getting married in September, so we have double the wedding fun!

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sweater, pants, and scarf: H&M

shirt: BCBG

heels: Forever21

bag: THEIT bossi bag

The Little Things

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worn on January 11th, 2011

After almost 6 months, I finally got around to getting my hair trimmed. Yay! It needed it. Badly. When your hair gets this long (and longer), taking off and inch and a half doesn’t really look like it makes much of a difference. But it makes a wooooorld of a difference to me. And my bangs. It feels so good to not have them getting in the way of my glasses. Woohoo happy dance!

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tee: Stylemint

bow necklaces: Hollydolly

skirt: American Apparel

tights: ?

boots: Dolce Vita

Jewelmint

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worn on January 8th, 2011

Do you like my necklace? It is my first Jewelmint piece! 

If you haven’t heard of Jewelmint yet, it is an exclusive  jewelry line created by Kate Bosworth and Cher Coulter. When you join, you take a personal style quiz which helps them create your own personal showroom with pieces that best match your style. Every month new pieces will be added to your showroom, and every piece is only $29.99 with free shipping. Pretty sweet, right?

But if you sign up now, you can use the code bos990 at checkout to receive 50% off your first month of Jewelmint, courtesy of the Boston MBA Team. 

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tee: Gap

cardigan: Victoria’s Secret

hat: stolen from Boo

necklace: Jewelmint, use code bos990 for 50% off your first month, c/o the Boston MBA Team

jeans: BCBGeneration

tights: Urban Outfitters

heels: Forever21