I've recently been lusting over Tom Binns' collection of hand-painted crystal pieces, like the necklace above. Unfortunately most of them are too far out of my price range to rationalize purchasing, so I decided to do as I did last time and recreate the look myself.
I decided to start with a plain crystal necklace (which I found at Forever21 for less than ten dollars!) and paint the stones by hand with nail polish. I had debated using acrylics, but decided nail polish would be easier to use and would likely provide a smoother finish. I was nervous I'd have to be super precise, but it was actually incredibly easy and foolproof–and I'm loving the result!
I used several different colors this time, since I was trying to replicate the Tom Binns necklace, but I'm looking forward to revamping another old necklace using just the citrus colors, which I think will look even more amazing. I'm also looking forward to trying my hand at some of his other pieces (like these earrings and this bracelet!)
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LOVE THIS!!!!
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ReplyDeleteWOW!!!!! That is so creative and fun. That is some outside-of-the-box thinking girl!!!
ReplyDeleteI love that you used nail polish, so clever! Great job!
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Lia
Lovely idea!!! So creative
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Laura
this is genius! i too have been obsessing over tom binns everything...this is incredible! i'm going to seriously go out and try this today! :) thanks for the great tip!
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What brand of nail polish did you use? I would assume that you would have to use a something decent like Essie, Opi, etc.
ReplyDeleteFunny you mention that, I actually have a ton of Essie and OPI brands already at home, but I went out to buy cheaper ones in the colors I wanted, I literally went for the cheapest (and brightest) I could find from CVS... doesn't need to be a good brand, I think they were mostly Sally Hansen quick dry neons, and I caved and used one of my essies for the reddish orange... really any brand will work... nail polish has a fluidity that acrylics don't which is why this is so foolproof!
ReplyDeleteWow!! I never would have thought of this but I'm definitely going to try it out!!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great idea! Love it!
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Amazing! I'm totally doing this! I've been lusting over that Tom Binns necklace for a while now too...
ReplyDeleteOMG, I absolutely love this, I must try it. Thanks for posting!!
ReplyDeleteP.S: Where is the orange bag from (I love the colour from what I can see), do you have a link please?
Of course! Glad you liked it! It's a cambridge satchel, I actually did a whole post on it here:
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This looks so incredible!! Love it, what a great idea! Who would have thought nail varnish could make jewellery look so fancy?? =) x
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Where would I find a necklace like this TO paint? O_O
ReplyDeleteI've seing a necklace in H&M since last month but I didn't feel like wearing it. To shinny. Sooooooooo yesterday I saw this and the necklace is already at home plus two bracelets. If I have time, this weekend I'll create a nice DIY :) :) :)
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you are a genius! I recently DIYed some earrings I found at the flea market. Need to do a necklace like this!
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