Benefits of Fashion Accessories DIY & 4 Ways to be Smart About Them
Exercise?
Oh, I thought you said accessorise?
BELTS, SUNGLASSES, EARRINGS, HANDBAGS, SCARVES, BROOCHES, SHOES …
Don’t we all just love them? Accessories make a look finished.
Besides they are so practical, because within a few seconds splash of bright colourful spot or a few personal touches can be added to make our look refined or accentuate and flatter. Which is even better, for their game-changer qualities they don’t take up as much space as our clothes.
Accessories are really like jolly jokers to our wardrobe. All you need is a little fantasy and creativity and your attire can be kept fresh and on-trend. Accessories evolve with fashion trends and always find the way to turn things around. Accessories are truly an effortless way of spicing up an outfit, they are like smooth operators, some of them are subtle enough can’t even be noticed straight away but is able to shape a perception of the look with the details.
And of course, there are the ones you can notice immediately as they spice up the appearance with wit and humour such as an unusual funny quirky handbag or a fluffy, soft and warm wrap of colourful pom pom pom pom pom pom necklace.
Do you love adding more creative and inventive pieces to the array of collection of your fashion accessories ? Whilst buying them is an option still - for a typical DIY-er true joy settles when the passion for the making kicks in and the idea strikes … how can I ?
There is such an endless list of brilliant things you can do, making hair clips, purses, rings, belts or hand muffs, but you can add embellishments to your shoes, such as flowers, and butterflies… the list goes on and on.
Are you looking to learn about the benefits that effortlessly comes with making your own fashion accessories ? Here are 4 smart advantages that you can consider when DIY accessories.
4 EFFORTLESSLY PRACTICAL BENEFITS OF DIY ACCESSORIES
Be effortlessly chic and effortlessly sustainable
I think of customised fashion items as long term investments, since they are crafted and shaped exactly to our taste, the chance increases for them being a part of our wardrobe for a longer time, rather than accessories being thrown away after a season.
Creating sustainable accessory is just furthering the benefit of the making process. For example, it takes a few fabric scraps to make your own oversized scrunchies.
Looking to add more sustainable fashion to your wardrobe?
You can take it one step further and start recycling and upcycling your wardrobe. Recycle your belt into a bracelet or upcycle your t-shirt and create a necklace with large beads. Try recycled DIY accessory projects and challenge yourself resisting the impact of buying new.
If you are into sewing, why don’t you make handbags out of felt? Recently I have posted about why I believe every beginner sewist should really store up felt in many colours. I think it is such an easy way to turn your vision into reality, felt is affordable material and also very easy to work with. Crafting with felt is also perfect for no - sew projects, as well!
Here are my sewing crafts from sustainable felt material. Learn why felt is gentle to the Planet!
2. Be effortlessly on budget & spare money
Be a devotee to colours, have a crush for sensible pearly style or minimal bangles - it will bring a new aura of freshness without a drastic change in ones bank balance.
For many people it is not feasible to change a whole wardrobe season after season, it isn’t fair on the Planet for sure either. With a few customised trendy handbags or scarves and statement jewellery you can make wonders to your old sets and create new appearances whilst stay easy on the purse.
3. Customise them and let your personality shine
Make exactly what and how you want, be it as dreamlandy, loud, minimal, colourful, subtle, baroque, festival, divine goddessy it is going to be your own brand and it is going to be just as special and unique.
4. Decision fatigue is the enemy of modern day
We have days when we get tired whilst tirelessly sampling through our closet looking for a favourable fashion combination for the day and ending up running out of time. To tackle decision fatigue and save time and energy just go for the plainest look and grab your happy accessories or a statement necklace in a bold and bright colour to bring your outfit alive. Let accessories walk the talk. It will not only energise you, but will save you a ton of time!
Think about all the smart ways you can spend those hours!
If tailoring and sewing massive fashion projects are not your cup of tea then find fun and easy DIY accessory projects, like making your own unusual handbags to put a smile on your face.
What is your morning trick? Do you have any go-to items you always reach for when running out of time ?
Looking forward to hear about your fashion accessory projects. Which one are you? Is jewellery making your speciality ? Or creating necklaces out of plastic straws is what keeping you up at night ? Whatever it is, share it with us and keep making and inspiring others.
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Spice it up with Dori is a blog about bright DIY fashion, crafts & lots of creative endeavours. Things that put a smile on your face. My aim is to create an upbeat positive vibe so you can as well cultivate your inner-creativity and establish an innovative DIY way of lifestyle and spice things up with your personal touch.
