DIY of the day / Današnji Napravi sam projekt





Today's DIY project is a brooch made of faux leather. I have sewn every single plastic bead by hand. The back side looks quite messy but it won't be visible anyway so who cares, right? At least I'm pretty sure that the beads won't fall out. I'm not against gluing as such  but I do love old school ways. That would be all. No long essays today....;) 

Današnji napravi sam projekt je broš od eko kože. Svaku sam plastičnu perlicu ušila posebno. Zadnja strana izgleda dosta neuredno, ali neće biti vidljiva pa koga briga? Barem sam sigurna da perlice neće ispasti. Nisam protiv ljepila, ali volim neke stvari raditi na starinski način.  To bi bilo sve. Danas nema dugih eseja....;)

Comments

  1. Lubka Henry21 May 2015 at 10:27

    I'd love to see you wearing it. It looks nice already :)

    Lu | www.balgarka.co.uk

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  2. Beauty Unearthly21 May 2015 at 10:27

    Great idea!...thx for sharing

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  3. Unknown21 May 2015 at 10:42

    Looking so cute!
    Have a nice evening!
    Photographer Gil Zetbase
    http://www.gilzetbase.com/

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  4. FelyM21 May 2015 at 10:45

    so nice...

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  5. What Taylor Buys21 May 2015 at 10:58

    Looks lovely :)
    http://whattaylorbuys.blogspot.co.uk/

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  6. Unknown21 May 2015 at 11:01

    Carina!

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  7. Rosalind21 May 2015 at 11:27

    I'm a great advocate of not worrying about what can't be seen - it makes me a very slapdash seamstress though! Great idea for a brooch.

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  8. Unknown21 May 2015 at 12:05

    You're fantastic! I need to be more crafty! :D

    ♥ | http://www.connect-the-cloths.com | xoxo
    http://blogspotter.co/connect-the-cloths

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    1. Ivana Split21 May 2015 at 13:22

      thank you Carsla. I noticed you followed me with gfc so I subscribed to your web page by mail ( I didn't find the gfc or bloglovin application but we can stay in touch this way too)

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  9. LoveT.21 May 2015 at 12:27

    Looks stylish ,great Work!

    kisses :)

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  10. Maja K21 May 2015 at 12:31

    Nešta novo, nešta posebno. Svidja mi se :) Morala bi da otvoriš neki Etsy shop pa da prodaješ svoje kreacije :) xx Maja

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  11. Style Sense Moments21 May 2015 at 12:38

    Ne verujem da bih ja imala strpljenja za tako nesto, divim ti se!!! ;)

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    1. Ivana Split21 May 2015 at 13:21

      otkada sam se započela baviti zlatovezom, nekako mi je lakše naći strpljenje za druge stvari jer puno lakše u usporedbi s tim:)

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  12. Dressed With Soul21 May 2015 at 13:10

    Dear Ivana, although I think I wrote it already many times, I'm again impressed how creative you are and I like the result of your actual DIY! I would have also preferred the sew the pearls - in general I think that sewing is the better solution :) Looking forward to the outfit post with the brooch!
    xx from Germany/Bavaria, Rena
    www.dressedwithsoul.com

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  13. Moscow Blogger21 May 2015 at 13:59

    amazing dear! I love it

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  14. Kezzie21 May 2015 at 14:37

    I love your dedication to creatitivy! I have not been so good recently! I think this daily blogging is to blame. The beads are really pretty! I look forward to seeing you wear it!
    I loved your cat update- really made me smile. I haven't seen Llittle White One for a couple of days- he's been hiding and I've been very late home!x

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  15. Linda21 May 2015 at 16:47

    Beautiful and creative!

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  16. Iván The Trendy Surfer21 May 2015 at 16:47

    Nice DIY Ivana, so creative !!!w


    Kiss

    http://www.thetrendysurfer.com/

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  17. Unknown21 May 2015 at 20:09

    Such a talented lady! Next I suspect you may teach us how to rebuild our car motor or land a small plane. Nothing would surprise me, your abilities seem endless :) xoxo

    All Things Bright and Lovely

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  18. dutyfreedame21 May 2015 at 21:13

    hm, you're right. who cares :) ? I think the color combo is great and I love teal so you really can't go wrong there ;)

    Duty Free Dame | Bloglovin

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  19. Coco21 May 2015 at 22:56

    Marvellous creation darling! Love it!!
    Baci,
    Coco et La vie en rose - Valeria Arizzi

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  20. The Dainty Dolls House22 May 2015 at 01:02

    Wonderful, I love the beading :))) xx

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  21. skin-ny-cature22 May 2015 at 01:07

    Cute dear J
    lena
    http://skinnycature.com/wanderlust/

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  22. Rasz22 May 2015 at 01:39

    it looks amazing: modern and vintage style in one piece of art <3

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  23. HariRari22 May 2015 at 01:39

    It's great ^^
    xx

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  24. Unknown22 May 2015 at 02:04

    What a beautiful piece of DIY! Where do you draw all your inspiration from? You're like a bottomless well of creativity :)

    Jasmin xx
    http://www.whatdefinesus.com

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  25. Bárbara Marques22 May 2015 at 04:25

    It must have taken you a lot of time to finish it, but it looks so cool :)

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  26. GlamourZONE22 May 2015 at 04:28

    stunning

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  27. Unknown22 May 2015 at 04:36

    U pravu si. I sigurna sam da će tako duže i trajati. Prelepo izgleda i boje su divne :)

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  28. the chilicool22 May 2015 at 06:30

    Very nice!
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  29. ღღČяїstinEεїз22 May 2015 at 06:50

    It's so cute dear! Can't wait to see you wear it!!! :)

    love lots,
    Tin

    mypoeticisolation.blogspot.com

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  30. Rowena @ rolala loves22 May 2015 at 08:03

    To hand sew all those beads sounds like a lot of work but with such a pretty result, I bet you don't mind. No one's going to look at the back side anyway ;p

    Rowena @ rolala loves

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  31. Oksana Zolotukhina22 May 2015 at 11:22

    This is some really chic inspiration, thanks for sharing dear!
    Enjoy the weekend!

    http://fairyland111.blogspot.com/

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  32. Shireen L. Platt22 May 2015 at 12:26

    Wow, that takes a lot of time, effort and patience to see all those beads, much respect to you, Ivana...I wouldn't have the patience to do it. I look forward to the finish product and hopefully you'll show us how you style it. xx

    Shireen | Reflection of Sanity

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  33. Anonymous22 May 2015 at 13:20

    Love it!

    Please click on the link on my post
    http://helderschicplace.blogspot.com/2015/05/silver-shoes-with-sheinside.html

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  34. Mila22 May 2015 at 14:06

    Pa ženo draga ti si prava riznica super ideja! :) Nekidan mi se rasula jedna draga narukvica i već sam se razmišljala što ću s tim silnim perlicama i kako ih iskoristiti, baš bih si mogla napraviti ovakav jedan cool ukras. Možda ih zalijepim i na karton pa napravim ogrlicu, sutra ću se pozabaviti s tim pa ti javim što sam uspjela :D

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  35. Franka23 May 2015 at 08:51

    Super stvarno, svaka cast! :)

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