Refashion Rescue: 60s Style Earrings

I loved the shape of these drop earrings when I scooped them up for $1 at a local flea market- however, I wasn't in love with the color so I just painted them! This is super simple and very similar to my vintage hand mirror refashion post. Now I love their 1960s look and they will be much more versatile!

Refashioning a Jewelry Piece:

1. Gather Supplies.
• Jewelry piece you want to change the color of (Could be anything! Jewelry with details that are semi-flat or flat are easier)
• Krylon silver foil metallic spray paint (or whatever color you prefer)
• Cosmetic wedge sponge
2. Spray your paint on the sponge and press onto the piece.
3. Repeat until you get the desired effect/ level of coverage.
4. Let it dry and enjoy your new jewelry piece! 

Do you have any other jewelry refashions or DIY's? I'd love to hear them!

Refashion Rescue: Vintage Hand Mirror

I picked up a vintage hand mirror recently for $2 while out thrifting. I was excited because I had been wanting a mirror to use functionally to see the back of my hair (since I never look at it!) Instead of going out and buying a cheap mirror at the drugstore I decided to wait for something pretty (and vintage) to catch my eye! However, thanks to the thrift store's method of pricing- when I took the clear tape off it also removed some of the design. I figured that was just a good excuse to embellish my mirror.... so here's what I did.

Supplies:

• Hand mirror 
• Krylon silver foil metallic spray paint (or whatever color you prefer)
• Cosmetic wedge sponge
• Super glue adhesive
• Old brooch (this was actually a cheapy necklace pendant and was a bright blue color)

Steps:

• In order to get your brooch color to mesh with your design, spray some of the spray paint onto the sponge and press onto the part of your jewel that you want to cover. Continue until you get the desired look, letting the paint dry a few minutes in between applications.
• Apply your adhesive to the back of your brooch and press onto the center of your mirror.
• Enjoy gazing at yourself in your new jeweled vintage hand mirror :)

Betty Boop!

I was going to give this dress away because it had short sleeves which were too tight... But- I loved the cut of the dress and couldn't bear it so I cut the sleeves off so now its a sleeveless dress! The other thing I did was unfold the collar to make it lay flat so it gave this beautiful vintage looking pointed bodice. My hair was going wild with the results of half done pin curls so I just pinned it up some and went out the door. At work I had 2 people comment that I was looking sort of Betty Boop! Love that! What do you think?

The Details:
Dress- Primark-London
Platforms- Steve Madden
Belt- vintage (came with a jacket from a consignment store)
Gold watch- estate sale piece from my Aunt Sandy

Photo of Betty Boop via Androgynous Soul.  

Refashion Rescue: Beaded Headband

Today I wanted to share a fun Grecian inspired look I did. The inspiration piece was this DIY headband I refashioned from the beaded collar of a top I had that was stained. All I did was cut around the fabric of the collar area with fabric scissors- all the way to the back so that I had two long fabric pieces. Then you can just tie those pieces together and pin for a headband or wear as a necklace. That's it!

The Details:
Headband- DIY refashion rescue
2 teal scarves tied together to make one- free (part of a uniform for a company I worked for)
Cotton lounge-around dress- thrifted
Floral wedges- hand me down from Stacy
Bracelet- part of a set from an Indian store in Atlanta 

Do you have any DIY projects you've done to rescue an old favorite? I'd love to hear about them!