Chic Design Cafe

Leather fashion jewelry is on trend for both men and women right now. You can find everything from bracelets, earrings and necklaces made with leather elements. In this video I will show you how to make a easy beaded leather lariat necklace. For more Jewelry inspiration visit my Pinterest board: http://www.pinterest.com/chicdesigncafe/fashion-jewelry/

An illusion necklace is a necklace made up of beads that almost appear to be floating because the wire the are resting on is fine and delicate. These necklaces are beautiful and versatile as many types of beads can be utilized in the design. In this DIY lesson I am going to show you how to make one. Honestly, it is not difficult. However it can be tedious as you repeat certain process over and over again. The illusion necklace is great for Bridesmaid gifts ; it can be created with pearls and transparent beading wire. If you are a do it yourself bride then you should learn this technique.

I love the look of jewelry with Sea related items such as sea horses and starfish. There is a magical beauty to these creatures of the sea that makes pieces imitating them so alluring. I wanted to capture some of this beauty with this DIY Statement Necklace using a feature Crystal starfish as the eye catcher. If you want to see how I created this Starfish necklace view the DIY lesson below:

Hoop Earrings are fabulous on their own; but add beads and you Chic it up a notch. This is a beginner level jewelry DIY. Anyone can create these versatile designs, this video shows you 2 ways!

Sunglasses are a must to protect your eyes from the sun during sun blazing summer days. Yet with so many to choose from how does one decide? The answer is to have a better understanding of your face shape and what looks good on you. The video below will give some insight on what sunglasses frame types look good on oblong, square, round, heart and oval face shapes. What ever frame style you decide on make sure that you love how you look in them and that you will enjoy wearing them.

I love the look of angel wings. Victoria Secret goes all out with wings during their annual fashion show and you see angel wings in fashion,  jewelry and tattoos. In this DIY I show you how to make an angel wing necklace with easy steps that beginner DIY enthusiasts can do.

Outlet Shopping can be fun but if the outlet is an outdoor style shopping center the outfit you wear should be comfortable. Even when I am wearing comfortable, casual clothes I always want to look chic. This OOTD video shows how I put together a casual, comfortable and chic look for my day of outlet shopping.

Create a beautiful Northern lights inspired multiple strand pearl bracelet. DIY on making a elegant multi strand pearl bracelet with a Opal like statement feature. This project is easier than it looks, so beginners can do this! Items can be found at craft stores such as Michaels. Items used: -Stretch Magic beading thread -Glass pearls -A large Opal feature element -Scissors SURPRISE GIVEAWAY RULES: -You must be 18 or have your parents permission to enter the giveaway. -The contest is international. -Contest ends: Monday 4/22/2013 at 11:59 Eastern Time -Winners will be posted in video Wednesday 4/24/2013 To enter on You Tube -You must be a subscriber -Enter a comment below the video To enter on my blog http://www.chicdesigncafe.net -Comment on this post about what type of Accessory DIY you would like to see. -You do not need a blogger account, just respond as anonymous and enter your You Tube user name or your first name at the beginning of the comment...

No sew pearl collar DIY, How to add Pearls to a shirt with a collar. Hi Chic peeps (short for people :) Chicters, I was shopping recently and saw a fabulous mint blouse with a studded collar that I adored; however I did not adore the price tag. The blouse had pearls and small metal studs at the bottom end of the collar; this was the only embellishment I assume that brought the price tag up so high. Well, I thought to myself 'There is no way I am paying that, I can get this look for less.' This thought led to this DIY; the possibilities are endless. What you would need: A collared shirt Fabric Glue Self Adhesive Pearl stickers (Find these in the Stationery or sticker section at Craft stores) Watch the video and see how easy this really is.

I love Do It Yourself projects and don't mind getting into complex projects; but when it comes to my readers and subscribers I really love bringing you DIY's that are simple to create and Chic too. This current DIY features a very easy to make Dangle earring. These darling drop and dangly earrings do not require many tools and can be customized in so many ways to fit different items in your wardrobe.   View the DIY video for more details:

The trend of pastel colors continues and so does stacking your bracelets in multiples. Chic Design Cafe has combined both of these trends in an oh so easy do it yourself project. You only need a few items to start and the steps are so simple. The Project Breakdown: 1. You will need: Stretch Magic Jewelry Cord (available at craft stores), Colored glass or real pearls, Scissors and Tape. 2. Wrap the Stretch Magic cord around your wrist at least 1 and a half times. 3. Cut the cord at that point. 4. Tape one end of the cord down unto your work surface. This prevents beads from sliding off. 5. Begin to string the beads until you have about a inch and a half on either end of bracelet. 6. Remove the tape from work surface and bracelet end carefully, and tie your first knot. Repeat 4 times. Trim off excess cord and you are done. Fabulous and easy stackable bracelets. If you prefer to follow by video see below:

Hello Chicters, I have indulged myself in two pairs of shoes from retailer DSW and I want to share my joy through a giveaway. My original intent was to only buy one pair of shoes but DSW had some nice items on clearance as well as regular price so I just could not resist. Take a look at the items I purchased as well as how the shoes were styled. If it inspires you please enter the give away for a chance to win a $40 gift card to DSW . See the video below: Entering the Contest is easy: 1.You must subscribe to Chic Design Cafe on YouTube and like Chic Design Cafe on Facebook. 2.Make a comment on this video on how you would wear colored or patterned shoes. 3.Make the same comment on the DSW Give Away blog post on http://www.chicdesigncafe.net Contest Ends: February 11, 2013 and the winner will be posted in a video Wednesday February 13, 2013. The winner will be chosen at Random.

I absolutely had to create a Valentine's fashion inspiration board that is romantic and soft. If you are going out on a date on Valentine's day consider a romantic and sexy look. Give Me Flowers by chicgirl1 featuring a ball ring   To recreate this look checkout the breakdown below. Here is the Breakdown: Wear a lace dress; this one is from Sheinside.com It is under $35 dollars. Pair Chandelier earrings with soft colors such as pink or lavender. Go for blush or light beige colored heels. Add a vintage style ring.

There are so many ways that you can taste the rainbow without eating Skittles. Just kidding, I am not talking about eating those yummy fruity candy in this post; I am referring to trying out the colors of the rainbow on your nails. I am normally so conservative with my nails but I like to step out of the box every now and then. If you do a search for rainbow nails you will come across an amazing array of options for creating a nail look full of color. This being said, for my NOTD  (Nail of the day) I am rocking a rainbow french manicure take a look:   For more colorful inspiration look at these pictures and review these videos: Chalkboard Nails   Chic Muse     Spektors Nails Cute Polish

I challenged myself to create a fashion inspiration board of an outfit a woman can wear for an evening out on the town for less than 40.00 dollars with a online store...this is what I came up with: Star Studded Night by chicgirl1 featuring bracelets   Here is the price Breakdown: Black, Silver and Bronze Studded Dress- $22.00 Stacked Silver Bangles- $8.80 Rhinestone Half Moon Earrings- $7.80 I found all of these items on Dots.com.

Lately I have been stepping out of bland colors by combining different hues of color to see how they work together. Today's fashion inspiration board is a fresh combination of the colors yellow and mint. I normally don't come across these two color combined but since I am experimenting I thought to myself 'Why not?'   Mint & Yellow Dreams fashion board details: -This Mint & Yellow fashion inspiration board is toned down by combining classic forms such as a fitted dress and a elegant one button blazer. -Bring this look together with mint studded shoes and a simple but beautiful yellow bag. -The accessories glistened in gold accentuate but do not over power the look. -Have your make up compliment the look by going with soft neutral eye shadow and a fun yellow or mint nail polish color. Mint & Yellow Dreams by chicgirl1 featuring a jersey dress

I love images of the Eiffel tower and bringing the colors black, white and red together. In this Fashion inspiration board I have brought together items that make a casual outfit sexy and sophisticated. To mimic this look find a great sweater that you can pair with leather-like jeans or leggings, grab a cute quilted bag and bring in pops of color with your accessories. Parisian Kiss by chicgirl1 featuring a jumper sweater

I am becoming more attracted to the color blue in Fashion styling. My home is made up of warm tones and overall I am always drawn to those colors. However I am beginning to open up to cool colors such as sapphire and electric blue. You can bring these colors in through effective small doses such as in you accessories. You can do a bag or a statement shoes or both such as this fashion inspiration board below: Saphire Enchantment by chicgirl1 featuring a bodycon dress

Leopard print will never go out of style you can find it on shoes, bags, blouses and skirts. However the print is worn it can be combined with color to ramp the look into overdrive. Leopard can be worn with red, purple, yellow, green and more. Review this fashion board below maybe it will inspire you to try leopard with a color besides brown or black. Leopard Envy by chicgirl1 featuring a long sleeve cardigan

Purple is such a fabulous and royal color so the deeper rich color of plum is nothing short of Queen worthy. Well this Fashion Inspiration board takes the color plum to new places balancing femininity with edginess. Plum Perfect by chicgirl1 featuring peep toe pumps How is this done: -Simple and elegant side and rear peplum dress -Layered gold chain -Rock worthy gold scull clutch - Suede black studded high heals -Purple and plum tonal earrings with gold edging -Black leather and gold  cuff