it’s been awhile since my last DIY post. valentine’s day is right around the corner and i thought it’d be fun to make a very girly bracelet with those pearls and ribbon i have laying around at home. this is super easy to make! i hope you enjoy =)

what you need: scissors, ribbon, a pearl bracelet

my bracelet is from a set i got from Forever 21 (this set here). if you don’t have one already you can make it yourself with an elastic band and some (faux) pearls.

cut a small piece off, not too short, maybe around 4 inches. set it aside.

leaving a little at the end, start flipping the ribbon around until you get it like the above picture (2 loops).

using the piece you cut off earlier, tie a knot around both the ribbon and the pearl bracelet.

adjust the ribbon to make it look nice and pretty. trim off the ends and you have a nice double bow pearl bracelet!

if you have two of those pearl bracelets you can use both and it will look like this…

Have fun =)

don’t forget to enter my With Love Jewelry giveaway!

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– Contest now CLOSED. see HERE for winner announcement! –

This month’s giveaway comes to us courtesy of my good friend J at WITH LOVE JEWELRY, a new Facebook boutique bursting with cute, wearable, and super affordable jewelry and accessories. I know J personally and even helped “designed” the packaging =)

They are testing the water with their ready-made jewelry and hair pieces since the boutique has just launched last week. In the future they will be adding hand-crafted and beautiful vintage pieces at the same affordable prices. I’m totally looking forward to that as you know how much I love one-of-a-kind pieces!

To celebrate the launch of WITH LOVE JEWELRY, the boutique is generously offering one lucky winner a FREE CDN $50 gift certificate (and with that you can get more than 10 pairs of cute earrings!). Contest open to readers WORLDWIDE. For your chance to win, simply do these two things:

1. Visit WITH LOVE JEWELRY & leave a comment below indicating your favorite item
2.  Like WITH LOVE JEWELRY on FACEBOOK

For up to 3 additional entries & opportunities to win:

+1 Like WHAT ANNIE WEARS on FACEBOOK & leave one additional comment
+1 TWEET about the giveaway (include @whatanniewears in your tweet) & leave one additional comment
+1 Blog about this giveaway (with a link to this post) & leave one additional comment (include link to your blog post)

Contest closes on Sunday, Feb 13 at 10:00 p.m. PST. The randomly selected winner will be announced before Feb 16 but will NOT be notified by e-mail or contacted privately so please check back to see the result. The winner will have 3 days to contact me to claim the prize. Good luck, and thanks for entering!

(pictures courtesy of With Love Jewelry)

No purchase necessary. One winner will be selected from among qualifying entries at random. The prize is given out of generosity from WITH LOVE JEWELRY. No compensation is being made to me.

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sun’s out, windows opened, guitar in lap, coffee sitting on the table, i’m enjoying my lazy Sunday afternoon.

how do you spend your sunday afternoons?

Sea Wolf – Winter Windows

(photos by Patty)

cardigan: Vintage

polka dot dress: courtesy of Stephie’s Shop

shoulder bag: Vintage

cut-out heels: Forever 21

belt: With Love Shop

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