Gift Ideas: Make your Own Gifts, Great for Personalization

Make an eye-catching necklace using some simple beaded beads, Swarovski crystals and elegant vintage glass beads.

1. Gather Your Materials

For this project, you will need the following materials:

•5 grams size 11 Japanese cylinder beads, metallic gold
•29 Swarovski crystals, 4mm round, jet AB

•10 vintage glass beads, squares, drilled diagonally, approximately 8mm

•Gold filled clasp

•Beading wire, gold colored, .019” diameter

•2 crimp beads, gold filled, 2x2mm tube

•Size 12 beading needle

•Nymo D, brown or white

•Wire cutters

•Crimping pliers

2. Make Six Beaded Beads

On a comfortable length of thread (no longer than 3’), string a stop bead. Pick up 21 cylinder beads. Using flat odd-count peyote, make a piece of bead work 14 rows long. A good way to keep track of the rows is to make a mark on a piece of paper after you finish each row. Zip up the piece into a tube by stitching through every other bead. Secure the thread by weaving into the bead work. Set aside.

3. Embellished Tubes (Make Three)

Make a tube as described in Step 2, but do not tie off the working thread. Instead, weave the needle and thread into the bead work and come out of the second bead from the edge.

4. Add the First Embellishment Loop

Pick up the following beads:

3 cylinder beads, a 4mm Swarovski, and 18 cylinder beads. Pass needle and thread back through the 4mm Swarovski bead and pull tightly to form a loop. Pick up 3 cylinder beads and pass needle and thread through the sixth bead from the edge of the bead work.

5. Add the Second Embellishment Loop

Pick up the following beads:

10 cylinder beads, a 4mm Swarovski, and 30 cylinder beads. Pass needle and thread through the 4mm Swarovski bead and pull tightly to form a loop. Pick up 10 cylinder beads. Count off 10 beads and pass needle and thread through the 16th bead from the edge of the bead work. (Make sure that you are staying in the same row when counting off beads.)

6. Add the Third Embellishment Loop

Pick up 3 cylinder beads, a 4mm Swarovski, and 18 cylinder beads. Pass needle and thread back through the Swarovski bead and pull snugly to form a loop. Pick up 3 cylinder beads and pass needle and thread through the 20th bead from the edge of the bead work.

Knot the ends of the threads, add a drop of glue if desired, weave into the bead work and trim.

7. String the Necklace

Center one of the embellished tubes on the center of your beading wire. On either side, string the following pattern:


•A 4mm crystal

•A vintage glass bead

•A 4mm crystal

•An embellished tube

•A 4mm crystal

•A vintage glass bead

•A 4mm crystal

•A plain beaded tube

•A 4mm crystal

•A vintage glass bead

•A 4mm crystal

•A plain beaded tube

•A 4mm crystal

•A vintage glass bead

•A 4mm crystal

•A plain beaded tube

•A 4mm crystal

•A vintage glass bead

•A 4mm crystal

8. Attach the Clasp

On one side of the necklace, string a crimp bead, one half of the clasp, and pass the beading wire back through the crimp bead. Use crimping pliers to secure. Repeat for the other half of the clasp.

"Ta-Daa!" My newest creations! Try making your own today!!xo



Fashion Tips: Holiday Season NO NO's!

Now if your Victoria Beckham or Kate Moss there seems to be nothing these woman can do wrong in regards to Fashion, Mixing Print with Cargo or Flannel with Velvet, things that would make you and I cringe these women can pull off without the smallest doubt.

If you've ever dressed up shinier than a Christmas tree or turned down last-minute party invitations because you had nothing to wear, you'll know that the holiday season is loaded with chances for fashion disasters.

With a little help and preparation, you can learn how to avoid common holiday fashion mistakes and look your prettiest this year. Being the Belle of the Holiday Ball maybe even meet a Prince Charming or Two!

Wearing Too Much Glitz

Beading, metallic and shimmer are all fine for the holidays which is very in this Holiday Season. In fact, most women wait until a good party to break out all of the glitzy finery. But too much shine can overwhelm anyone, especially if you wear it in areas that you don't necessarily want to highlight (like a beaded chest sweater for a busty gal). Be aware,  dress a glitzy shirt down with a cute skirt, instead of pairing the shirt with also a Glitzy Skirt screaming disco ball instead of disco Queen!

Showing Too Much Skin

Thigh-high miniskirts and cut-to-the-navel dresses may look great on the runway, but in reality they are almost impossible to carry off. Not only is it possible to dress sexy while leaving lots to the imagination, it's also the best way to look your prettiest for the holidays and celebrating those Office Parties. The secret here is to accentuate your best features with a suggestion: a lace trimmed camisole under a blazer hints at great cleavage, a small slit on a skirt gives a glimpse at gorgeous legs, a halter dress shows off toned arms. More is sometimes Less, unfortunately our mothers were right!

Getting Caught With Nothing to Wear

Nothing is worse than being invited to a fabulous party and having nothing to wear. By keeping a few dressy basics in your closet you can always be prepared for last-minute invitations. You can even re-wear the items and make them look totally different just with accessories. Its been done don't feel ashamed to re-wear something chances are people will only remember how amazing you look not exactly what you were wearing!

 Being Under or Over Dressed

You show up in jeans, everyone else wears velvet ( one of my nightmares!); you wear a long dress and others wear business clothes. You're not alone if you have trouble deciphering dress codes on a party invitation: most people get confused by designations as ambiguous as "Dressy Casual" or "Cocktail Attire." A few dressy items span several categories -- such as the little black dress for her or dark suit for him -- both of which can attend everything from semi-formal to cocktail parties ( Nightmare Averted!! Sweet dreams ahead!).

The Never Fail LBD

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Fashion Tips: Shine Bright this Summer Sequins are In!

Are you ready to add some shine in a hurry for your special holiday fashion looks? Try a healthy dose of sequins this year. Complimenting that beautiful summer sun (Spray) tan. You'll find such special pieces as sequin jackets, sequin maxi skirts....even sequin gloves. All will give your look something sparkly and pretty. Perfect for the Holiday Christmas Party, New Years and everything in between!

Sequin Clothing not your style show off your "bling" side with some jewelry that will sparkle if not more than all the sequin clothing in the world!


Left Camelia Carlton Sequin Bag! Buy Now!!



Fahsion News: Chanel Open in Brisbane

It is one of the most exciting times for Fashion in Brisbane City, Chanel has finally come to town! And one of the two stores are open for business.

The Iconic French Fashion house that amazingly has been around since 1909, which is just an amazing success to still be around yet still dominating high fashion as one of the best fashion houses within the world. It is just so amazing to know that you now can visit this store in Brisbane and be swept away to some of the best tailoring and designs you may ever witness.

I hope you feel the same way and stop by Chanel and enjoy the amazing designs as much as I adore them from lamb skin hand bags to the amazing tailoring of the always essential Chanel two piece suit.

Love a great structured Bag xo

Chanel Suit always Timeless alike Chanel its self. 

  

Fashion Tips: Hot Summer & Hotter Fabrics to keep us Cool this Summer

The next few months Bring yet another Aussie Hot Summer, With the Silly Season and several Holiday Parties Approaching it is stressful finding garments that are stylish and fashionable yet versatile when living in such a hot climate. The Christmas Season is stressful enough along with the added stress just trying to bear with the heat all while looking fashionable is also a huge task!

However, many designers have factored in how hot and humid an Australia Summer can get so in turn we will be in fluxed by garments using drapery to avoid any embracing sweat marks or food spillages, with common fabrics such as Rayon and Polyester Spandex Knit also known as SLINK being the fabric of choice this 2011- 2012 Summer.

Many designers such as Camelia Carlton are trying to break out of our standard colours and introduce some more fun and flirty colours with gelato and pastel shades of Coral, Aqua, Orange, Yellow and Lime being the hot colours of choice this Summer. These colours will compliment a golden brown tan when celebrating over summer.

For Helpful Fabric Information, Fashion Tips and Much Much More Follow Camelia Carlton on Twitter and Facebook 

Fashion Desgins: Winter Wardrobe Wish List

My Winter Wardrobe Wish List for 2012 includes:

Red, Matches anything and You cant go Wrong with Suede adds a touch of Luxe to Any Outfit!

To Die For New Camelia Carlton Vest







Add a Little Chanel to Top off Any Outfit Priceless! In Love! xo

Ok Ladies and Gentleman Time to stop drooling over these to Die For Winter 2012 Items and start Saving! Whats your Winter Must Have?

Sparkles are a Girls Best Friend

Sparkles truly make girls happier, they are the ultimate bargaining tool when trying to get your own way. Want to apologise for something you did? Give the girl a bit of sparkle and everything will be OK. Want to get a yes instead of a no response? Butter the girl up with a bit of sparkle before hand. Truly, the world is a better place when girls have a bit of sparkle on their arm, finger, neck or clothing. And what sparkles, sparkle, the brightest you may wonder? Of course this is an easy answer, Swarovski of course!

Every girl needs some sparkle and this is why we have incorporated Swarovski crystals in our Camelia Carlton designs. Check out our bling tops! A little bling will compliment any spray tan this summer!!



A little 'BLING' always makes a Girl Feel Special!




To Die For Camelia Carlton T-Shirt



Hair Cutts and Shouldn'ts and Everything in Between!

Lets just save a lot of time and explaining and let me say that I have now cut my hair to have a chic blunt fringe. I should of been excited about this, infact I was very when at the Hair Dressers. I think every female can understand the feeling and my thought process, as I sat in the hair studio excited about my new 'do' to only get it home and realize that the new amazing pretty 'do' isn't so new amazing and pretty when you don't have your hair stylist blow drying your hair. Should of thought it through a little more! Could have thought it throught but didnt, where to turn you may ask luckily I have Camelia Carlton to turn to!

Needless to say thank god for Camelia Carlton! I have my Camelia Carlton Signature Scarf to throw on for the next six to eight weeks while I wait to grow out my once exciting, amazing and new blunt fringe. So please if you have ever feel the need to get a new glam 'do' please approach with caution or purchase the Camelia Carlton Signature Scarf and let your hair stylist run free with her sissors! XO CC


Camelia Carlton Signature Scarf



Luxury is being in the Know! Latest Fashion, News and Gossip

Happy Halloween Ladies and Gentleman! I hope everyone enjoyed the day and must I say the weekend that was Spring Paris Fashion week had some definite Halloween moments! However, I believe Roberto Cavalli has had the last laugh, dressing up as Karl Lagerfeld for Halloween, check out the photos! Who ever said that the fashion industry was too serious just ate their words! Thank you Robert Cavalli you have made my Halloween truly memorable!

Vogue UK have been caught out once again, having shot a photo shoot called Glamours after the Club set in London the shoot was actually shot in Manhattan! Whoops!

Lastly, I thought I would share a fashion tip, rather some would call it an art project however some people find it hard to throw on an outfit and make it work. I know some mornings I take one look at my wardrobe and want to crawl back to bed. Feel the same way? I have a perfect and fun solution, when flicking through your favorite magazines and you find an outfit you like rip out the page and add it to a board call it your Fashion Inspiration. This way you can tailor your fashion sense with the latest trends and never have the feeling of wanting to crawl back to bed every again!

Happy Monday All Stay Tuned if you like Swarovski crystals I have a great story for you! What girl doesn't like Swarovski! XO CC

Roberto Cavalli Dressed up for Halloween!

Magazines, Magazines, Magazines!