By Lamberto Guevarra

Jewelery is a personal ornament, such as a necklace, ring, or bracelet, made from gemstones, precious metals or other substances. If cosmetic is for the body, shoes are for the feet, jewelries are for the clothes. Jewelries can make you look trendy, classic or even cheap. Proper use can also make any clothing look expensive.
Categories of jewelry
1. Fine - is made from gold, platinum, fine silver, combined with precious and semi-precious stones.
2. Costume - is made from lower cost materials such as metals with gold and or silver finishes, and from unusual materials such as wood, plastic and beads. Costume jewelries are usually combinations of glass, synthetic or some semi-precious stones.
Do's: * Wear contrasting shape all the time if you have a round body built.
* Wear ivory and tortoiseshell, but only if they're fake.
* Assemble a collection of good, basic costume jewelry:
- a pair of matching gold bangle bracelets, or a gold cuff not wider than an inch and a half.
- Link necklaces in varying lengths.
- a pair of simple gold hoop earrings, or gold button-style clip-ons
* Buy a two-tone watch so that you can wear it with silver or gold jewelry.
* Keep your jewelry organized. Even egg cartons or plastic silverware trays will do.
* Wear large earrings if you're a large woman--you're among the few who can carry them off.
* Anything dangling such as earrings make a body silhouette slim.
* Jewelry is an effective focal point of the viewer's eye to distract attention away from any body flaws.
* Gold tones fit almost any skin color.
Dont's... * Mixing real diamonds from fake diamonds will make the real look fake.
* Don't overdo.
* Wear jewelry that jingles when you walk.
* Pierce your ears more than twice in each lobe. Never wear earrings so heavy that they stretch your lobes.
*Mix your metals. Silver jewelry is out of the question if your jacket has gold buttons.
* Wear rhinestones before 6 p.m.
* Squeeze a large neck into a dainty choker. It just doesn't work.

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Do you have any good crafting tips? do it yourself clothes/jewelry tips for stuff I can make?

i am a do it yourselfer. lol. i spend most of my weekends, drawing, painting, writing, singing, designing stuff. besides school and working, and saving money, i like to craft. i am 21 btw. so i was wondering any good crafting tips or ideas. i go to michaels and jo ann fabrics a lot. even walmart too. but i want to know some really good crafting tips or ideas you may have. crafting is such a great stress reliever for me. thanks.

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No matter what crafty things that you decide to do, always pruchase the very best materials that you can..While following the instructions for your particular craft don't ever be afraid to add your own personal touch.. A pattern is only a guide..who knows..maybe your unique touch may inspire a new trend..Micheals and Joann's have alot of inspiring craft ideas.. I go every now and then for beading supplies and usually want to load the cart with one of everthing..check out a place called fire mountain gems on the web, they have tons of jewelry and clothing embellishment ideas and you can request a free catalgue that is huge. Happy Crafting..

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Kacky
My tip is don't buy into the racket. Don't get a machine, or buy ready-made, to do what you could do yourself. For example, it is a lot of fun and very rewarding to make shapes out of fabric and paper for embelleshing scrapbook pages, even though the "industry" would like you to believe you should buy theirs and then just assemble it. Never assemble when you can create.

But I do believe in using patterns until you acquire enough skills to design your own stuff. Browse the craft section of the pattern books at Jo-Anns, and make some cool things for your home.
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Reneee nayyy
try getting the hat making kit and michaels and make beaniess and they have all the different yarn fuzzy and what not and its easy
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paint your house or picture its fun or look for old pictures and make a scrapbook of your own
buy a bedazzler
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Rosie_08...
Learning to dressmake is a fabulous thing. To understand the way a garment is constructed frees you up from having to follow patterns. I'm in the SCA and live in awe of those people who can look at a medieval painting, then go home and make the outfit. Mosaic is a fun thing too. I've only done one chest of drawers, but I had fun and now have the skills to re-tile the bathroom or kitchen if it ever needs doing. :)
I think your first step ought to be the craft/ DIY shelf of your local library. There'll be craft books on all sorts of things, even things you've never heard of. Your second step could be to join a craft group. I recommend the SCA (http://www.sca.org) if you are into medieval crafts and things, there are a lot of people doing a lot of different things who'll be happy to swap notes with you. Otherwise, your town probably has a spinners and weavers guild, a knitting group, a quilters group, and who knows what else. Do a google search using the words "guild" or "association" and that should bring them up.
- 4 years ago