Accessories Time!

Pennys Belt

U.O hairband

Chokers are in at the moment, I have been looking for the perfect one for a long time. They're expensive on the high street and even in the goth and emo boutiques I have come to love they're a bit pricey. So what I did is I bought a 2 euro black leather belt from Primark and cut it to fit around my neck. Such an amazing idea if I do say so myself. This was about a year ago now, so this post is a tad dated but I wanted to share it with you anyways! I also did this with a spiked hairband from Urban Outfitters and it creates such a stunning individual look for nothing! So if you have any old black belts/hairbands, dare you to give it a try! 

Pennys Belt with buckle showing

Since then I have had a little obsession with making chokers and accessories! And my taste has evolved from mere leather straps to lace and pearl extravagance! 

Even this piece has evolved to having at least seven layers of fabric at this stage! 

Myself at a photoshoot for The RaGg Trade Blog wearing
my crop top and lace choker

 Really simple to make I'm not a genius! Hems from old dresses sewn together, broaches that are actually earrings, really just use your imagination and don't be afraid to be different!  


Another old idea I used to love (keeping in mind that this post is way overdue) is cutting off collars from old shirts and wearing them with other things! This was a signature staple of my friend Alana Conlon. I bedazzled them with studs and bits of tinsel, and even tried experimental stitches on them from different textures! 

Then for my last post of today (running off to work) I have my gloves. Simple, old pair of leather gloves bought from my faithful charity shops, but I really wanted to do something different with them. Did you ever used to put clips on the tips of your fingers and pretend to have really long nails? That childhood memory inspired me! Studs, at the tips of the fingers!! Dare someone to mess with you now! Can't believe I'm saying this, but I cant wait for it to be cold enough to wear these!

Why not stud somewhere unexpected? Like the sole of your creeper? These babies are so old now but I took a picture of when I first studded them for my facebook page CustomEyes'd (Please check out and like!) 

I love charity shop shopping! I found this little beauty in St. Vincent's in Dun Loaghaire. It once was a floor length, velvet dress. The thing about charity shopping is it is hard to find smaller sizes and when you do you are extremely lucky! The trick is to keep looking in them as much as you can for when their new stock comes in so you have the pick of the new things before everyone else does. Anyway, Charity shops are a great place to buy cheap clothes that actually are better quality fabric then the expensive brands on the high street. Also, it makes you feel less guilty about customeyesing something that cost 5 euro as opposed to something that cost 50! With this dress i first cut it to a short dress just above the knees and added black lace to the hem. It was a bit big on me so I figured instead of taking it in i would just make it shorter because then it would look flowy without swallowing me up. I found it hard to wear, the shape was just very unflattering, so yet again I cut it into a crop top and did the same thing as I have previously suggested added lace to the crooked hem.

I was riffling through Topshop sale two years ago and i found a ankle length, high neck maroon dress and bought it for 7 euro! Needless to say I was very pleased with myself on my bargain hunting. However, with indecisions on how to wear it I had eventually cut it into a dress above my knees and was disappointed with the result. So what could i do? I could only make it shorter! So i cut it into a crop top, and if you are bad at hemming  simple and very effective trick is to add lace to the ends to hide its flaws and to add more texture and cuteness to the piece!