SUNNY DIY

 Nonsense, "she's cracked" I know you're thinking that... But I can't take it anymore, I want sun, so I tell myself that by "making" my sunglasses, at least I'll be ready, and I'm not talking about a day of sun, no, I want it to arrive, put down its little suitcases, settle in peacefully and stay for at least 4 months. Otherwise, it's simple: I move out. But I'd sell a kidney to be able to sleep with the window open and not catch pneumonia, or make a bonfire with my opaque tights... Anyway, if he decides to show up, we'll be ready, at least if you've been around. I'm an undisputed Sonia Rykiel fan, my credit card much less so... And a few seasons ago I saw these glasses HEREUnfortunately, I didn't have 350 euros to spend on a pair of sunglasses as crazy as these, but if I'd had the means, I wouldn't have hesitated for a moment! So here's the inexpensive DIY Sonia sunglasses and a softer variation, which of course can be customized ad infinitum... As usual, have fun!

For this unlikely DIY, you'll need..: -A pair of (cheap) sunglasses, - Scotch green glue, - pearly half-pearls (from the drugstore or scrapbooking aisle, but I'll come back to that...)

To begin, grab a pair of inexpensive sunglasses (H&M does this very well, or you can even find some wonderful ones at the market...). Pull out the green glue, and turn your half-pearls over fig 2. To return to the subject of half-pearls, the other day I called the drugstore to ask if I could drop in for a "shopping spree" like in the good old days when I was doing DIY for Muteen magazine. The idea is cool: you advertise the store and in exchange they lend or give you what you need, and I don't know if you've ever been to the droguerie, but it's hell: you buy 3 pearls and 2 sequins and you get 42 euros worth, so a shopping spree is always welcome... Anyway, the person in charge of shoppings tells me that no, he doesn't work with blogs (too bad for my credit card) but that if I want to go to the drugstore, it's 0.60 for half a pearly pearl... Thanks a lot. I was going to go there for you, I was too keen to make this DIY and then my path crossed the scrap booking aisle at rougié & plé, I never thought I'd say this but THANK YOU scrapbooking... yes yes, the 35 half pearl pack: 3.10 € banco! For the trouble I took 2 different sizes ... So yes, the drugstore is sublime, you want to buy everything, but the scrapbooking aisle at rougié et plé is scary, but good for morale because I'm not frustrated or broke... end of this "half-beads" digression, but I still had to tell you about it... Now that you're ready, glue the pearls to the frame with just a touch of glue fig 3,4,5 and repeat the operation on the second glass... fig 6. And I think most people will prefer the softer mount below, well, it's the same thing but with smaller beads! The fastest DIY in history! A thousand baci!

 and ok, now I'm showing off with my fake real Sonia with lemon... I'm SO happy!

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