Celebrity Jewelry Style: Pregnancy Edition!

To say I've got baby on the brain would be an understatement. She doesn't let me forget about her for too long, even if I tried. With her rolly-polly moves and cute little kicks, my little buddy is definitely making her presence known. Not to mention my ever-expanding waist-line that shocks me every morning when I catch my reflection in the mirror. My mission this weekend is to find a decent pair of maternity skinny jeans. I can't go on without them.

But what about jewelry style? Does this change or need to change as your belly grows? Well obviously it doesn't have to! But I love wearing longer necklaces with pendants to accentuate my bump. This would be my biggest shift in accessorizing since the appearance of the bump. I also think going necklace free and wearing dangly earrings or hoops is a super cool maternity look. And you can keep those arm parties coming. Baby probably likes the sound of those clinging and clanging bracelets and isn't around to pull on them - yet.

Here is a photo of a necklace I made to fill my need for longer pendants. It's a purple amethyst druzy hung on gold plated chain. I added two strands of smaller gold chain as an interesting detail. Also, as a side note, this is my first Instagram pic! Follow me here!

But enough about me, let's look to the celebs to see how they accessories during pregnancy. They always do it best, right?

Do you have any pregnancy style tips to share?

How To: Lengthen a Necklace

I love my braided Gemma Redux necklace.  It goes with nearly everything I own and is the perfect mix of gunmetal and bright silver. The only thing I sometimes wish, depending on what I am wearing, is that the necklace was a little longer. There are times when a longer necklace just looks better. Longer necklaces are slimming, a little more laid back, and are an interesting switch up from the omnipresent shorter necklace.

Today is one of those days. I threw on a very fitted black tank, a boyfriend cardigan, and skinny jeans and wanted the help of a long necklace to keep drawing the eye down and keep my proportions in check.

In a matter of minutes I found a simple solution and wanted to share this helpful trick with you. I know I'll be doing this a number of my necklaces this season!

Step one:
Choose your a short to mid-length necklace.

Step 2:
Measure out a piece of matching chain to the desired length and fold chain in half.

Step 3:
Loop the chain through one end of the neckace.

Step 4:
Guide a jump ring through the open ends of your extension chain. Guide the same jump ring through the other, clasped end of your necklace.

Step 5:
Cloe the jump ring for a finished look.

Here you have your longer necklace in 5 simple steps!

 Can you see yourself trying this trick at home?

DIY Friday: Long Pendant Necklace

Happy Friday! I present to you, a little DIY action to start your weekend off right. I was inspired to make this necklace when I realized I didn't have that many long necklaces in my jewelry arsenal to wear! I have so many short and medium length necklaces - they seem to be my go-to these days. But not today. I wanted a long necklace with a fun pendant. Without further ado, the DIY Long Pendant Necklace:

You will need:
- Three stones
- Three pin heads
- Silver chain
- One clasp
- Three jump rings
- round nose and flat nose pliers


Directions:
Put a head pin through a stone of your choice. I chose turquoise.

 With a pair of round nose pliers, curve the end of the head pin over to create a loop.

 Repeat 2 other times for a total of three stones.

 Open a jump ring and loop it through on end of the chain. Close it off.

 Attach your clasp to the other end of the chain, with another jump ring.

 Now you will have a long simple, silver chain necklace like this.

 Put all three stone pendants onto other jump ring and attach jump ring to the center of your chain.

 Close it off, and you're done!

The final product:

Will you try making this long pendant necklace for yourself?

This or That: Long vs. Short

What kind of necklace do you gravitate towards? Do you prefer your necklaces long and loose or short and cute? Does this sound like a cheesy children's poem all of a sudden?

Long: Atlantic-Pacific Short: Miroslava Duma via Pinterest

Let me know where you stand in the comments below!