I’m pretty sure that every girl owns some version of the plain black spaghetti strap top. The ones you get for 5 Euros from H&M? Well, I had three of those, so one of them has been in my ‘To-customise’ pile for forever. Changing out the straps with some cool material is a really easy way to turn boring tops into something much more exciting. For this DIY I decided to go with curb chain in different metals, but you can also try raffia or leather or even just some thread.
What you need:
a plain black top, chain in three different colours (about 30cm of each), 4 jump rings, needle and thread, pliers and a wire cutter (or strong scissors)
Step 1 + 2: Measure out how much chain you need for each strap. Do this while wearing the top, unless the material isn’t stretchy at all. Cut your chains into the right length with the wire cutter.
Step 3: Cut off the original straps of the top.
Step 4 + 5: Sow a jump ring to each strap/top conjunction point (4 times)
Step 6: With the pliers, open the jump rings and attach the chains.Make sure that the chains don’t cross over on the shoulder.
That’s it!
nice! That is a great idea
I looooove this idea, thank you!!!
This was an amazing post! Great picture detailing too!!!
i love your idea! it’s original, and probably anyone who tries hard to succeed, can make it! I’ll have to try it sometime. I have thousands of simple tops and tanks that I never wear because they have nothing special to them..this idea could give me some new tops! thanks for sharing, your posts are always very inspirational! -F
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What a nice subtle but edgy touch!
That looks amazing!
It’s a really cool idea! You’d pay at least three times as much for the chain version in stores, and it’s so unique :)
Very cute and creative!
This is super cute!
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Hello lovely people, here’s another DIY I got from a friend’s blog. Decided to reblog!
Very cute! I like this idea a lot! Thanks for sharing :)
Very nice! I have lots of strap tops like this and one of them is black… I might do it for all of them…. thanks for sharing!
this is a very cool idea……great post I will definitely try this
That’s cool. :)