{"id":56758,"date":"2016-08-03T10:13:28","date_gmt":"2016-08-03T14:13:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/?p=56758"},"modified":"2016-07-28T08:05:26","modified_gmt":"2016-07-28T12:05:26","slug":"how-to-make-a-jeweled-belt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2016\/08\/how-to-make-a-jeweled-belt.html","title":{"rendered":"how to make a jeweled belt"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here\u2019s an idea for you for Kid\u2019s Clothes Week (with the optional celebration theme<\/a>) which will be taking place August 8th through 14th. This would be just the ticket for “dressing for an occasion.”<\/p>\n

My daughter had an event to attend that required formal attire. She picked out a raspberry pink silk fabric and I sewed her up a Fairy Tale Dress<\/a> with a box pleated skirt.<\/p>\n

I was looking around online and found several formal dresses that had embellished belted waists, but they were quite expensive. I thought I could create a similar look for less money. Plus it was a fun creative challenge. And I\u2019m super happy with the results.<\/p>\n

\"Oliver<\/a><\/p>\n

For the belt I took two narrow strips of fabric, sewed them right sides together, and turned them right side out. Then I topstitched around the entire belt.<\/p>\n

The finished measurements of the belt are approximately 2.5 inches by 29 inches for a size 8 dress. There is quite a bit of overlap in the back, so it could have been made shorter in length.<\/p>\n

Gather a bunch of different beads and jewels and play around with them to create different designs. Once you finalize your design, just grab the ones you need as well as a hand sewing needle and some coordinating thread. Then with hand sewing, attach the beads and jewels to the belt.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

I attached two sew-on snaps for the closure in the back. I also added a couple of jewels in the back for a polished look.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

The belt can be removable, but I must warn you that depending on what beads and jewels you use the belt can get quite heavy in the front. The beads and jewels I used were big and heavy and they make the belt weigh down in the front. So I decided to tack down the belt on both sides of the dress at the side seams to help keep the belt nice and snug against the dress. Just a few stitches on the top and the bottom of the belt should do the trick. Otherwise if the belt doesn\u2019t weigh down in the front, you could make a couple of thread belt loops at the side seams.<\/p>\n

\"Jeweled<\/a><\/p>\n

The jeweled belt I created added that special touch, making a spectacular Fairy Tale Dress fit for a tween.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Learn how to make a jeweled belt for a sparkling waist. It looks gorgeous on the Oliver + S Fairy Tale Dress. You\u2019ll earn lots of cool mom points when you make this project!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7455,"featured_media":56807,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[121,140],"class_list":["post-56758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tutorials","tag-fairy-tale-dress","tag-tutorial"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/beltF.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-eLs","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":67996,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2018\/12\/holiday-sewing-for-kids.html","url_meta":{"origin":56758,"position":0},"title":"holiday sewing for kids","author":"Rachel Le Grand","date":"December 11, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The countdown \u2019til Christmas is on! 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