"HOW ARE YOU SO BURNT WHEN YOU'RE BARELY ON FIRE".

Listening to: Malibu- Hole.

Yesterday I painted my nails, shaved my legs and moisturised with my amazing Body Shop body butter (in satsuma) all to take photos of my latest DIY- all for my home Internet to be out of action. So here it is a day later than planned.

Lace ankle cuffs.

This was an very very simple DIY, and only took about a few short hours (much quicker if you don't watch Father Ted at the same time). All you need is some elastic, lace, studs, and a needle and thread (a number of items I have ready placed in my craft box) I choose all in black but it will work with any colour.

1) measure out a length of elastic pulled tight (so it sits well on your ankle) and cut- leave a cm or so to overlap and sew together.

2) sew into a hoop.

3) cut out a length of lace roughly twice the circumference of your ankle (so it flares out nicely)

4) stitch into the elastic loop (remember to pull the loop elastic out before stitching so you can still get the cuff over your foot- you can do this either over a bowl or anything really- I used my Topshop large purse.

5) choose your decorations- I choose studs

6) add onto the lace loop

 7) and enjoy!

I personally like the  look of them with heels- especially my Iron First beauties...

 ... and these amazing studded cut out heel pair from Tribeca shoes.

Or would look really good sticking out of the top of a pair of Litas or a pair of Mary Janes (which I don't won so can't show you).

Or even can be used to add a false lace to socks. I love them so much already! But If you're not up to stabbing yourself with a pin several hundred times, there are also versions in white here, here and here.

Jodie x