How to: Pompom Trim Necklace

Come the brighter skies and warmer weather, my inner bohemian is released. I long to wear kimonos, long flowing skirts and anything with some folky embroidery on. When I found this gorgeous teal pompom trimming, my inner bohemian rejoiced, and I bought it, although I had no idea how I would use it at the time. After seeing lots of ethnic statement necklaces about, and especially after a little inspirational trip to Monsoon, I knew exactly what I was going to use this trim for - a pompom trimmed necklace.

You Will Need:

• An already made up necklace
• Trimming of your choice (fringing would look fab too)
• A needle and thread. 

This is the necklace I started with - it was a lovely necklace to begin with, and I think had something of the byzantine about it already. It is an old one from Dorothy Perkins (about 2 years ago), but keep your eyes peeled for any necklace that appeals to you. To make things easier, choose a necklace that has large holes for you to stitch through, otherwise it can become quite fiddly. The main issue with this necklace was that it wouldn't lie flat when being worn, and often got twisted. Adding my pompom trim has weighed it down enough to solve this problem, and of course it now looks fabulous too. Two birds, one stone, eh?

All you need to do is stitch your trimming in place along the bottom of your necklace - keeping the trimming base behind your necklace. Make sure your trimming is evenly spaced among the segments of your necklace, and make sure your necklace still has some movement in it - this way it will still curve around your neck. 

Continue stitching until all of your necklace has a trim (or you could just choose to embellish part of your necklace - it's up to you). When you are sure that your trimming is nice and secure, you can cut off your thread, and enjoy wearing your ethnic inspired necklace. 

I wore mine over a plain t-shirt to give it extra pizzazz, but I am also going to wear this with my boho embroidered jacket, or a tribal print dress. For me, ethnic influenced clothes and accessories are things that you can wear a lot of at once, and mix up your colours and prints to maximise the look. 

So whether you're channeling Cleopatra, a Byzantine priestess or maybe just Olivia Palermo, this DIY is a great way to add a boho kick to your summer wardrobe. 

I'd love to see photos if anybody tries anything similar :)