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D.I.Y: Want some LEGO accessories?
DYS in Accessories, D.I.Y — September 18th, 2007 (115 views / Print this article )
Remember LEGO? We’re all familiar with them when we were kids, constructing a house from scratch brick by brick, trying to build a car (?!) in an unusual shape, and many other things. I did swallow one piece of LEGO as most babies and little kids did, I couldn’t remember why, probably it was out of curiosity.
LEGO was also the inspiration behind the accessories of Marc by Marc Jacobs Spring/Summer 2008 runway collection. Somehow looking at them, I thought this could be a super duper FUN Do-It-Yourself project for everyone! I’m absolutely certain that all of you would be able to make and design one yourself.
So, let’s make two simple accessories, as seen above. What would we need are LEGO bricks in assorted colors *I’m sure some FD mommies here could ’steal’ them from their kids ;P*, a very strong crazy glue/adhesive, my recommendation is an electric glue gun which is widely used for handmade arts & crafts, a single color headband (to make a LEGO headband) and a pin, if you’re making a LEGO brooch instead.
(from top left: glue gun, LEGO bricks, glue sticks for refill, pins, headbands)
To begin with, simply construct a shape using your LEGO bricks, it could be anything, a triangle, a square, a rectangle, or any ‘abstract’ and ‘avant-garde’ shapes you could think of ;P If you’re making a headband, then glue the LEGO to the headband, and if you’re making a brooch, glue a pin behind your LEGO.
Aha.. now, you have your very own Marc by Marc-inspired LEGO jewelries 
If you’re not sure to wear them, give them away to your little kids, your little nieces and nephews, and maybe, your eclectic friends.
Want some more LEGO jewelry ideas? Wait until you see these creatively designed LEGO jewelries which I found from Geeksugar and Kasi.
Sources & images: style.com, lego.com, fabsugar.com, geeksugar.com, shopintuition.com , elle.com, dickblick.com, google.com, etsy.com
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thornandes
very cute! tapi di Indo sendiri demam lego2 ini udah agak lewat sih ya. . tp klo si MBMJ ini bikin pasti balik lagi jadi hip. . we’ll see in the next 3 or 4 months, jakarta akan dipenuhi lego atau tidak?
September 18th, 2007 at 3:10 am
DYS
thornandes : wah canggih jg ya uda trend duluan di jkt.. ck..ck.. pasti anak2 yg suka muncul di jktstreetlooks kali ya yg pada make… LEGO jg klasik siy pasti bisa jd inspirasi kapan aja dimana aja.. ga heran jg, gw inget dulu nonton konser DEVO thn 2004-an gt penonton nya selain make topi2x merah khas devo ada jg yg make kalung2 LEGO.. kalo dulu kesannya jd ‘geeky/nerdy’ skrg jangan2x jd ‘geek chic’ hehe
aneh2 aja.. di sini gw malah blm liat di jln2 kcuali pas konser bbrp thn itu, paling ada siy yg eksentrik pd make dari dulu.. tunggu aja kalo sampe muncul di teen vogue baru deh jd mass trend
September 18th, 2007 at 3:45 am
miss_chinoscuro
Wah, aku juga pernah liat ni di Glebe Market (kayak flea market gitu disini). Ada student yang jual. Chinese gitu mukanya….hehehe…emang deh orang cina top! Kreatif banget! Dijual dari harga $5. Lucu2 deh….aku juga mau coba bikin ah…..!
September 18th, 2007 at 6:01 am
Jogi's mum
Bisa rebutan LEGO sama anak nih judulnya
Tapi bener-bener kreatif… kepikirannnn aja!
September 18th, 2007 at 8:44 am
purplerebel
waaaah….ada2 aja ya kreatifitasnya. kereeeen banget.
September 18th, 2007 at 8:52 am
Lies
Keren, kreatif ya…:)
September 18th, 2007 at 8:57 am
Hanzky
Haha, lego lego nya Jibran persis banget lagi ada di sebelah gue nih sekarang..:D, tapi lego untuk anak umur 3 tahun masih yang gede gede gitu, kalo yang kecil kecil kaya kalung abu abu item di atas harus pake lego yang untuk 5 tahunan..:D
September 18th, 2007 at 8:59 am
lilblackdress
lucuuuuuuuuu banget…very unique juga…mau cobain ahhh
September 18th, 2007 at 9:22 am
duniaindah
iya bener kata thornandes, demam kalung lego udh melanda Jkt brp bln yg lalu setau gw…very cute!
September 18th, 2007 at 10:15 am
putri duyung
waahh lucu banget yah… tapi males deh kalo bikin. gak ada jual jadi aja? hehehe… eehh gw gak sadar loh kalo trend ini udah sempet sampe indonesia… wah ketinggalan!!!
September 18th, 2007 at 11:04 am
sLesTa
kok gue aneh sendiri mikirnya ini aneh sih?? hihi…
September 18th, 2007 at 11:12 am
DYS
miss_chinoscuro : wah mendingan cari deh tuh street vendor nya yg jual cm $5 tp lbh seru kali kalo buat sendiri
putri duyung: siapa tau ada yg jual.. kata bbrp sumber anak2 FD di sini, trend nya uda duluan di jkt.. tp yg ada jd pd males bukan kalo uda pd make biasanya di jkt?
hanzky: hehe ‘minjem’ aja punya Jibran drpd berhamburan berantakan, dipinjem ama mamanya utk jadiin bros ;P
jogi’s mum, lies, purplerebel, lilblackdress : pdhal sptnya simpel banget dan bahan dasarnya ada di sekitar kita yahh…. tp yah itu ide dan kreatifitas nya itu yg mahal dan suka ga kepikiran yah ama orang2 umum
duniaindah: wah hebat yah.. berarti marc by marc aja yg br keluarin koleksinya bbrp minggu lalu, ketinggalan jauh ama trend anak jkt
kalo ada foto anak jkt make LEGO tlg dishare ya ama kita2x di FD 
slesta: shin, yah emang rada aneh siy kalo diliat gt aja.. dan im sure gak semua orang suka dan mau make nya siy…blm lagi not everyone can pull this off, paling yah mereka yg senang bereksperimen dlm fashion.. gw jg blm berani make paling cuma bros nya aja deh, bisa jd aksen yg unik kalo make baju yg plain.. tp ini kan cuma utk project DIY yg mayan gampang dan asah kreatifitas doang siy hehe..
September 18th, 2007 at 11:44 am
Lena
Betul, Lego sekarang bukan mainan anak2 aja. Baru-baru ini ada artikel di majalah The Economist,
“WHEN recruiting at British universities, PricewaterhouseCoopers, a consultancy, presents candidates with an unusual exercise. They are asked to build a tall and sturdy tower using the smallest possible number of snap-together Lego bricks.”
Seterusnya di http://www.economist.com/business/PrinterFriendly.cfm?story_id=9443583
It’s only a matter of time before Project Runway have a Lego edition, heheh
September 18th, 2007 at 11:47 am
DYS
Lena : thankss bgt for sharing the article with us.. ck..ck ternyata main LEGO juga asah otak bgt yah.. sampe ada workshops nya segala.. hebat2x..hehe ayo teman2 rajin2 bereksperimen dgn LEGO hehe
September 18th, 2007 at 11:53 am
happineesh
kalo lego asesoris dibuat jadi kalung, key chain, gantungan hp di sini da lama sih gw liat…lucu sih..tapi kalo untuk hiasan rambut ko aga maksa ya..*menurut gw looooh
September 18th, 2007 at 1:43 pm
Tifa
awh very cute!
September 18th, 2007 at 2:18 pm
chielicious
Lah gue malah baru tau klo di jkt udah duluan yah hehehe..
gue sieh kayaknya gak berani makenya..nampak aneh..dan emang gue kurang suka juga sieh..
btw dys .. lego yang dipake ini yang dipake anak2 gitu ya? pure mainan kan? tapi koq tipis yah? jaman kecil gue dulu lego nya besar2.. ini maenan kesenengan gue nieh lego ..hi3 ampe pengen jadi arsitek tuh dulu..
hmm jangan2 ini emang tujuan bokap gue ya ngasi maenan lego biar anaknya punya keinginan jadi arsitek *lirik2 bokap*
September 18th, 2007 at 2:58 pm
cheyqua
ahhhh lucu bangettt!! kpengen bikin jadinya.. thanks DYS!!
September 18th, 2007 at 8:23 pm
jellyfish
hehehe.. aneh sih.. kayanya gue ga akan tertarik sama trend nya..
September 18th, 2007 at 9:29 pm
thornandes
iyah jakarta udah duluan. . tapi emang gak terlalu ngeboom bgt sih dan gak bertahan terlalu lama. . temen gw salah satu yang tukang bikinnya soalnya. . tp dia skrg udah meninggalkan itu. .
jangan2 si MJ sempet ke jakarta dan ngeliat ada yang make makanya terinspirasi. . apa jangan2 si MJ jg browsing pake FS? ? hahahahahaah
September 18th, 2007 at 9:52 pm
dunia_dandan
Slesta, kita samaan. Enggak banget deh nih. Kreatif, tapi nggak membuat yg make makin cantik or gimana gitu. Makin aneh, iya. I mean, ada aneh yg cute dan unik, but this one is aneh benran aneh. Tapi gue mau sih punya. Satu aja, buat punya2an doang, bukan buat dipake.
September 19th, 2007 at 5:45 am
sLesTa
deb.. cewek banget deh looo!! *lah emang?* pengen punya sesuatu yang penting punya ajaa… hihihi…
September 19th, 2007 at 8:46 am
DYS
wahh suka deh ama comments nya byk yg pro dan cons.. demokratis bgtss.. but anw, ini cuma rubrik utk project DIY yah temen2 bukan kasitau ttg TREND atau polling yay or nay
.. pas gue liat kok sptnya gampang utk buat sendiri, apalagi utk gw yg emang amateur utk prakarya.. jadi tak kira dishare aja lah di FD.. kalo suka ya syukur, tidak suka juga tak apa2x 
selera kan beda2x..
happineesh : gw siy jujur tdk tau di jkt uda duluan abis di urban outfitters jg blm masuk di sini but anw, tenkyu skali lagi info nya ya
hihi…kalo yg rambut rada aneh ya? itu jg tak kasi steps nya krn gampang gue pikir utk dibuat.
Tifa, cheyqua: kalian emang deh yg paling berani bereksperimen.. thumbs up girlss
walau eke sendiri jg ga brani paling make nya, except for the brooch which i found really cute, but i do admire ppl who have the courage to wear one and be different 
chielicious: kayaknya LEGO tuh macem2 ya tipe nya ada yg kecil dan besar2x.. gw jg uda ga familiar lg ama jenis2 nya.
thornandes: hehe jangan2 emang begitu.. MJ byk spy di asia dan jkt.. haha
lol
jellyfish, slesta, dunia_dandan: yah emang dsrnya si MJ suka punya ide gila.. dan ga nemu teroboson baru lagi kali yah, jadi LEGO dipake deh utk inspirasi… gue rasa emang pasti dianggap ANEH oleh kebanyakan orang umumnya, makanya gw masukin niy ternyata byk yg kepancing jg hehehe.. dan kayaknya yg berani make juga ga mau dibilang gayanya cantik & manis siy.. gue rasa ada yg masi bisa dipake kok, bros dan belt-nya menarik menurut gue.. but then again, berpulang ke selera masing2x
thanks again ya untuk inputs nya 
September 19th, 2007 at 11:17 am
sLesTa
eh tapi dys.. untuk dijadiin belt gue suka sih… lucuu! tapi gak deh kalo buat bando ato kalung..
September 19th, 2007 at 12:47 pm
Lies
Bisa jadi ide, ketika anak di minta gurunya buat prakarya dari rumah…hehhehe…:)
September 19th, 2007 at 12:50 pm
loucee
yang jadi buckle belt lucu banget, deh..
ihihihi..
tapi gue pikir ini bisa lucu banget untuk jadi kalung. jadi legonya dibikin cube (bukan ceper spt di gambar), kasih kaitan pinggir2anya trus dirangkai satu2.. main 2-3 warna gradasi. hmmm.. menarik, tapi entah kapan bikinnya. bikinin dong Dys!
September 19th, 2007 at 6:02 pm
Opi
setuju ah, kalo buckle belt doang…
September 20th, 2007 at 10:46 pm
putzzie
hihihihih… lucu bgt ni lego… tau ga gw lagi pengen coba bikin malah tangan gw kena power glue
October 2nd, 2007 at 10:39 am
(still) puty’s journal » Blog Archive » Lego Accessories
[...] course I can’t afford his things. Sejak tahun lalu gue berencana untuk membuat sendiri aksesoris dengan bahan dasar Lego. Kalung. Karena gue sangat suka pakai kalung. Tapi sayangnya sekarang Lego makin susah dicari. [...]
March 21st, 2008 at 12:49 pm
Hery
Ha..ha.. creative. so cute.
April 4th, 2008 at 2:37 pm