On the photo below is the one that inspired me to do this post. I bought it on Ebay and immediately liked it. It's one of those tie in a bow longer chokers. 

Things you'll need:

-scissors

-sewing thread

-sewing needle

-leather strip

-gift wrapping ribbon

-sewing meter

-velcro

-jewelry beads

-clasp

-jewelry ring

-stud

-chain-nose pliers

-wire cutters

-gold chain

With every step you'll need to measure how long you'd like the choker to be. I suggest that you put sewing meter over your neck and measure it. You also need to have in mind if you'll be adding any rings, clasps and such, because this will mean you're necklace base needs to be shorter.

Romantic Bow

After you've measure the length that you want, you'll add one small jewelry bead on each end of this leather strip. I tied the knot at the end to secure them and prevent them from falling down.

And that is the finished result for this choker. All you have to do then is just tie it around your neck and make a bow. This one is very similar to the one that I bought on Ebay. I choose the string that I already had at home and since it is pink, it looks more romantic and girly. 

Gold Chain Choker

You can also make chokers that look like regular chain necklaces, but are shorter and come tighter around the neck. This one I started by cutting the chain in my desired length. On one side I added this jewelry ring. On the other side of the chain I also added one ring and I attached clasp at the end of it. Keep in mind that your chain needs to be a bit longer to hang off of the stud.

I decided to use a regular clothing stud and put wire on the spikes that are usually used to secure on the clothes. As you can see I hung the chain on left and right spike and then I used my chain-nose pliers to bend down both spikes and secure the chain in place. 

This gave my chain choker a small hang down underneath the stud. I think it adds just a bit of something else and doesn't look as boring.

Simple Black Choker

As with all the previous chokers you'll also need to measure out your gift wrapping ribbon. Before measuring I would also cut your velcro to fit ribbon width. Then you hold velcro and ribbon in both hands and measure it around your neck. You'll need the ribbon to overlap at the back, because you need both ends of velcro to stick together. 

Don't forget that you need to sew different sizes of velcors on each end so that they'll be able to stick together.

That is all you need. You have yourself the most basic black ribbon choker. I wouldn't wear this with a ponytail, because obviously my stitches aren't aesthetically pleasing, but it looks absolutely fine from the front.

These are my three types of chokers that I decided to make. I just used what I already had at home from previous DIY projects and created something new. It's a great way of using up any leftover jewelry pieces and it keeps you busy on a rainy Sunday.

I also wanted to show you how they look like on me. 

You can also stack these chokers. I personally also like stacking them with regular necklaces. It creates a more dimensional statement look.

My favorite has to be the simplest black ribbon choker, which I wear a lot. It just adds a bit of something to a very boring outfit. I also love to pair it with the gold chain choker, which is a statement on its own and can easily pass as a regular necklace. Pink bow I would probably wear with something like a doll dress. It's a bit too romantic and girly for my taste. I think I'll need to make it in a darker shade and add some edge to it. 

What do you think about chokers necklaces? Would you wear them?

Advent Calendar comes in a paper box with pretty Christmas tree design and small windows, which hide different pieces of jewelry. Each piece is securely hidden. Longer necklaces are protected with plastic bag.

You can also open the box and see all of the pieces at once, but you would kind of lost the whole fun part with that. I did that for my review purposes, but only, when I already opened about 8 doors. You can see that all pieces are really dainty and pretty much classic with interesting pendants. 

I really like this and I wasn't expecting much. My personal style includes dainty necklaces and bracelets. I also like bangle bracelets and huge statement necklaces. It's really all or nothing with me. I also like to wear earring, but lately I haven't worn them as much. Since I got this calendar I'm falling back in love. 

Dainty jewelry is especially nice to pair with every day wear and style. It also looks great with over the top outfits, because it doesn't look too much. 

In the upper row you'll get three classic round stud earrings. You'll have a great range of silver, gold and classic pearl like earrings. These really go with everything. 

You'll also get snowflake silver looking earrings, bracelet and necklace. They all share this cute detailed snowflake design, which is perfect for this colder season. It will give you some extra sparkle to your outfits and makeup.

Next is also a set of three: earrings, bracelet and necklace with beautiful gold bow design. What can be more pretty and feminine? It looks like you're a gift and it suits all kinds of classic to girly outfits. 

You'll also get a set of earrings, bracelet and necklace with gold heart design. Hearts are again one of those pretty, still classic shapes, which will also suit most of outfits and makeups. 

I am one of those people who loves to wear gold toned jewelry and I am very happy, that most of it is gold in this set. Snowflakes stole my heart, especially earrings. I don't even care that they're silver. 

In total you get 6 pairs of earrings, 3 bracelets and 3 necklaces. Regular price is 25€, but you can now get it for 17.90€ (Slovenia), which is 1.49€ for one piece of jewelry. It doesn't get any better than that. I think the price is actually really affordable now. Sometimes one necklaces can cost you 15€ in some stores, so I find this to be a really good deal.

Jewelry is a mix of some metals, although it doesn't say which, so I can't tell you. It's obviously not real gold or silver.

I don't wear much of silver jewelry, because to me it always seems like it has to be paired with cool toned makeup or clothes. I paired these stud earrings with pink lipstick. 

Gold is my colors, because it looks apart with my yellow toned skin tone. I went for something more daring this time and I paired it with chocolate brown lipstick, which has been very popular this year. I think gold looks just as rich as those chocolate tones and they match perfect together. 

Pearl like stud earrings are a classic and as such, I paired them with the always classic blue toned red lipstick. You really can't go any more classy than this. 

Snowflakes set is a true beauty and the most intricate design out of all of these. It looks so pretty with any kind of classic or even more colorful wintery makeup. 

I had these earring in my Whimsical Wintery Makeup post.

Bow set is probably my favorite set of all these. I love bows and the fact that they're gold means I like them even more. It's such a pretty design and it really goes with a lot of different makeups. I still prefer it with something warmer. 

Hearts set is another pretty classic design. It does look a bit too girly and not really after my taster, but I can make it work, when I just wear one piece of jewelry. It's definitely more feminine or even girly and it softens any makeup look. I love pairing this with softer makeup looks for that romantic feel. 

The jewelry is well made and the clasps work good. I haven't had any problems with color coming off, especially from gold jewelry. All the necklaces are long enough to hand just around or above your sweater collar. I will say that bracelets are a bit too big for my super skinny wrists, but that means it has been developed with different sized people in mind, which is good. I can still make it work. 

The concept of this gift set is that you get a new piece of jewelry every month, although I have been treating it more as an advent calendar, so every new piece of jewelry every other day until Christmas. So feel free to get this for someone as a gift, because it's not just for Christmas. If you're one of those who loves dainty pieces of jewelry, I highly recommend you to get this one. The price right now is amazing and all designs are super pretty. If you think not all are for you, you can easily gift wrap the ones you don't like and gift them to others. This way you'll get something for yourself as well as your loved ones.