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Boho Velvet Clothing You Simply Can’t Live Without

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Boho velvet clothing is all the rage this season. Designers big and small are featuring velvet dresses, jackets, kimono shawls, tops and jumpsuits in their collections. Burnout velvet in floral, leaf and paisley patterns is also popular. I have a ton of velvet in my bohemian wardrobe, plus velvet fabric in my sewing room.

Boho Style_Velvet Clothing

Velvet is such a royal material. Velvet says luxury. It says elegance. Velvet always makes a statement, so its the type of clothing where you go all out with your pieces or you use velvet articles sparingly to complete the rest of your look. Depending on how the clothes are cut and styled, you can easily get a relaxed boho look using velvet. Here are some great examples of boho velvet clothing trending right now:

Off the Shoulder Long Sleeve Velvet Top

This gorgeous Off the Shoulder Velvet Top can be dressed up on weekdays or dressed down on weekends. Priced at under $15, the top is available in Gray, Brown, Green or Wine Red.

Urban CoCo Women’s Long Sleeve Velvet Cardigan Coat with Asymmetric Chiffon Hem

Urban Coco is a trending brand known for its affordable boho styling. We love Urban Coco’s fabulous velvet coat featuring a beautifully ruffled hem. The coat comes in various colors and is priced under $35. A must have for your boho wardrobe.

Lucky Brand Women’s Velvet Applique Yoke Top

This beautiful Lucky Brand top, made of viscose and linen, is incredibly comfy. The velvet embroidered yoke makes the top easy to style up or down. Priced under $30, the top comes in black, wine and blue.

Karen Kane Women’s Velvet Ruffle Top

Check out this black crushed velvet top by Karen Kane priced at under $40. The high bracelet peasant sleeves lend a particular grace to the top. Wear this comfortable shirt with leggings or jeans.

Women’s Velvet Burnout Duster Kimono

Sometimes you need a special piece or two in your wardrobe. Consider investing in this gorgeous floral burnout velvet duster priced at $75. The duster says bohemian style for sure and is a great example on how to achieve a relaxed, but elegant look.

Maggy London Women’s Novelty Crushed Velvet Cold Shoulder Sheath Dress

If you have a fancy event to attend this year, you will look amazing in this Maggy London Crushed Velvet Sheath Dress. The dress features cold shoulders, a v-neck, flounce sleeves and a slit in the front. The “raisin” color is rich and elegant while keeping you true to your bohemian style. You can purchase this dress for under $75.

Adrianna Papell Women’s Velvet Burnout Midi Dress

If you really want to look gorgeous at your next event, consider an Adrianna Papell dress. Her dresses are well made and stunning when on. This paisley burnout velvet dress features a v-neck and off the shoulder ruffles. It has an A-line skirt, which is feminine and flattering for most figures. The dress is yours for just under $150.

Adelyn Rae Women’s Elle Jumpsuit

We love the styling of this Adelyn Rae velvet jumpsuit in chestnut brown. The large front ruffle is feminine, while the crisscrossed back is unexpectedly boho. The best part: It’s priced at under $55!

Jack Women’s Hello M’lady Velvet Peplum Top

This Jack by BB Dakota velvet peplum top is so pretty! The top comes in black or magenta purple and is priced at under $55. It features a soft v neckline, cross-over styling, and mid-peplum waist. The back panel has beautiful boho ruching above the waist. This top can be styled up for work or styled down for a casual evening with friends.

Crushed Velvet Open Shoulder Blouse

This is one of our favorite bohemian finds! We love the soft boho look of this crushed velvet open shoulder blouse. The chiffon high neck with velvet bow is so pretty, as are the ruffles in front and the cut of the sleeves. The blouse is available in shimmery blue or pink and is priced at under $30!

Boho Velvet Embroidered Dress

Grab a boho hat and boots to go with this fun velvet peasant dress priced at under $30. Take a look at the floral embroidery down the front and on the high bracelet sleeves of the dress. We love the relaxed style of the high waist, v-neck and tassel front. This dress comes in several colors.

Women’s Black Velvet Flared Pants with Silver Boho Design

Sometimes you just need to add something fun to your bohemian closet. Check out these super comfy pull-on black velvet pants priced at under $40. We love the silver designs on the leg. Try pairing these with a white or gray peasant blouse to complete your look.

Velvet and Rayon Embroidered Maxi Skirt

Boho spirit is all about ease- pulling on a long comfortable maxi skirt, a pretty top and comfy sandals, then off you go! This velvet and rayon paneled maxi skirt is covered in embroidery and comes in numerous colors for just under $60. Add a matching blouse for around $40 for a complete outfit.

Paisley and Floral Top with Velvet Burnout Bell Sleeves

Here’s another beautiful velvet burnout top perfect for pairing with comfortable jeans and boots or for dressing up. The top features paisley and floral velvet motifs, solid black knit neckline and black knit front and back. The velvet bell sleeves are really striking. The top comes in black or burgundy and is priced under $30.

Burnout Velvet Cold Shoulder Top

This wine-colored burnout velvet cold shoulder top is stunningly designed! The top features a halter neckline, gathered waist and sexy v in the back. The long sleeves are feminine with ties at the wrists. At under $40, you will feel like a million dollars in this showstopper!

Max Studio Women’s Sleeveless Burnout Velvet with Lace Trim

Have a special occasion coming up in your schedule? Consider this beautiful velvet burnout dress by MaxStudio. The fabulous bohemian lace on this dress will show off your features. And the best part- it is priced under $45!

Karen Kane Women’s Burnout Velvet Poncho

Check out this incredible burnout velvet poncho by Karen Kane. Dyed in shades of navy, the flowered burnout pattern is really eye-catching. The top is set off with dolman sleeves. The poncho is priced at $140 and below, depending on size ordered.

Silk Brocade Print Velvet Burnout Scarf with Fringe Ends

Have an outfit that needs a little something? Try adding accessories such as this silk and burnout velvet scarf. The scrolling leaf design is so pretty, as is the fringe set along the ends of the scarf. The scarf comes in several color combinations and is priced under $25.

Velvet Burnout Paisley Leggings

Want to brighten up a boho dress or tunic? Try pairing them with these pretty velvet burnout leggings. The leggings feature a paisley design and come in hot pink or bright blue. Or order them in both colors since they are priced at under $14 each.

Velvet Open Front Coat with Pockets

Get the boho look by layering this velvet coat over a relaxed shirt and jeans or maxi skirt. Even though the coat is in velvet, the open collar and big pockets give it a casual feel. The coat comes in several colors and is affordably priced at under $30.

Embroidered Velvet Mini Skirt

If you like old world embroidery, you will love owning this velvet mini skirt. The skirt is dark green then has multi-colored embroidery across the front. This skirt would look amazing with short or tall boots and is priced at under $40.

Embroidered Velvet Sleeveless Top

And last but certainly not least, we love the WOW factor this sleeveless velvet top. The top features a large cowl neck, a gorgeous embroidered mandala down the front and a pointed hemline. The back of the top is set off with beautiful ruching. This top comes in burgundy or black and is priced at under $70.

Have fun adding boho velvet clothing to your wardrobe. As you can see here, you don’t have to spend a ton to incorporate velvet into your look. However, spending a little extra to add that special velvet piece to your collection is usually worth it.

Happy boho shopping!

To see more boho fashion trends, check out our Fashion section of the Bravely Bohemian blog.

Make Bohemian Feather Ornaments

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As part of our boho Christmas blog series, I recently made these bohemian feather ornaments.

Clear boho feather ornaments

Do you see the clear ornaments in the store and wonder what to do with them? Some people fill them, while others paint the interiors or exteriors with alcohol inks or crayon wax. If you look on Pinterest, there are many suggestions.

I like the bohemian feather ornaments I created because they are simple to make and give a festive vibe to our other bohemian Holiday décor.

Here are the directions for the bohemian feather ornaments.

You will need:

*Clear glass or plastic ornaments
*Small white feathers
*Brightly dyed small pheasant feathers
*White and green or white and blue fine glitter
*Birch cones
*Red, green and turquoise hemp thread, thin enough to string your beads
*Multi-colored glass beads
*Beading needle
*Craft tweezers or long blunt needle
*Scissors

Directions:

1. Carefully remove the tops from your clear ornaments and set aside.

2. Start by gently adding a white feather or two into the interior of each ornament. To keep the feathers in good repair, slide the bottom of the feathers into the ornament first, so the tops are the last to go in.

3. Next, add a few colored feathers to the ornaments. Use your craft tweezers or long blunt needle (such as a tapestry needle) to carefully arrange the feathers on the inside of your ornaments.

4. Now tap some glitter into the bottom of each ornament. I used about a ½ teaspoon to 1 teaspoon of glitter for each ornament.

5. On top of the glitter, drop 2 to 3 birch cones into each ornament.

6. Use your craft tweezers or long blunt needle to do the final arrangement of the feathers and cones.

7. Gently squeeze the tops back onto your feather ornaments.

Boho feather & pinecone ornaments

8. Next, cut 5 to 6 inches of colored hemp thread. I cut two different colors for each ornament.

9. Tie a knot on one end of each strand of hemp thread.

10. Thread your beading needle, followed by 6 to 8 colored glass beads onto each hemp thread. Then knot the other end of the hemp thread.

11. Gather 2 beaded hemp threads together and hold in the middle so an equal amount of beads slide to each end of your threads.

12. Wrap and tie the centers of the beaded hemp threads around the tops of your feather ornaments, so that the threads and beads drape like tassels. Trim the ends of the hemp.

Clear boho feather ornaments

*Of note, you may want to store your feather ornaments upright in the off-season, so the interiors stay where you want them and the glitter doesn’t spill out.

Enjoy your wonderful, colorful bohemian feather ornaments.

For a full list of our Boho Christmas series projects, click here.

Happy Boho crafting!


Felt Mandala Ornaments

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After recently making 36 feet of festive felt garlands for our boho Christmas tree, I found myself thinking about other Holiday projects I could make out of felt. Check out these easy-to-make felt mandala ornaments.

DIY Felt Mandala ornaments with tassels

I love these felt mandala ornaments because they are bright, simple and have fun tassels made of crochet thread.

Supplies:

*Precut felt flower mandalas in various colors (mine are from Studio g) OR thin craft felt squares, Sizzix machine and a simple mandala cutting die
*Indian shisha mirrors
*Mini gems
*Embroidery or crochet thread in various colors
*Clear fabric glue
*Cardboard scrap
*Needle
*Scissors

5 mandala felt ornaments

Directions:

1. Prepare your felt mandalas by deciding how you want to decorate them. My mandalas were purchased at the craft store precut. However, you can also make your own with the use of a Sizzix machine and a simple scrapbooking cutting die. Lightweight felt seems to work best. Also, make sure to select a simple mandala pattern for your cutting die. Dies with a lot of intricacies can cause some frustration, so be sure to experiment with your machine and cutting die on scrap felt first.

2. Stitch an Indian shisha mirror to the center of each of your felt mandala ornaments. Shisha mirrors can be affordably purchased on Amazon, eBay or on Etsy.

3. Attach the mini gems as you see fit to highlight the edges of a felt mandalas. You can use the sticker backed mini gems from the scrapbooking aisle of your craft store. However, these may not hold up for the long run. Instead, you may want to use clear fabric glue to glue on the gemstones.

closeup of felt mandala ornaments

4. Use colorful embroidery or crochet thread and a scrap of cardboard to make tassels. Directions on how to make the tassels can be found here. My tassels came out about 4 ½ inches each when completed. Or you can buy pre-made tassels.

5. String a thread through the top of each tassel. Stitch the tassel to the felt mandala ornament. Trim the excess threads.

6. Take an additional piece of thread and stitch through the top of each of your mandalas. Create a loop and then tie the ends several times. This will be used to hang the ornament on your Christmas tree.

And that’s it! Enjoy your beautiful felt mandala Christmas ornaments.

Happy boho crafting! Click for the next article in our boho Christmas series where we’ll make Bohemian Feather Ornaments.

Pink & Blue mandala Christmas ornament

Make Mixed Media Tart Tin Ornaments

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As mentioned in a previous post, I love to collect found objects and then figure out later how to craft with them. While poking around a thrift shop last year, I picked up six vintage mini tart tins. I knew immediately that I wanted to make mixed media tart tin ornaments for our boho themed Christmas tree.

boho tart tin ornament with Shisha mirrors

The tart tins are made of shiny aluminum so I knew they would reflect the lights on our tree.

Mini tart pans come in a variety of shapes and sizes, perfect for making ornaments. If you can’t find vintage tins, you can purchase new ones at an affordable price on Amazon or at a restaurant supply store. My mixed media tart tin ornaments are approximately 3 inches across.

Here is how I made our tart tin ornaments:

Supplies:
*Mini Tart Tins
*Imported handmade paper with metallic elements (such as Thai batik paper scraps)
*Gold metallic trim
*Mini pompoms
*Microbeads
*Mini gems
*Shisha mirrors
*Gold metallic thread or string
*Craft glue that dries clear
*Scrapbooking punches or Sizzix machine and metal dies
*Hammer and awl or electric drill or Dremel tool
*Self-healing cutting mat
*Scissors
*Scrap of cardboard


Directions:

1. Start by punching small holes into the top edge and bottom edge of each tart tin using your hammer and awl, electric drill or Dremel tool. Do this over a self-healing cutting mat so you don’t scrape your work surface. The holes should be big enough to slide the ends of the gold thread or string through and knot in step 9.

2. Lay out the general designs you want for each of the ornaments.

Mixed Media Tart Tin ornament designs

3. Start with the outer rim of your tart tins. For two of my ornaments, I glued gold trim along the fluted edges. The next two are coated in multi-colored microbeads. The last two are decorated with red and green pompoms. Set them aside to dry.

4. Next, use your scrapbooking punches to cut designs out of the imported Thai papers. You can also use a Sizzix cutting machine and your favorite metal dies for this step. For my ornaments, I cut circle, paisley, and bird patterns to fit into the center of the tart tins.

5. Gently glue in the paper designs, then if you like, decorate the designs with metallic gems.

6. For the last two ornaments, decorate with a variety of colorful Indian shisha mirrors. You can usually purchase shisha mirrors on Amazon, Etsy or eBay. Affix metallic gems. Let everything dry.

7. String the ends of your gold thread through the top hole of each tin and knot several times, making a loop to hang the ornaments on your tree.

8. Use your scrap of cardboard to make tassels out of the gold thread or string. I made my tassels about 4 inches long. Here are directions on how to make the tassels. You can also purchase premade tassels if you don’t want to make them.

Mixed Media tart tin ornaments with tassels

9. String a loop of thread through the top of each tassel. Feed both ends of the string up through the bottom hole of the tart tin. Pull the tassel up to the desired length, and then knot the ends of your threads several times. Clip the excess threads.

Your mixed media tart tin ornaments are ready to be hung on your Christmas tree.

boho Christmas_tart tin ornaments with Bird

Happy boho crafting! To continue in our Boho Christmas series, click here for directions to make Felt Mandala Ornaments.


Make Easy DIY Christmas Garlands with Felt and Wood Beads

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Today I am going to share with you how to make these easy DIY Christmas garlands.

Felt Christmas Garlands with Beads DIY

The garlands are made out of strips of felt and wood beads. I made 7 strands to string on our Christmas tree, each 6 feet long. To tie the look together, you may want to make additional garlands to add to your tabletops and banisters. Intertwining with greens and white lights make your DIY Christmas garlands extra festive.

Every few years I pick a new theme for our Christmas tree. I decided our tree had to be bohemian and colorful. As you know from my previous post, I selected some vintage ornaments we inherited from my mother-in-law and mixed them with handmade ornaments, plus some store bought ornaments. However, I really wanted to pull the look all together. The DIY Christmas garlands created the perfect balance on our tree.

Boho Christmas_DIY Christmas Garlands

Here’s what you need to make your own DIY Christmas garlands.

Supplies:

*String or multi-colored baker’s twine, 6 feet plus 4 inches per garland
*Felt in 6 colors, ½ yard each
*Colored wood beads in assorted sizes and colors
*Beading needle
*Sharp fabric scissors


Directions:

1. For each garland, cut your string or baker’s twine approximately 6 feet, 4 inches. Make a loop on the one end of your string and then tie a double knot. You will want approximately a 2-inch loop on the end of your garland.

2. Next, cut strips out of your 6 colors of felt. I made my felt strips approximately ¾ inch wide by 6 inches.

3. Now simply overhand knot the felt strips onto your string, alternating colors. In my garlands, I tied the 6 colors on in random order, then another 6 in random order for a total of 12 felt strips.

4. To break up the felt sections, add about 3 inches of assorted wood beads to the garland. Use a large-eye needle if necessary to string the beads.

Bohemian Christmas DIY Christmas Garlands

*I found colorful beads to match my colors of felt. However, you can also buy unfinished wood beads, and then paint them with acrylic paints.

5. Continue alternately tying sections of felt strips and beads until you get close to the end of your garland, ending with a section of felt strips.

6. To complete the garland, tie the remaining open end of your garland string into a loop and knot it as you did in Step One.

Have fun decorating with your festive DIY Christmas garlands! Click here to see our next boho Christmas decorating project, Mixed Media Tart Tin Ornaments.