Hair Clippies

So, now that I've given you more skirts than you could ever ask for....Here are the hair clips I made to go with them. ; )

Fun Little Felt Flower - I wish I would have done other colors too, you just can't see much detail with the white.

Giant Daisy - Almost too big for her head.  Almost.

Red Polka Dot "Piggie" Bows

Another Shot of the Satin Flower That goes with the Easter Dress.

I've been kind of obsessed with learning how to make hair bows since I found out that after my two boys I was finally getting a girl.  When she was little, it was the great big bows on headbands, but since she's gotten older I've moved towards more functional, smaller clips.  Maybe I need to make a few big bows again....just for the sake of sharing them here.

Ponytails

My youngest daughter got invited to a birthday party for a little girl who always has braids in her hair.  I decided I needed to make something on a ponytail holder.  Here's what I came up with...

Fabric Covered Button Ponytail Holders

Fabric Covered buttons have been my favorite thing since Christmas, when I used them for the first time.
Now I try to find excuses to make things with them.

Ribbon Bow Ponytail Holders

These are just traditional ribbon bows that I attached to ponytail holders.

Crazy about the ponytail options.
I'm thinking it's my new favorite hair accessory.

My new stamp I got to use.
(Stampin! Up)
Keri sells it, btw

Happy Creating!

Melissa

Fabric Hair Flowers

I started seeing these around here and there about a year ago, I thought they were cute,  but probably way to complicated for my "lazy-man" crafting style.  Then I started finding tutorials out there in blog-land, and I got hooked! They are WAY EASY and super fun. Anyway here is a sample of what I've made, with some tips I've learned along the way.

First off - fabrics I've used are Tulle, Organza, and Taffeta. I've tried satin, and it didn't work so hot, but I might give it another try. I think I just wasn't patient enough.  Any good old 100%  polyester fabric that you can melt (not burn) the edges of will work.

With the tulle, I used almost 20 layers for each flower. It's pretty thin, and it takes that many to make it look right.


I had a candle lit, and sitting nearby so I didn't have to keep using my lighter, much easier.  A great use for tea lights.

The layers are just different sized circles that I cut and layered until I got the effect I was looking for

Also, I sewed my layers together instead of gluing. I think it looks nicer.

 My favorite centers are from the Antique Brad set (love them) that I got from Stampin' up.

Can I just say how much I am loving this headband. I took 3 small flowers and glued them onto a $1.95 ForLove21 headband. Super happy with it. (The headband I mean, not so much the picture- but my husband thinks I needed a shot of me wearing it.)

 My cute daughter loves hers too.

 

photo courtesy of Alexis Merritt