Hair Clip Tutorial Part One

For my baby shower one of my good friends gave me a set of these hair clips. They were one of my favorite things to receive, and now I give them away at all the baby girl showers I go to. I love them and they are so easy to make. You can easily whip out a set of 10 in a half hour. This is a tutorial on the "easy" way to make them. Meaning with a glue gun. If you are too good for a glue gun then I can't help you. There will be no hand sewing hair clips today.

DISCLAIMER: I'm not a writer. I don't do grammar, spelling, and all that nonsense. So please don't be offended if my writing is bad. Also I'm not a very good photographer. Enjoy!

Materials
Hair Clips (box of 100 $4.99 @ Sally Beauty Supply)
Glue Gun
Ribbon
Scrap Booking Brads
Silk Flowers


1. Cut length of ribbon. About 4.5 inches.
2. Clip the hair clip onto ribbon length wise.



3. Glue top of clip over opening. Fold ribbon over being sure to keep flat and straight. This will seal inside and outside of the top of clip together.






4. Glue end of clip and push ribbon in to cover the part you pinch.







5. Glue back side of the pincher and fold ribbon over to finish. I like to keep the main part of the back of clip plain because I feel like it grips the hair better. You can cover it if you would like, but it doesn't really show.




6. Deconstruct your silk flower. Throw away the center but keep everything else.






7. Arrange petals and pick out a scrapbooking Brad. Stick the prongs of your brad through the center of your petals. If you feel like your petals are lying too flat then you can use the extra plastic piece from your silk flower to add some lift. I usually like to use 2-3 layers of petals. You can make them as big or as small as you would like.


8. When you get your flowers looking the way you would like them too glue to the top center of your ribbon covered clip.






That's it you are done (see photo at the top of post). I use a lot of variations on this idea. For lazy days when I just put the munchkin in a onesie I will use a clip that is just covered in ribbon. For church I use the flowers or I have made them with bows too. You can put anything on these babies and they will look adorable. But my favorites are the flowers!

And yes I am having a giveaway. The lucky winner will win a set of 10 clips. 4 flowers, 3 ribbon, and 3 bows. So leave a comment below, and link this post to your blog or website. Do this by Monday Sept. 1. The winner will be announced on Tuesday Sept. 2. Anyone can enter and the winner is chosen randomly by my DH out of a hat.

Make some! You will be surprised by how easy they are and how cute they will look in your kiddos hair!

Poor, Pathetic, Pitiful Pico

I know I promised you another tutorial today. It just didn't get done because we had to rush this sad boy to the vet. He has been feeling under the weather and has been refusing to do anything but sleep. No eating, drinking, playing. Nothing. The good Doctor says he is having some back issues and it might be depressing him. I'll tell you what I hope he gets better soon. He has had so many issues this summer. I am ready for my healthy, happy, hyper little guy to be back to normal.

So sorry about the tutorial. Tune in tomorrow. I will have it up by then!

And The Winner Is...

Beth email me at bebop480@gmail.com with your address and I will mail your onesie out to you! If you are curious as to how I came up with the winner here is my procedure. I wrote everyone's name down who entered on a slip of paper, folded them twice, put them in a hat, and picked one. I couldn't figure out a more random way to choose.

Tomorrow will be a tutorial on hair clips! Check back for more cuteness.

Thank You Puma

For creating the cutest track suits at the Olympics. Not thrilled that she beat the U.S. but I love the track suit. I'm really really liking the jumper type look. Complete with big green buttons!

Onesie Giveaway

Only one more day to enter to win a onesie. Anyone can enter. If I know you or not. Just make sure you link to the post! So far I only have 4 entries so your chances are looking pretty good!!!

What is More Inspiring Than the Olympics?

The precision and beauty of the opening cerimonies. (click here for more images)The details of the Olympic Gardens. (click here for more images)The perfection of 8 Olympic Gold Medals (and 14 Career Gold Medals).
The gracefulness and graciousness of our gymnasts. (click here for the best Olympic Personality ever!)

I can't get enough of the heart warming stories either. Dara Torres being 25 years older than the girl swimming next to her. Cullen Jones story of drowning when he was a child and then becoming one of the fastest swimmers in the world. Eric Shanteau participating with cancer. The list goes on and on. I have LOVED the Olympics this year! It makes me wish I were an athlete.

Fabric Applique Baby Onesie

I decided to do my first tutorial on Fabric Applique Baby Onesies. Obviously you don't have to just use this for onesies. You could do dish towels, pillow cases, burp cloths, ect. ect. I've just been making my little munchkin a lot of shirts lately. These also make great & easy baby shower gifts that people will love!

You Will Need
pencil
pattern
Fusible Webbing (I like one that has a double sided temporary adhesive)
scissors
Fabric Scraps
Iron
Onesie
Embroidery Floss
Needle
Fusible Fabric Stabilizer

Directions
1. Trace pattern on to fusible webbing & Cut out
2. Peel paper backing off one side of fuser, stick to back side of fabric, and cut out





3. Peel paper backing off remaining side, stick to onesie, and iron on










4. Stitch around pattern and add whatever embellishment you would like. About 50% of the time I use a basic back stitch. If the shape is big and simple (example: a star) I will use a more intricate stitch. Primrose Design is a fantastic blog that has a "Stitch School". That is where I go to learn all of my embroidery.



5. I like to use a fuser made of a nice soft fabric on the inside of the onesie to hold down and secure all of my knots.







10. You're Done! Put on your baby cakes and enjoy!

*NOTE* I always wash, dry, and press my fabric and onesies before working with them to avoid shrinking and puckering.

So do you like to win free stuff?!!? Well I'm going to give one of these lovelies away! Just leave me a comment letting me know if you would like to win a girl, boy, or gender neutral onesie, and link to this post so that more people can have the opportunity to win! You have until Friday August 22. The winner will be announced the following Monday. Girls will win this Cherry Blossom onesie, boys a Jolly Roger, and neutral will get a star! Don't forget to leave your name!

Welcome

My sister told me I was cheesy for starting another blog. A "craft" blog. Well this is not a craft blog. Nor is it a sewing blog. It is a whatever I'm feeling inspired by at the moment blog. So yes there will be some crafts and yes there will be some sewing. However there will be much more. I've been told that I'm cheesy before and I'm sure I will be told that again. So now I choose to embrace it. I hope you enjoy! I know I will!