Clippies

I think it is funny that my first two blog posts don't involve papercrafting at all.  I have been making some super cute hair clippies for friends lately and wanted to share them.  They are really fun to make, and I enjoy working with ribbon.  Here are a few that I have made:

Items I used for this project were:

• Scissors
• Ribbon
• Buttons and embellishments
• Alligator clips
• Hot glue gun
• Non-slip shelf liner
• Needle 
• Thread or embroidery floss

 

I have a lot of ribbon so I just used some coordinating colors.  I had buttons that I wanted to match the ribbon to.

 I use two different sizes of alligator clips.  A mini size and a regular size.  I ordered some from www.hair-hardware.com and was very pleased with their service and product.

I covered the alligator clips with ribbon using the glue gun.  I start with a drop of glue on the inside top and work my way around the clip.  You will have to work quickly, the glue will harden very fast and you will not want all the lumps under your ribbon.

 

Don't forget to heat seal the ends of your ribbon otherwise it will fray!

Attach the ribbon and embellishments you want to the covered clippie with the glue gun or thread and needle.

As you can see I have attached a very small piece of non-slip liner to the top of the clippie.  This will hold the clippie in place so it does not slip out of hair.

 

Voila!  A perfectly cute hair clippie!  

Fancy Feet!

One of my good friends was coming to visit us this past June, and I wanted to have some cute little goodies to give her twin daughters.  I made them both enormous pink tutus, and these super cute flip flops.  Why am I just now publishing this you ask?  Because it took me 6 months to finish the second pair!!  I wanted to get them in the mail for their birthday in January.  I loved this project, but I think I have come to the realization that I do not really like working with fabric.  I much prefer working with paper.   I love these and hope the girls do too!

 Items I used for this project were:

• Pinking sheers
• Tulle
• Fabric
• Flip Flops

 I chose to use two different fabrics and one color of tulle.  You can use as many as you want or just one if you chose.  I cut the fabric into strips that were 1 inch in width and 7 inches in length.  I ended up trimming the fabric once I was done, but it was much easier to work with the longer strips.

Ta-da!  Finished product.  Thank goodness they live in Florida and will be able to use them year round!