hair clip project

 Both girls have hit the glamor stage- they love necklaces, bracelets, sunglasses, tutus, pigtails, and clips in their hair. We go through many clips a day as they'll fall out or the girls will want them changed out with outfits... :) Anyway, i saw some adorable felt hair clips at a super cute children's boutique in  ft.collins the other week and fell in love with their simplicity....unfortunately, i couldn't fall in love with paying $12 for 2 clips... So, for a little friend's birthday i experimented with making some of my own. They were pretty easy and lots of fun.

 

i bought 2 sizes of regular ole metal clips. (the blue circle clip used the small size)

 i made the little fabric flower first. (just a small strip of fabric, folded over length wise and then basted, pulled tight into a flower and then stitched to secure) Then cut a small strip of felt close to the shape of the clip, folded it over the top of the clip, sewed the flower onto felt, put a small amount of hot glue on the clip, pressed the felt down, and then sewed it to the clip in a couple spots. It's especially important to secure it at the bottom. there are small holes in the metal clip that i used to anchor the felt onto. You can see where i sewed a little better in the picture of the back of the circle clip. Then i just sewed a bit around the edges to make it look a little more finished.

Ta-da! :)