I started with this... just a regular artificial flower that I pulled off the stem.
Then I dissasembled the pieces and was left with this... I discarded the plastic parts that held it together originally.
I had some single pronged alligator clips and grossgrain ribbon that I used to make a lined clip. All I did was use my low heat glue gun to stick it all the way around. I will say if you have never done it before only put glue on small bits at a time because with the low heat glue gun it cools very fast and if you don't stick it down quick enough it is just a lump on the ribbon.
Then to assemble the flower I just glued each petal layer to the next and then glued a small flat jewel in the middle to cover the hole. Then just glue the whole thing to the lined clip. I used all of the petal layers from the original flower but of course you can used just a few if you wish. The whole process with stopping to take pictures only took about 10 or 15 minutes and that was while trying to figure it out so I would think that after you know what you are doing it would only take a few minutes to do. So a good project to do when you want to have instant gratification :)
Here is the outfit together... I did add a white crocheted headband to it since she still doesn't have enough hair to support a clip :)
She was very cooperative for her photo shoot as you can see.
CHEESE!
The wedding was at 6:30pm so the lighting outside afterwards was perfect for pictures! This one looks almost professional ;)
A better view of the flower and a sweet daddy daughter moment.
So, there you have it. A quick and easy project to produce a flower clip that would cost you $5 or more to purchase. I think mine cost me about 15 cent because the flower and jewel were free and the clip was about 10 cents plus glue. Anyways, I am going to be on the lookout for cute cheap fake flowers that are destined to life as a hair clip! Let me know if you have any questions!
CHEESE!
The wedding was at 6:30pm so the lighting outside afterwards was perfect for pictures! This one looks almost professional ;)
A better view of the flower and a sweet daddy daughter moment.
So, there you have it. A quick and easy project to produce a flower clip that would cost you $5 or more to purchase. I think mine cost me about 15 cent because the flower and jewel were free and the clip was about 10 cents plus glue. Anyways, I am going to be on the lookout for cute cheap fake flowers that are destined to life as a hair clip! Let me know if you have any questions!
very cute!!!
ReplyDeleteway to go, bonnie! i love it!
ReplyDeleteand your girl is just lovely. :)