Hair Bow…

*Note: These are NOT the best pictures, or a great tutorial for that matter.

Materials:
Tulle: 3 inches x 29 inches (depending on the size of each petal, it could take less. I think mine ended up being closer to 23/24 inches)
Matching Thread
Some type of embellishment: button, beads, pearls…whatever
Clip
Ribbon (to cover clip)

I started by folding the tulle into thirds before folding it over to make the first petal. Once folded take your needle and thread and make a couple stitches to hold it in place. Repeat the folding/sewing step until you have 5 petals (more or less depending on the look you are going for). Add embellishment(s), and attach to clip (covered by ribbon).
I also made this adorable bow (sorry no picture) from Make It and Love It. It’s the black tulle one. I think it is so cute, and can’t wait to put it in my little girl’s hair.

Tie Headband...

Before your husband throws away those old ties of his you have to try this 20 minute craft from Craft Envy. It really only took 20 minutes, and was such a clever way to make a headband.

Cut skinny part of tie.

Add Elastic (Mine ended up being too short).

Attach it to the other side.

Add a flower embelishment from the larger side of the tie.

Mine ended up being too small for my daughter, so I have to re-do the elastic on it.

Hair Accessories...

I have the privilege of working with some amazingly talented 11 year olds through church. Today we made hair accessories, and boy did they girls go to town!

The girls showing off one of their accessories

A close-up of one of the girls.
For this tutorial and many more visit The Polka Dot Chair.

Love this one!

Showing off her whole collection.

The girls modeling all of their creations.

Crotched Flower...

Since I am a pro crotcher now (not even close), I decided to try my hand at flowers. I think they are really cute embellishments for hair clips, hats, clothes etc. I found this helpful video on Little Birdie Secrets, and tried my hand at it. Below are my 4 attempts (I only have this mauve/tan yarn, so they don't look great). By flower #4, I was feeling pretty good about it...until it started to unravel.

Flower #1, Flower #2, Flower #3, and Flower #4

Tulle Hair Bows...

I was playing around with my new found ruffling technique and started to ruffle some tulle. Before I knew it, I was making hair bows out of them. Here are a few that I made.

Intentions...

I had intentions to do more this week, but didn't feel like doing any of it when I got started. I am thinking of refashioning things, but I don't really have the right things to refashion. So those things are on hold. The other thing is I am down to scraps of fabric, so my projects have to be small...any suggestions??? The only thing I did make (and finish) this week was this headband. I like the way it turned out.

Fabric Flowers...

I've always wanted to learn how to make these, in fact I've tried with little success. I never was able to get mine to have any life. I found this tutorial on My Mama Made It, and it was too easy. Way easier than I thought it was. Also notice all the fun clothes she makes! The best part is she re-fashions all the time. Before you D.I./Goodwill your clothes, you might want to see what inspiration you can get from her. She is good!

I made these to match Daylynn's clothes. They ended up a little big for hair clips, so they will probably be attached to the clothes themselves.
P.S. I'm starting to run low on fabric (I never thought this day would come). I think L.A. Fabric District is calling my name...anyone interested???

Car Trash Bag...

Again I got this idea from Make it and Love it (It's easy to get inspiration from her!) I've thought about doing something like this for a long time, but never got around to it. So here is the finished product! I used regular fabric and interfacing instead of home decor fabric. I didn't have any boning like she used to keep it open, so I used a thicker interfacing. It worked just fine! When I put this in the car, there was probably enough trash to fill it...ha.

Yo-Yo's

I finally learned how to make Yo-Yo's. I didn't like them much because of a girl on Project Runway (a few seasons back) who used them on EVERYTHING! Now, I'm not so against them, and think they are a really cute detail. I saw them on Make it and Love it, and followed this tutorial here. I have no idea what I will do with them, but at least I learned how.

Camera Strap...Check!

I finished making the camera strap cover. It was seriously one of the easiest projects I have ever done. Here is the tutorial from Make it and Love it that I followed. Enjoy and have fun making your own!

P.S. I hope my husband doesn't mind taking pictures with the girly strap :)

More Flowers...

A friend came over the other night, and we made felt flowers. Here are a couple more that I made. Now, if only my daughter would keep them in her hair!My friend Ani sells hair clips like the one below. Her's are super cute and I attempted to copy her. Mine doesn't do her's justice. Go check her's out and buy buy buy!!!

Felt Hair Clips...

A few weeks ago, a friend and I attempted to make felt flowers. They turned out, but weren't my greatest creation. While searching blogs for a new project, I found these adorable clips on Make it and Love it that inspired me to try again.

So it was this pink shirt of my daughters
that inspired me to make a flower out of these colors:Then it got me thinking of a watermelon, so I made this watermelon clip:
(sorry for the poor picture quality on this one)
She was wearing pink and brown, so I had to make a flower with those colors:
She has some red and black outfits as well, so I wanted to try a rose. It wasn't the worst attempt.Here are some basic clips out of ribbon only.