Tutorial for Crafty Little Fabric Flower Hair Clip.

It's been a while since I've shared

a little craft goodness up in here.

I made one of these little guys a while back:

I have worn it a ton

to spice up my hair on a boring day.

Here are the necessary supplies:

*A small piece of fabric

(8 inch x 6 inch-ish)

*An even smaller piece of fabric

(to cover button...

little larger than a quarter).

*An alligator clip

(available at Sally's beauty supply

for super cheap!!!! I got the smaller option.)

*A small piece of crafting cloth ribbon.

(less than 6 inches long. 3/8 inch wide)

*A kit to make a fabric button.

*Hot glue gun & glue.

Total cost= About $10-15 buckaroos

for the supplies which will end up

making many more.

Probably less than $2 per flower.

This is an estimate.

If you wanna get on the fabric flower train

and make one of these babies,

it goes a little something like this:

1.) Buy super cute fabric.

You will not need very much at all...

1/8 of a yard will make you lots.

I got lucky and found some

current Amy Butler fabric for 40% off

at the Sewing Studio's 4th of July blow out.

Definitely worth stopping in during that sale.

2.)Trace a circle-y shaped object

that is about the size of the flower

that you are wanting to sport on your head.

3.) Trace the circle on the back

of your super cute fabric.

4.) Repeat 5 more times for a total of 6 circles.

5.) Be proud of your 6 circles.

6.) Fold a circle in half.

7.) Then again in a fourth.

8.) Put the fabric fourth on a solid surface

and thread a needle through from the bottom.

This is where the project has the potential

to drive you crazy. Stick with it!

It's worth it!

9.) Paying attention to where the "fold"

is in the fabric fourth,

add another on top and take the needle through

from bottom to top again.

The "fold" should always line up facing

the same way as the previous "fold."

10.) Repeat this 6 total times.

It should complete a semi-circle

when you put on the third one (as shown below).

11.) One shy of all 6.

12.) When the sixth one is placed,

you should have your full circle.

Tack in through a few times back

and forth to make sure that all 6 pieces

stay secure on the flower.

13.) Grab the little fabric button kit

and open it up.

14.) Using the kit instructions for size

(according to the size of button

that you purchased),

cut out a coordinating (or not) piece of fabric

to be placed on the button front.

It's kind of the star of this little show...

15.) Shove button top in on top of the fabric.

16.) Then place button back

into the little whatchamajigger.

Make sure that you tuck in the fabric

so that it's covered

by the button back as shown below.

17.) Use the little plastic tool

provided in the kit

to mash down the button back in to the hole.

18.) And voila. The star is born.

19.) Next it's time to measure your ribbon.

Do so by placing as shown below.

20.) Wrap it all the way around to cover the clip.

Also, put a little mark in the middle of the ribbon.

We'll use that later to sew on the flower.

21.) Cut it right where you see

my middle finger there.

I am not shooting you a

sneaky bird or anything.

I promise.

Cutting it so that the metal

on the bottom stays

exposed will help it be

more functional when wearing

it in your (or whoever's)

beautiful flowing locks. :)

22.) Sew the flower on to the ribbon

where you marked it in step #20.

23.) Turn it around.

Place your fabric button in the center

and sew it on so that it is secure.

Marvel at the cuteness

and get ready to hot glue it on to the clip.

24.) Put some hot glue on the shortest end

of the ribbon and glue it

to inside of the clip as shown below.

24.) Hot glue the ribbon in small stages

until you've used up all of the ribbon.

(Again, it should end early, just before

the little cut out part

of the clip on the very bottom.)

25.) The ribbon does go in to the squeezy part

of the clip...

just like this.

26.) Find a cute little model (or a mirror)

and snap a pic of your new creation.

27.) Make sure not to overwhelm the world

with your excited face.

It's hard to contain this much joy

about being photographed

with your new fabric bloom.

Wishing you a flowery weekend~

Melonie