Today I'm linking up with ourcreativespaces. What a great place to find inspiration to create. I found inspiration there last week from here and here, so this week, in between school runs, housework, playgroups etc I was able to squeeze in a little creativity with these girly hair accessories. It was lots of fun rummaging through my fabric scraps and learning a few new techniques for making fabric and crocheted flowers.
With this tutorial I learned how to make little fabric rosettes (see beige hair clip above). I still need a little more practice to get the wrapping right, but I think it kind of resembles a rose!
This tutorial helped me to make a stacked fabric flower for the other clip, I haven't made one for a while, so couldn't quite remember how to, and what fun!
I was super impressed with how easy it was to crochet a rosette too, and I found the instructions in the Patons Learn How To Crochet guidebook (bought from Big W).
So once the flowers were made, I just glued them onto the hair clips, simple.
So once the flowers were made, I just glued them onto the hair clips, simple.
And the fabric baubles? I found a little tutorial for these in an old Handmade magazine, just fabric covered buttons attached to a piece of elastic and secured with a little glue.
These were all lots of fun and so quick to make, just the kind of projects I like for a quick creative fix! Might have to make a few more for Christmas presents now, they'd make nice stocking fillers don't you think!
So, did you get your creative fix this week? You can go here to see what others have been up to.
xSam
2 comments:
You did well to get all of those pretty hair accessories made. I like your fabric layered flower and your crochet flower is lovely too. Thanks for the links:)
Beautiful hair accessories. Such a great way to use scraps. They look fantastic. YAY for squeezing in moments for craft!
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