Categories: DIY

Easy Handmade Hair Clips

I took a tiny break from all the Thanksgiving-Black Friday craziness this week to do another fun & easy little craft project. These  adorable hair clips look complicated, but I swear they’re not! I made 8 different clips in only about an hour.

For the Roses:

Step 1:  Cut a small circle out of felt (the bigger the circle, the bigger your flower). Use a sharp scissors to cut a spiral into the circle as shown. You can make the line wavy or straight, depending on how you want your roses to look.

Step 2: Starting with the outer end, begin rolling felt, tightly first, then a little looser as the rose gets bigger.

Step 3:  When you get to the end, hold in place with hot glue and use the center of felt circle as the base of the flower.

For the Dahlias:

Step 1:  Cut a strip of felt about 1-1 1/2″ wide and 6-8″ long. Fold in half lengthwise and glue together at edges to make a loop.

Step 2:  Cut 1/4″ or so slits all the way along the folded edge. These will be the petals.

Step 3:  Roll flower tightly and glue in place with glue gun.

To make them into clips:

Step 1:  Cut leaf shapes out of green felt.

Step 2: Carefully apply glue to top of clip.

Step 3:  Arrange 2 leaves over glue. Be sure to glue overlapping flap in place too, then use a generous amount of hot glue to secure the flower to the leaf base. Let dry completely!

For the button clips:

The button clips are so easy they don’t really require a tutorial:  just cut a small oval of felt to fit over the clip, and glue in place like the leaves above. Going in a small section at a time, glue buttons of coordinating colors in place on the felt.

To finish them off, I just cut coordinating pieces of card stock with a pinking shears and cut slits to slide the clip into. Easy peasy!

 

Ruth Soukup

View Comments

  • I WANT TO MAKE SOME BOWS FOR MY GRANDDAUGHTERS (3) THANKS FOR THE IDEAS! i LIKE THEM ALL FOR YOU DO A GOOD JOB!!

  • So cute. I will be making a headband for my daughter tomorrow.

  • i love it, i wish i had little girls to make such cute stuff for.

  • love those hair clips! thanks for the tutorial. i'm baking cookies with 2y/o dd for close friends this christmas. :)

  • i'm craving the holiday crafting right now! my daughter has had my sewing machine out for days now... can't wait to finish all that has to be done so that i can join her!
    miss you!

Share
Published by
Ruth Soukup

Recent Posts

  • Holiday Resources

Our LWSL Holiday Planner is back (but only for a limited time!)

Have you heard the news? It’s the 12th Anniversary of our LWSL Holiday Planner! For…

2 years ago
  • Archived

Favorite 5 – Organizational Tools

LWSL & Co. Favorite 5 It seems crazy that it's fall already, but we can…

2 years ago
  • Archived

Favorite 5 – Things We Use Every Day

Lisa's Favorite 5 I'm a busy wife, mom, and gigi, so I'm all about finding…

2 years ago
  • Fix Your Budget

Stop Worrying About Money

Feeling like your finances are out of control can be downright scary. Don't miss these…

2 years ago
  • Archived

Favorite 5 – Mama’s Me Time Necessities

Amanda's Favorite 5 Do you spend so much time pouring into everyone else in your…

2 years ago
  • Archived

Favorite 5 – Gifts for Dads

Danny's Favorite 5 Need some gift ideas for the Dads in your life? I've got…

2 years ago

Simplify your life in just 3 simple steps. Get our Living Well Starter Guide, absolutely free!

GET IT HERE