giveaway winner + hair clips

First things first …

the winner of the January giveaway is:

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And what do you know, it looks like she also sells some pretty darling baby bracelets.

Like these two silver ones.

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I like that they are sturdy, but still dainty. I’m so glad to have come across Nikki’s shop.

Anyway, congratulations to miss Nikki {please send me a note and I’ll get your package of wintery goodies sent out}.

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Second, thank you so much for your support of my new shop. It is always great to hear nice feedback so I thank you also for your kind words.  My munchkins were particularly into playing legos yesterday afternoon so if you placed an order yesterday, you are in luck … it is printed and will be shipped today.

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And now for a simple {but very practical} tutorial.

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I’m all about a baby girl wearing a flower headband {those will be added to the shop at some point}, but there are times when a simple hair clip does the trick. Finding plain clips is not always the easiest, so I just make my own.  This technique is certainly not original but the clips are awfully cute and I think worth sharing.

So here is what you’ll need:

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:: metal single prong hair clips {purchased at the beauty supply store}

:: ribbon

:: fabric glue {you can use hot glue but it gets a bit bumpy when it dries}

:: scissors

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You can use any type of ribbon – grosgrain, velvet, satin. I find that for the single prong clips 3/8” ribbon works best. All of these are from May Arts or Midori.

STEP ONE: cut a piece of ribbon to size

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For my clips just under 7 inches was plenty to wrap all the way around.

STEP TWO: add a line of glue

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STEP THREE: attach to clip

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Press the clip to open, place the ribbon on the inside of the prong and wrap around the end, adding more glue to adhere.

{oh dear, please excuse the chipping polish}

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Now add more glue and continue wrapping, pressing the ribbon into the springy part.

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wrap all the way, pressing the ribbon together to adhere.

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and you’re done.

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It’s as easy as that.

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Pardon the blurry photo. It is the best I could get of this squirmy babe.

If you’d like to embellish further, you could add a mini flower

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If you find a clip in my Target that looks just like this one, it is Audrey’s. She likes to pull them out, chew on them for a bit and then drop them.  I don’t really like that about her.

These make darling gifts when you package them all up together – very simple, personal and inexpensive.

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