Mickey Mouse Hair Clip made with Buttons

For our Vacation to Disney Land later in the month of October I wanted to make my girls some Disney/Fall bows and hair clips.

I found this website and took my inspiration from their.

I am using a tiny circle die to cut out some black felt backing. This die is like 1/2 inch by 1/2 inch.

I run it threw my big shot back and forth about three times to get a nice clean cut from the felt.

 These buttons are from a multi pack of black and white that I purchased at my local craft store.

The clips are smaller then the standard clips, I beileve these are geared for little kids under the age of five but I know they will work for my almost seven year old as well.

 I added some hot glue to one side of the bigger button.

 Then place on the hair clip so the button holes are straight and still visible.

Add some more hot glue and the felt piece to cover.

This will help make it so hair doesnt get stuck to the glue residue.

 Add a tiny amount of hot glue to the bottom of the small button and place near the top of the clip on the left.

Add the second button right next to the first one and your done.

The back of the clip.

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Christmas Catapillar Clippie

Here is a Clippie that I saw searching Pinterest. I believe there was an Etsy shop selling them but they no longer sold them and I knew I could make it myself and I had all the supplies already in my craft room.

This can be changed up to be a Valentines Caterpillar or even a Halloween Caterpillar, just by changing the colors of the pom poms.

Heat seal the ends of your 4 inch's of 3/8 inch red with white polka dot grosgrain ribbon.

I believe if you wanted to use a red and white gingham ribbon you can or even a red and white stripe ribbon or even a red or white satin ribbon or grosgrain ribbon.  Just use what you have, red and/or white to give the Christmas feel.

This is how my alligator clip looks like after I have lined it.  My clip is just shy of 2 inches long.

 Arrange your pom pomp's the way you want them and start at the flat side of you clip. Add a small amount of hot glue to the bottom and hold down the pom pom for about a min.

 After the second pom pom is glued down you can add some antenna if you would like, just cut a 1 inch piece down the middle and heat seal the edges, I used tweezers so I wouldn't burn my fingers.

 Add the antenna to the second pom pom and then add the third one.

Add some google eyes and your done.  My google eyes are small like 1/2 cm.

 The odd thing about this clip is you have to push down his head to open the clip.  I may look for some different sized alligator clips or smaller pom pom's.  But its cute and different and Alexis thinks its cool.

Snow man clippies

I saw this on Etsy and I've seen tutorials on you tube as well. This isn't my original design but wanted to help out my fellow bow makes and show you how to make them.

White 7/8 inch gross grain ribbon to line your alligator clip cut at 4 inches.

This is a single prong clip but you can use what ever you have on hand.

Black 7/8 inch gross grain ribbon for the hat.

1 cut at 1 inch and the other at 1 3/8 inch.

Small bead of hot glue along the smaller piece on the bottom and attach to larger piece.

White 7/8 inch gross grain ribbon cut at 2 3/4 inches, 4 inches, and 4 3/4 inches.

Glue ends of each together to form 3 circles.

Glue the circles together to form the body.

White 7/8 inch gross grain ribbon cut at 3 inches and 3 1/2 inches.

Again glue edges together to form 2 circles and glue those together to form the head.

Using the bunches/glued ends of the head and body glue them together.

Using small amount of glue on the top of the head glue hat on.

For the scarf you can use 5 1/2 inches of which ever ribbon you choose.  This is a light blues 7/8 inch gross grain with snowflakes on it. 

Glue just next to the opening of the clip, not on the opening a small amount, Almost near the center of the clip.  You'll want to leave less on one half to be able to fold over the neck of snowman.  Place ribbon pattern size down.

Glue snow man on top.

Fold over smaller section over the neck part and glue a bit to the side of the body. You can add some glue to the neck for support as well.

 fold over and add a bit of glue to the part that you glued over the neck to secure/hide the end.

Add a bit of glue to the side of snowman and continue to fold over.

Cut a notch and heat seal.

Finished Snowmen Clippies.   I added some gems to the corners of their hats to make my clips personal.

Ensure you heat seal all the edges of your ribbon before putting together to prevent fraying. A lighter works well.

I used a hot glue gun for the gluing parts.

Pumpkin

Even though its the last few days of August and today is reaching high 100's, I am supper excited and cant wait for fall.  As I was searching for Fall bows or clippies I came across this clippie on You Tube.

You Need

Orange grosgrain ribbon 9 inches
Brown grosgrain ribbon to line alligator clip of your choice (around 4 inches)
Green grosgrain ribbon 2 inches (will end up 1 1/2 inches after flag cut)
Green corker grosgrain ribbon (6 loops(I will explain below))
The ribbon is 3/8 inch grosgrain

Necessary Bow making tools

The 2 inch green piece you fold in half and cut diagonal starting at the folded edge. if will look like a double flag, if you cut the wrong way it will be reversed like arrows. The piece ends up to be 1 1/2 inches after its cuts which is just about perfect.

To make your corker ribbon preheat your oven to 250 and roll the ribbon around a dowel and use cloths pins at the end, put on a lined cookie sheet and bake for 20 minutes.

That's the sheet I use all the time I wrote it down so I wouldn't forget. I don't get to do much crafting so I tend to forget.

The dowel I used is 1/4 inch wide.

I bought a tub of different sizes on clearance at Hobby Lobby a while back = AWESOMENESS

The end result after cooling it.  You will need 6 curls that will end up being trimmed to about 4 after you attache to your pumpkin.

Keep reading. LOL

The picture below is how I estimate my bow loops, its not glued in the below picture, I am just looping and seeing if 9 inches is enough for what I want.

You can adjust and add more ribbon for bigger loops.

Add small amount of glue to the seem and make your first loop.

An alligator clip can also help squeeze it tell the hot glue dries, helps to save your fingers.

I adjust and see how it will look each time.

Oh yeah don't forget to heat seal edges with device of your choice. (lighter, candle, or wood burner)

Second loop, again add a small amount of hot glue right about the first loop.

Your just keeping the glue together in one area, and keeping the circles aligned.

Make sense, I hope so, I don't know Bow/Clippie terms.

Next and final loop.

Green 1 1/2 inch flag piece glued over the top.

Heat seal quickly to keep the flag shape.

That's about 6 loops, heat seal edges with lighter or heat source of your choice

Going under you will make a single knot.

TaDa, not to tight so you don't bunch up your orange circles.

Adjust curls and add a dab of hot glue under knot, this will help to secure knot and make your curls do what you want them to do.

Lined alligator clip of your choice with about 4 inches of heat sealed brown grosgrain ribbon

Pick the side you like best and put glue on opposite side.

Hot glue on the green part because that is the thickest part of your bow.

I sorta tilted it but not much.

Cream colored head band with Pumpkin = LOVE

Sleeping Miss Alivia with head band on top of her head.  LOL

The original pumpkin clippie from Hair Hardware

I got the bright ribbon from Etsy