The end of the school year is right around the corner. I have been thinking about what to make for L’s teacher. I decided some handmade fabric flowers would be nice. I decided to do them in a neutral color scheme, I know she wears a lot of black. I found the popular stretchy style headband at the Dollar Tree in a pack of 6 for $1. When I made the fabric flowers I put a hair clip and a pin on the back. I figure she can wear it in her hair by attaching it to the headband or using the hair clip. She can also use the pin to put it on a hat, her shirt or even a purse.

I have detailed instructions for making these flowers on a previous post. You can find the instructions here and more here. When I made the flowers in the instruction post I used a satin fabric and made the flowers look a little more loose and I sewed pearls in the center. For the flowers above I used a cotton, quilting type of fabric and wrapped the fabric a little tighter. I also rolled the center instead of tying a knot, which gave the flowers a little bit of a different look. The fabric I used is by Riley Blake Designs and it has glitter already on the fabric, which gave these flowers a pretty shine when they were finished.

I think any teacher would love to receive a handmade gift like this. What are you making for teacher gifts? I would love to hear about it, leave a comment below.

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Beautiful aren’t they? So easy to make too! You only need three supplies to make these stunning bobby pins. My daughter wore some in her hair today to school and they looked really cute. Girls of all ages will love keeping their hair in place with these! These would make great handmade gifts for  bridesmaids, birthday party favors or a gift for your sister.

I previously posted these instructions in with my Valentine Printable, so this is a little redundant. I thought these pretty pictures might inspire some of you to make just the bobby pins even if you don’t need to create Valentine cards.

How To | Cabochon Bobby Pins

Supplies:

• Bobby Pins with Pad (mine are from here)
• Cabochon Flowers (mine are Martha Stewart from Jo-Anns)
• E6000 Glue

How To:

1. Put glue (E6000) on the bobby pin pad.
2. Add flower or cabochon. (The Martha Stewart ones I used have a foam sticker on the back. I peeled the foam off and then had a flat surface left for gluing.)
3. Let dry.

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If you are on a wedding budget you can easily make this hairpiece for yourself.

Stunning couple aren’t they! My brother got married two weeks ago, it was a beautiful ceremony and a gorgeous Fall day outside. My husband and I and my son Charlie were in the wedding party. Whew, it was a lot of work to get our whole family looking spiffy for the wedding. I was lucky enough to be able to make the bride’s hairpiece for her big day. I loved the way it turned out and was so pleased with the way it looked in her hair when I saw it that morning!

How To | Bridal Fabric Rose Hair Clip

Supplies:

• 2- 2″x 30″  White Satin Fabric Strips
• Hot Glue or Needle and Thread
• Pearl Beads
• Leaf Sprig – Search for Millinery Leaf White
• White Feathers – Mine were from the Creatology line at Michaels
• White Craft Felt
• Craft Glue
• Scissors
• Hairclip

How To:

1. To create your fabric flowers visit this link for detailed instructions: How To | Fabric Flowers  I made one fabric flower slightly larger than the other for a variation in size.
2. Position your fabric flowers side by side and then glue or sew your leaf spring and feather on the back side of the fabric roses. (Pic. 1)
3. Cut a piece of white felt in the shape of the fabric flowers. Use craft glue to glue the felt to the back of the flowers. The felt will hold all the pieces together. Let dry.
4. Cut a small strip of felt and glue it over the bottom of the hair clip. Let dry. (Pic. 2)
5. To add an extra touch to the hairpiece buy a piece of veil netting. The netting is sold packaged at Michaels in the wedding aisle. You can attach the netting to your hair with bobby pins.

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My little brother is getting married this October! It has been quite a year for him (and his fiancé). He was diagnosed with Cushing’s Syndrome last Winter, which was caused by a tumor growing in his lungs, i.e. a rare form of lung cancer. The first half of this year has been spent in surgery, recovery, and chemo. We are all looking forward to the wedding and I have been working on some hair pieces for the bridesmaids (including myself). I am feeling fortunate to be included in their special day.

I am sure many of you would love to create your own beautiful feather hair accessories for your wedding without spending too much money. Here is a tutorial for you to follow. It really isn’t hard or expensive!

How To | Bridesmaid Feather Fascinator

Supplies:

• Gold Feathers – Hobby Lobby Botanic Artistry Feather Spray in Gold Mix
• Peacock Feathers – Ebay Seller
• Hair Clips – Sally Beauty Salon Care Metal Double Prong Clips
• Acrylic Rhinestone Buttons – Etsy Shop – Bella Design
• E6000 Glue
• Jewelry Wire
• Wire Cutter
• Scissors
• Wax Paper

How To:

1. The Botanic Artistry Feather Spray has 5 feather groupings on it. Use your wire cutter and cut off one group of feathers (Pic. 1). Unwrap the brown tape from around the bottom of the feathers, so that the feathers are loose and can be separated.
2. Choose two similar looking peacock feathers. Use your wire cutter and cut off the top part (the eye) of the feather (Pic. 2). Pull off a lot of the wispy feathers from along the sides of the feather stem.
3. Layer the two peacock feathers behind the dark gold feathers from the feather group. Once you have your feathers all arranged how you want them, use the jewelry wire and wrap it a couple times around the feather stems (Pic. 3). Leave a long tail of wire to use for attaching the feathers to the hair clip.
4. Use your wire cutter and trim the end of the feather stems so they are all even and end just below the wire wrap.
5. Position your hair clip underneath the feathers (Pic. 4). Use the tail of wire on the feathers and wrap it around the top prongs of the hair clip. Trim off any extra wire.
6. Use your wire cutter to clip off the shank on the rhinestone button. Glue the rhinestone button to the hair clip by adding a generous amount of E6000 glue to the base of the feather hair clip. Be careful that no glue drips onto the hinge of the clip or the other side. When you have the button placed, clip the hairpiece to a piece of wax paper and let it dry (Pic. 5).

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