klipz holders

A friend asked me to make a mermaid for her daughter, happy for the challenge I tried and she turned out adorable!  Of course I didn't actually take a picture of the mermaid headband...but I will with the next one.  But she gave me quite the inspiration.  The original mermaid was in a mix of blues, which I must say, I love a little girl in blue.  But why not try her in pink, or purple, so many color options.  Plus, would she not make the cutest clip holder?!?!  I think the answer is obvious.

So from there we have the flower...a stem is perfect for holding clips.  

And then we have a bird, whose legs hold the clips.  I love this little bird!! 

spring is in the air!!!!!

After this very long, very cold winter it is finally looking like spring.  The sun is out, the birds are chirping and that makes me want to make more clips!!!!  There are some for easter, who can resist a sweet bunny or a chick in an egg.  And butterflies and teapots and guitars...although teapots and guitars aren't really exclusively spring.  There is much more to come, but I couldn't wait to post pics of the latest!

More Headbands

I had so much fun with the first headband, I had to try some more.  I tried to make flowers that were more 3-D, less flat.  Some came out better than the others, but here are the best ones.  I was also able to convince big girl to model for some photos.

The above flower is on a regular hard headband.  The next few pics are on a soft wrap-around headband (and I have been informed by big girl that it is her favorite).

The next headband is more along the lines of the flat clips.  It has sparkles though, so big girl has deemed it 'really cute' and wants to wear it to school frequently.  It is also on the standard hard headband.

Snail

One of the pairs of pants that baby girl agrees to wear regularly has a crazy print, upon closer inspection...that crazy print has great clip ideas!  This snail being one of them.  She's pink and purple and on a large clip.  Of course, since the snail's debut, baby girl has refused to wear those pants!  So, although she has a perfectly matching pair of pants to be worn with, she is of course worn with completely non-matching colors!  As you can tell with the theme of most posts, baby girl and I do not agree on what matches, but she's cute so she usually gets her way (with clip and clothes choices that is).

gum ball machine

I love this clip!!! So does baby girl!  The gum ball machine is made with primary colors and stitched in black.  So, like the whale as mentioned in a previous post, this gum ball machine might be making a reappearance in a variety of colors due to the fact that baby girl wants to wear the "gum ball" with everything, matching is not high on her priority list!  This one is on a medium size clip.

3-D

Although this one is a poinsettia, and I realize the Christmas season has passed, it offers endless possibilities.  I have plans for many different color and shape combinations.  It is on a large size clip and unlike the other clips that lay flat, these petals are raised.  Baby girl was very excited about her new flower and it got a lot of wear during the holiday season.

Headband

Since headbands are a big hit with my oldest I thought why not embellish them.  And what better embellishment than a flower.  She was thrilled, and has asked for more.  This is the first one.

details

So the holiday craziness is over which leaves time to work on clips!!!  I have some fun new ideas I can't wait to share in the next few weeks!  But, to make things a little clearer I'm adding some details.

Each clip is on a snap clip (the kind that lays flat when snapped shut).  I have three different sizes of clips: small, medium and large (I think this has been previously stated, but I'm including pictures this time).

The smallest clips are perfect for babies, and there are only a few clips that are made on this size (although I'm always willing to try to make any clip in any size).

The medium clip is the most common size, it works well in little girl hair or bigger girls with a rubber band.

I like the large size clip the best.  It looks great in both my 2 year old and 6 year old's hair.

The reason these clips work so well in any hair texture is how they are assembled.  There is actually a layer of felt on one side and the piece of the actual alligator clip on the other, it helps to hold the clip to the hair with less slipping.

Heart

Here is the heart clip.  Perfect for Valentine's day, or any day for that matter.  It's on a medium size clip but could be adjusted bigger or smaller.

HO, HO, HO

I couldn't have holiday clips without including Santa!!  He is a BIG hit with baby girl.  She has worn him nonstop since I asked her to try it on for a picture.  I also asked her to model the santa hat, and she  refused, multiple times.  Apparently the hat is not a hit, but the full face is.  Big girl liked both.  So here are pictures of both.  Both are on large size clips, but as you can see in baby girl's hair, it isn't too big.

Clips in action

Here are some pics of my sweet guinea pigs!!  Fortunately for me they gladly wear them, unfortunately for me we don't always agree on what clip to wear with a particular outfit!  But, there are far greater things to worry about than a mismatched clip!

This little cupcake is on the smallest size clip.

This bigger cupcake is on a medium size clip.

The crown is also on a medium size clip, sitting over a rubberband in this shot.

The owl is on a medium size clip.

Flowers

Flowers can be made in almost any combination of colors desired.  I make them in large and small sizes.