Likes and Dislikes

I have some new designs.  I was really excited.  I think they are adorable.  So, I brought them out to show baby girl (she usually likes everything) and she had some strong opinions, most of which weren't so nice.  She did grab one and won't let it go (she's sleeping with it).  I asked her to take some pictures with them, she declined most!  And when I was able to distract and sneak one in, she was smart and pulled it out.  Oh well, I guess you can't please everyone!  Here are some pics, I put them all on large size snap clips, those hold really well in baby girl's hair and stand out enough in my big girl's hair.  I won't say which ones she liked/disliked...wouldn't want to influence anyone's opinions!

new flowers

Here are a couple pics of the latest flower creation.

new head bands

As much as I love a traditional headband, these are super cute!  And, no complaints about poking behind the ears!

Buttonhole Head bands

It's early, early in the morning (probably not that early to most, but working nights anything before 7:30am is too early) I'm getting big sister ready for school, and the search begins.  Of course we have a million hair clips, and bows and rubber bands and every other thing you can use to 'fix' a little girl's hair.  But, of course, we do not have THE head band with the perfect color of flower or the color clip that would actual match the super cute outfit.  And, how do you solve the problem of "I don't want that clip, I want this one, but I don't want to wear my hear up, I want a head band!"  I can now (and quite proudly I must admit) solve that problem!!!  It is the buttonhole head band.  I cover my head bands with felt, which adds just the slightest bit of cushion on the ends that tend to poke so inconveniently at the sides of the head behind the ears.  Since the head bands are already covered in felt, it's so easy to just stitch a buttonhole into the side that allows interchanging of clips, flowers, or any bow that is on an alligator or snap type clip!  So, now we just have to be able to keep track of the headbands, bows, clips, etc.  (I really thought that having a specific drawer in the downstairs bathroom where the hair is fixed and several clip holders full of clips and bows in same bathroom would solve the problem...but that's a completely different problem not likely to ever be fixed in my house :))  Here are some pics (and there are quite a few)!

two different sizes

buttonholes :)

buttonhole

clip fits perfectly

cute, right?!?!

still fits perfectly, even in the skinny headband

just another view

my personal favorite :)

shows

It has been a very busy couple of months.  I am so lucky to have some crafty friends selling the most adorable shirts, we decided to check out the craft show/fair scene together.  My clips and their shirts compliment each other so perfectly.   Here are some pics from the local fairs we have done the past two months.

Here are some close-ups of the 'boards'  they have all of the different sizes and varieties of clips I have right now!  

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.