Kristin and Nick

For the love of all things vintage, hair clips, and the ability to make it yourself

I made this super cute vintage inspired flower hair clip for two of my BFFs for Christmas and I just had to make one for myself!

So…I decided to make a tutorial out of it so that you guys can make them too!

Materials needed:

1. Strips of fabric (length and width depend on how big and ruffled you want your flower to be
2. Lace of awesomeness
3. Needle and thread
4. Scissors
5. Hot glue gun
6. Embellishment (I would go with a pearly looking bead to get the vintage look)
7. Hair clip

STEP 1:

Cut your fabric strips

I kinda eye balled it on this one so I don't know the exact measurements of my fabric, but keep this in mind:

• The width of your strip determines the size of your flower. If you want a smaller flower, cut your strips about 1" in width, if you want it bigger cut it around 1.5 to 2" (thats' probably where mine is)

• The length of your flower determines how ruffled your flower is. Mine is quite ruffled and was maybe a foot and a half long (again, I should have measured it) but you'll figure out once you start that if you do not have enough fabric your flower will start to curve in.

STEP 2:

Grab your trusty needle and thread.

I like to thread my needle, tie a knot in the end and pull it through to secure the thread. However, if you have a better/different way of doing it, be my guest. This is just what works best for me

STEP 3:

Beginning stitch

If you want, you may feel free to skip this step because it is just something I like to do to pull over the first end and make it look prettier

With your needle above, bring it around to the bottom of your strip so that it wraps around the small end with the knot. Then bring the needle up and out through the bottom close to the knot. I hope that was clear…maybe the pictures will help…

STEP 4:

Begin stitching!

It's pretty simple. Just bring the needle down and through and up and through till you have covered the entire length of your strip of fabric.

Keep this in mind: more space between each stitch gives a bigger ruffle (like on the one that I made). If you want smaller ruffles, make the stitches closer together

STEP 5:

Begin to Ruffle

When you're done stitching down the length of your fabric strip you can pull on your piece of thread and watch your ruffles transform! OR if you are impatient like me, you can ruffle your strip as you go along making your stitches! I like doing it this way, because then I can see my progress and know when I'm done!

Your fabric strip should start to look more like a flower! Like this:

STEP 6:

Putting ends together

When you have reached the length and "ruffle-ness" that pleases you most, STOP. It is now time to stitch the two ends together to complete the flower

Take your needle and put it into the opposite end of the strip. Put it about half an inch into the ruffles and then bring it out (I'm so bad at explaining…just look at the picture…) and pull the thread to bring the two sides together

Once you have pulled the two sides together, it should look something like this:

STEP 7:

Secure stitches

Turn flower over and make several "secure stitches" to keep everything in place. Put them where ever you feel it needs some security

WOW that seemed like a lot, but I PROMISE it doesn't take that long.

Now on to the lacey goodness!

STEP 8:

Attaching the lace

I don't ever cut the lace before hand because I don't want to risk not having enough or waste any excess. So I apply the lace where ever I feel it looks cutest on the back. I like to see it poking out a bit, but not overwhelming the whole look of the flower. This step can be done with stitching (which is what I did) or it could be done using hot glue.

YAY! You're practically done!

Now just add embellishments and a clip to hold it in your hair with your hot glue gun!

I just love this because you can wear it in your hair, on your shirt/sweater/jacket or even on a purse!

Very very cute! Enjoy!

Loves,

K