New Years Eve Glam!

Instead of wearing one of those awful tin foil looking tiaras this New Years Eve make yourself a quick glam hair accessory!  The crafts stores have a fabulous selection of feathers and even some of these large feather pads lately.  All you need is an old sparkly earring, a feather pad, a hair clips and some glue.  Poke the earring through the feathers, bend the post over so it doesn't poke you and hot glue a hair clip or hair comb to the back!  You can whip this up in no time and I guarantee you will be the best accessorized lady at the stroke of midnight!

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DIY Martini Olive Hair Clip

Are you looking for the perfect gift to make your girlfriends?  Well here it is...the martini olive hair clip!  You could whip up a bunch of these and they're less than $1 a piece to make.  Hello, now that's a fabulous holiday gift budget.  Simply wrap it in a cute box with your favorite martini recipe and voila...a lovely thoughtful handmade gift.

You'll need -

olive green clay (mine is sculpey "moss")

flatback red crystals (I used Jolees Jewels...not plastic)

alligator hair clip

hot glue gun

Trust me these will be a huge hit for the holidays...or any day!

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Paper Rosie Hair Pin Tutorial

I just love the idea of whipping up a bunch of cute hair flowers for my friends for no reason at all, just because it makes them smile!  I created this super fun and easy tutorial for the lovely folks over at Crafty Ideas Weekly so you can surprise your friends, party guests or fellow soccer moms with a pretty handmade bloom to brighten their day too. I learned to make these fun little flowers from my mom when I was a little girl and now I'm sharing it with you. Think of all the lovely cardstock papers you could use to make these beauties fit any occasion!

Supplies -

 4x4 inch square cardstock

1.5x3 inch patterned green cardstock

bobby pin

glue gun

Matte acrylic spray sealer (I used Krylon,my favorite)

 

1- gather material

2 - draw a spiral on 4x4 carstock and draw 2 leaf shapes on green cardstock

3 - cut out along lines of spiral starting at the outside point and cut out leaves

4 - begin to tightly roll the spiral working from outside in

5 - keep spiral help tight

6 - let it go to see it uncoil ever so slightly to a natural rose (this always feels like magic for some reason)

7 - hot glue the little nub (it was the very center of your spiral) down to the rolled flower and hold in place for a few seconds

8 - slide bobby pin on to one leaf then place it on top ofthe second leaf and glue to the flower

                                       

Spray the entire paper flower and leaves with the sealer let dry 15 minutes and spray again.  This makes the bloom waterproof and allows you to wear it again and again. 

So sweet!

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Shabby Chic Anyone?

I just love, love, love anything that combines a natural rustic feel with a touch of glamour.  I'm creating some new shabby chic spring flowers to add to my line of hair flowers.  The best part is these sweeties are made from recycled fabric scraps.  A sweet mix of wool felt, tulle, lace, fabric and a little rhinestone glam combine to create these little beauties.  Hope you like them as much as I do ♥

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Eco Friendly Flower Accessories

Okay, so I love making fabric flower accessories that comes as no surprise to anyone. Recently I have committed to using recycled fabrics and eco felt that is made from recycled post consumer plastic bottles in many of my designs. It's become my new passion...finding cool vintage fabrics and make beautiful blooms out of interesting fabrics. Yes I will continue to make my rerto inspired flowers but I will be incorporating these eco friendly materials as much as possible. It feels good...go green!

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Eco Friendly Poppies

Okay so I'm going green...not with eyeshadow or clothing choices but with my poppies! I'm starting to focus on vintage and recycled fabrics and back all poppies with recycled post consumer plastic bottles! Be on the look out for my new eco friendly line!

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