![]() You could make a pair to match an outfit you’ve bought for somebody, or give them as gifts to school friends as an alternative to candy canes. The girls love how they turned out, and I’m not surprised the sneaky hair-thing fairy has her eye on them! That’s all it takes to make a cute flower hair clip! Sew onto the clip and tie tightly at the back. Layer the felt pieces on top of each other and sew together in the centre. Repeat for the other two shapes that make up your flower. Cut around the flower, then remove the shape, stick onto another piece of felt and cut out a second one. Select the flower shape you wish to create, roughly cut it out and stick onto felt using a small square of double sided tape. plain hair clips, I got mine from the hair accessories aisle in the supermarket, but you can also find them on Amazon.They are all for my girls, and wouldn’t you know it that naughty hair-thing fairy has already pinched a few of them! ![]() These felt flower hair clips fulfil all of my criteria for a handmade gift because they are A) quick and easy to make, B) inexpensive to make – you can use felt scraps from other sewing projects and a bulk pack of plain hair clips from the supermarket, C) useful, D) small so they won’t clutter up somebody’s home. I got to thinking that if my kids love hair things, other people’s kids probably love them too so I’ve decided to make some as gifts. Maybe we have a hair-thing fairy hiding somewhere who loves to steal our clips and elastics, who knows? ![]() Somehow, hair things in our house just “disappear” too. Hold the clip open and add a small line of glue in the groove. There are so many ways to use felt flowers to pretty up your life Ok the clip. It would look great in a wreath or a bouquet or even a garland. You need things in different colours to match different outfits, suit different hair styles and sometimes just suit the mood of the day. Now we just have to add the clip Although, you could use this flower for lots of different things, not just a hair clip. One thing I’ve learned in my time as a parent is that you can never have too many hair things. We have a semi-organised plastic tub of them that gets used every single day. They’d be perfect for those times when you just need “Something little” that you can add to a larger gift, or give to school friends along with their cards. ![]() They’d make lovely handmade gifts for Christmas and would be a good craft for older kids. These felt flower hair clips are so cute and easy to make. ![]()
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