Design by Night

I'm working on a few Valentine sweet treat hair accessories. Here is a little preview of what will be in my Etsy shop soon!

Need instant gratification? Well this is the tutorial for you. These quick and easy no-sew felt flower bobby pins will take you no time what so ever! Supplies Felt Bobby Pin Scissors Button Hot glue gun Cut five 2" circles out of the felt. Place a dab of hot glue slightly off center in the middle of one of the felt circles and fold in half. Place a second dab of glue in the center of the folded felt along the folded bottom and fold in half again. The final petal should look like figure 3. Repeat steps 2 and 3 with three more felt circles. Take the last untouched circle and fold it in half. Carefully cut a small slit in the center. Thread the bobby pin through the slit. Glue the petals to the front of the bobby pin backer. Add a dab of glue to the center of the flower and add a button to finish (I would suggest a shank style).

Sorry I have been a total slacker lately and haven't wanted to craft. Can you believe it? Not wanting to craft never happens to me! Well I decided my slacker-dum had to come to an end so I brought out my favorite fall weather fabric (felt) and started crafting. I came up with three new tutorials which I will share in the upcoming weeks starting with this one...Pinwheel bobby pins! I used these pinwheels for hair pins but I could see them being used in a number of ways…cupcake toppers, party favors, jewelry, etc. Supplies Needle and Thread Felt Bobby Pin Scissors Computer and printer Button Hot glue gun Print out the pattern below. (Use the scale to make sure the print out is the correct size).  Cut a piece of felt using the 2" square pattern. After the overall square is cut out, cut along the dotted lines making sure not to cut into the center area. Do all four corners. Fold one of the corners so it touches the center, stitch it into place. Repeat wi...