Contributing Writer: Laurel MacDougall
I have a daughter that is too old for bows and ribbons. Yes, the day has come. I think these button clips are a great older option for girls hair. They are really easy to make – follow along.
You need:
Button cover kit – I used 3/4″. The first time you buy this you need the kit. Any other times, you can just buy the refill.
fabric scraps
craft wire
clip for hair
OK – with your pliers, grab the shank and remove it.
Next, cut a couple of inches of your craft wire. Bend it in half.
Slide this wire through the bottom of the clip, and through the bottom of the button (be careful when you remove the metal shank that you notice what side it was on. You want that side facing the clip).
Twist the wire, trim it, and smash it down so it as flat as you can get it.
Grab your fabric scrap and the button cover kit. I only use the white plastic part.
Lay your fabric, right side down in the white thing (I’m sure it has a name, but I will call it the white thing) and put the top of the button over it. I make sure I line it up so I get part of the fabric that I like. I’ve done this before and ended up covering the button in the empty spaces instead of the pattern – whoops.
Trim the fabric. If you have too much fabric, it’s hard to push the back on. If you have too little, the edges pop out. There is a pattern on the back of the button package that will show you the size of circle to cut out.
Put the clip/bottom of the button on, fold the fabric in, and push. There are pretty clear instructions on the back of the button package. I can usually push hard enough with my fingers. You can kind of feel it snap in place. If it doesn’t, the button will just fall apart – so push until everything is nice and neat.
Remove your clip from the white thing and admire.
Cute, cute, cute.! We’ve done a variation on an elastic instead of a clip, and they are darling. I’m just a tad bit clumsy using those elastics. Just saying.
Make a slew of these – they’re fast AND cute, it’s a winning combination! It is projects like these that energize me. It doesn’t take much time, but it gets me going!
(can you tell she was just humoring me until I un-paused her show?)
I had a blast preparing for this and thinking of all of you reading this! Come pay me a visit over at Ducks in a Row. I share my organizing tips, sewing projects, our never-ending home projects, some recipes – you know, a little of this and a little of that!
