A Sip of Joy: Fabric Flower Hair Clip Tutorial

Here is a little tutorial on how to make little flower hair clips:

Materials:

Fabric (great way to use up scraps)
Pencil
Scissors
Circular object (size depends on how big you want the flower)
Hot glue gun
Felt (neutral color)
Clip (aligator clip or a normal hair clip)
Coordinating button

1) Use a circular object to trace and cut out circles to make the "petals." I used the base of my water bottle and needed about 9 circles to complete the flower.

2) Cut a circle out of the felt about the same size of the petals, but make sure it will cover the clip.

3) Take one circle and put a small dab of hot glue in the middle. Fold the petal in half like a burrito, squishing the glue so it will stay. (*warning the hot glue is HOT and can go through the fabric depending on what type of fabric you use! And yes this comes from experience...)

4) Put another small dab in the middle of the petal, and fold the petal in half once again. So know you have a petal that has been folded into fourths. Repeat steps 3 & 4 for all of the petals!

5) Put a small dot of glue on the back of the first petal and place the tip in the center of the felt circle. Continue to do this for the rest of the petals, overlapping them slightly to create a "flowered" look.

6) After all of the petals are on flip the flower over to the back to attach the clip. Cut a small piece of felt, the same size as the bottom part of the clip. Open the clip so when you put glue on it you won't glue it shut! Place hot glue on the top of the clip (the part that normally goes up when you would put a clip in your hair) then place the clip on the felt. Glue the small piece of felt between the top and bottom of the clip to prevent it from getting glued together and it will prevent it from getting stuck in your hair!