#56 - make a hair accessory

I've never been a crafty person. Ok, that's partly a lie--I'm actually fairly decent at crafts, but I'm definitely not the type to sew a new skirt on a whim or make my own thank-you cards or scrapbook all the details of my life. I think the people that do those things are on-par with superheroes, only they save the world through coordinating colors of textured paper and cricut machines instead of boring things like flying and superhuman strength.

The point I'm trying to make here is that I spend more time scrolling through craft blogs than I will ever spend actually making crafts. I've come to the realization, however, that sitting at home by yourself all day gets really old, really quickly. After watching the entire eleventh season of Law and Order: SVU in a grand total of three days, I decided I needed a new hobby, and then proceeded to decide that an awesome hobby would be making hair accessories for all of the bridesmaids in Alaina's wedding party. (I know...I'm so charitable.)

Everyone and their dog are making hair accessories these days, so I figured it wouldn't be hard...and it wasn't. (Sometimes, everyone and their dog really know what's up.)

The bracelet is purely for aesthetic appeal--I didn't make it. I can't set the bar TOO high, here, people.

Ta-da! Fabric flower clips! (The rolled kind, which are pathetically easy to make and for which you can find eight million tutorials online.) Alaina's colors were black and purple, and with our purple dresses she limited our accessories to black and white. Each clip had a group of three flowers, which wound up being pretty huge for the wedding--if I could do it again, I'd probably just do one or two. I love wearing this big one with a side ponytail, though! I can't wait to make more in different colors, because they're so simple and quick to make. All four finished flower clips cost me less than fifteen dollars, including felt, fabric glue, fabric, beads and buttons, and the clip attachments....and I can still make plenty more with what I have left over.

#56 is checked off, but not over! :)

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