Create retro 80s braided ribbon barrettes with the helpful tutorial. Braids and beads on a barrette! And bring back the 80s.
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Nothing says "80"s or "cute" like braided barrettes. After you get a feel for making them, you'll have a set t
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My daughter Katie has called these "Streamer" barrettes, she is 6 years old and can make these after I start them for her- since I don't let her use the hot glue gun yet. They are really simple to make, and can be made in any color combination, school colors, or if you would like to coordinate with a special outfit. These can also be a great little girlfriend gift your daughter can make for her friends for Christmas or as a birthday present. Streamer Barrette (this will make 1 barrette- double supplies and repeat all steps to make a matching pair) Hot glue gun- pre-heated and ready to go 4 feet 1/4" ribbon (grossgrain, satin, sheer, etc.) color A (royal blue) 4 feet 1/4" ribbon (grossgrain, satin, sheer, etc.) color B (white) 6 tri-beads color A 6 tri-beads color B 1 barrette Note: for this post I used a Goody Asha Snap Clip; but I have also used the double bar barrette pictured at the end. If your child has thin hair the Goody clip won't fall out, the double bar barrette works best with thicker hair. Step 1- Place a dot of glue on the underside of the barrette. Step 2- Fold color A ribbon in half, and place the half-way point on the glue dot. (Work quickly so the glue doesn't dry before you do this) Step 3- Flip over barrette, and place another drop of glue on front. Step 4- Weave ribbon end through opening on barrette, going to the opposite side. (e.g. left-right or right-left) Note: Choose either left first or right and then cross them so you will end up with a chevron design, you will have to maintain this weave pattern for the rest of the barrette or it will not work out smoothly. Step 5 - Repeat Steps 1 and 2 for Color B. Step 6- Weave ribbon end through opening on barrette, going to the opposite side. (e.g. left-right or right-left) Step 7- Alternately finish Step 4 and Step 6 until you reach the end of the barrette. I had to complete Step 4 five (5) times, and Step 6 four (4) times. Step 8- Place a drop of glue in the middle of front of the barrette. Step 9- Cross color B ribbon into glue, to hold it in place, but appear to continue the weave pattern. Step 10- Repeat Step 8 and Step 9 for color A. Step 11- Place a drop of glue on the underside of barrette. Step 12- Take the left side and wrap it under the barrette so it comes up and over to the right, and take the right side and wrap it under the barrette so it comes up and over to the left. Note: In essence you are tying them to keep them in place for the next step. Step 13- Flip barrette over, and tie a double knot in the middle of the clip. Secure with glue if desired. Step 14- Take 1 tri-bead of color B and thread it on to 1 ribbon of color A. Then thread 1 tri-bead of color A. Finish with 1 tri-bead of color B. Shown below. Step 15- Repeat Step 14 for remaining color A ribbon. Step 16- Take 1 tri-bead of color A and thread it on to 1 ribbon of color B. Then thread 1 tri-bead of color B. Finish with 1 tri-bead of color A. Shown below. Step 17- Repeat Step 16 for remaining color B ribbon. Should look like the picture below. Step 18- Tie a knot at desired length in ribbon. Repeat for all 4 of the ribbons. Note: you might have to make a double knot to keep the tri-bead from falling off. Step 19- Trim excess ribbon ends off. (I left about 1/4") What it looks like in Katie's hair. These are the other clips that I have made Streamer Barrettes from, and are better for thicker hair.
Hi tape fans! We've got a fantastic tutorial for today's Tuesday tape Tip from our guest Vera Yates Ling! Vera is a very talented card maker and very sweet person. I was really happy to meet Vera in Chicago at CHA. She is a talented card maker whom I met in the Hero Arts Flickr group and she made the Top 5 for Gallery Idol this year with her amazing creations! Vera loves our products and send me the link to this adorable tutorial she did using our fabulous adhesive! Yes you heard right, our adhesive hold ribbon beautifully! So enjoy today's tip from Vera and then leave us a comment telling us what you think! Ribbon Fish Tutorial It might take you a couple trial & error to get the fish looks right. The first time I did this fish for Gallery Idol, I didn't have any direction on how to do it. I basically figured it out myself just by looking at the end result. Took me at least an hour for my first try. This time, it only took 10 minutes. Step 1: Using a 5/8" ribbon, cut it to about 7"-8". I prefer longer, so you can play with it easier. Overlap them just like in the picture below. The opening in between t he 2 ribbon is basically the fish mouth. You can adjust it to however big or wide you want the mouth to be and glue the overlap ribbon. I used "Love My Tapes" permanent adhesive for this. And make sur eyou only glue the very top part to the 2nd, and not to the 3rd or bottom layer or you'll end up with sickly looking fish with flat head. You want the head to puff a bit. Puffy head = healthy fish. :) Step 2: To tie the body together, I folded my 5/8" ribbon in half & glued it (see the skinny strip above). If you have a skinnier ribbon, then you can use the skinny ribbon for it. Now, you want to pinch the ribbon together, like the picture below. Step 3: Using a glue dot, wrap the skinny ribbon around the body. Make sure you put the glue dot on the back side to keep the fish look neat. Cut the end of both end, so it looks like fish tail. Cut two 2" long skinny ribbon for the fin. Or if you don't have one, cut the 5/8" ribbon in half like I did. If you do this, then you have to seal the fray end with the tip of hit glue gun or used a lighter. Just remember, fire hot! If you use lighter, make sure you don't get the fire too close. Only close enough to get it sealed the edges. Sorry, couldn't take pic for when I did this since hubby wasn't anywhere close when I did this, so no second person to take the pic & I can't hold lighter & camera at the same time. Step 4: Overlap & glue the 2" ribbon like shown below. Step 5: Glued the fin to the body. As you can see, on the above picture I attached the fin right in the middle of the body. That was wrong position. The picture below show the right position. Add a wiggly eye and you're done!! So, what you think? Easy, right? With a fish like this, you don't need much of anything else to make your card shine. I made a super simple, CAS looking card. I do adore my fish. Thank you so much Vera for joining us today! For more inspiration from Vera please visit her blog! Don't forget our Love Mondays challenge! For all the details click here
*This post is in partnership with Nickelodeon. All ideas and content are 100% my own, as usual. If you have little girls, you will want to learn how to make these cute Braided Ribbon Hair Clips! They can be made in so many colors to match just about anything and are inspired by the cute […]
Ahhh, velvet. Is there anything better than wearing this luscious fabric during the fall and winter seasons? And bows. Swoon. I’ve recently developed a major obsession with these über feminine knots. So you can imagine…
Hi tape fans! We've got a fantastic tutorial for today's Tuesday tape Tip from our guest Vera Yates Ling! Vera is a very talented card maker and very sweet person. I was really happy to meet Vera in Chicago at CHA. She is a talented card maker whom I met in the Hero Arts Flickr group and she made the Top 5 for Gallery Idol this year with her amazing creations! Vera loves our products and send me the link to this adorable tutorial she did using our fabulous adhesive! Yes you heard right, our adhesive hold ribbon beautifully! So enjoy today's tip from Vera and then leave us a comment telling us what you think! Ribbon Fish Tutorial It might take you a couple trial & error to get the fish looks right. The first time I did this fish for Gallery Idol, I didn't have any direction on how to do it. I basically figured it out myself just by looking at the end result. Took me at least an hour for my first try. This time, it only took 10 minutes. Step 1: Using a 5/8" ribbon, cut it to about 7"-8". I prefer longer, so you can play with it easier. Overlap them just like in the picture below. The opening in between t he 2 ribbon is basically the fish mouth. You can adjust it to however big or wide you want the mouth to be and glue the overlap ribbon. I used "Love My Tapes" permanent adhesive for this. And make sur eyou only glue the very top part to the 2nd, and not to the 3rd or bottom layer or you'll end up with sickly looking fish with flat head. You want the head to puff a bit. Puffy head = healthy fish. :) Step 2: To tie the body together, I folded my 5/8" ribbon in half & glued it (see the skinny strip above). If you have a skinnier ribbon, then you can use the skinny ribbon for it. Now, you want to pinch the ribbon together, like the picture below. Step 3: Using a glue dot, wrap the skinny ribbon around the body. Make sure you put the glue dot on the back side to keep the fish look neat. Cut the end of both end, so it looks like fish tail. Cut two 2" long skinny ribbon for the fin. Or if you don't have one, cut the 5/8" ribbon in half like I did. If you do this, then you have to seal the fray end with the tip of hit glue gun or used a lighter. Just remember, fire hot! If you use lighter, make sure you don't get the fire too close. Only close enough to get it sealed the edges. Sorry, couldn't take pic for when I did this since hubby wasn't anywhere close when I did this, so no second person to take the pic & I can't hold lighter & camera at the same time. Step 4: Overlap & glue the 2" ribbon like shown below. Step 5: Glued the fin to the body. As you can see, on the above picture I attached the fin right in the middle of the body. That was wrong position. The picture below show the right position. Add a wiggly eye and you're done!! So, what you think? Easy, right? With a fish like this, you don't need much of anything else to make your card shine. I made a super simple, CAS looking card. I do adore my fish. Thank you so much Vera for joining us today! For more inspiration from Vera please visit her blog! Don't forget our Love Mondays challenge! For all the details click here
Ahhh, velvet. Is there anything better than wearing this luscious fabric during the fall and winter seasons? And bows. Swoon. I’ve recently developed a major obsession with these über feminine knots. So you can imagine…
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Add a touch of elegance to your hair accessories with our silver metal clip barrette holder. With a length of 57mm, these crocodile-type clips are perfect for creating personalized hair accessories. They are ideal for DIY barrette projects, providing a strong and aesthetic foundation for your design ideas. Ideal for : - Personalized Hair Accessories: Create unique barrettes by adding beads, ribbons or other decorations. - DIY Projects: Perfect for craft enthusiasts who want to personalize their hair accessories. - Daily Use or Special Occasions: These barrette holders are suitable for everyday use or special events. These silver metal clip barrette holders are a great option for those looking to create their own hair accessories with a personal touch. Sizes: Width: 12mm 57mm length Thickness: 8mm Metal: platinum-colored iron You will receive a set of 2 hair clips Other hair accessories and barrettes are available on gingerlily Suggestion of presentation, non-contractual photos
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Marilyn Nepper in Canada really got busy on her computer and found some great sites with even greater instructions... She even found another book which I have on order... Another reader gave me the names of two Dover books which were reprints of ribbon work from Victorian times. When they come I will give you a review. Right now I'm on overload and as I get it all sorted I will share with you. Here are a few sites Marilyn found and you can see they are from Threads magazine. http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/33810/the-box-pleat-experiments-part-2-cross-drape-trim/page/all http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/33809/the-box-pleat-experiments-part-one-single-and-double-garland-trim/page/all http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/25602/how-to-make-a-lovely-pleated-ribbon-trim/page/all http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/26183/how-to-make-a-striped-origami-belt/page/all http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/22717/how-to-make-ribbon-trim/page/all http://www.threadsmagazine.com/item/27231/another-way-to-make-pleated-ribbon-trim/page/all But I did want to share how fabulous the folding becomes when you use striped, plaid or variegated ribbon One of the sites Marilyn found showed this pleated ribbon trim on the cuff of a Victorian dress and gave directions how to reproduce it and I love the lace under it. And another book I ordered (or maybe it was the same one) had a chapter on braiding and weaving ribbon. I have bags and bags of 1/4" ribbon from thrift stores and except for weaving it into lace, there not much more I do with it. What I really need of course is more ribbon... Remember this ribbon and trim store in LA in 2012? At that time I was just shopping for velvet ribbon...
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