Satin fabric hair flowers…

So on my Thanksgiving vacation I learned how to make adorable satin hair flowers.  When I explained to the lady at the Utah fabric store what I was trying to make she acted like EVERYBODY but me knew how to make satin hair flowers already.  I feel crafty until I visit Utah and then I just feel incompetent.  It’s like the craftiest place on earth.  Also VERY snowy, which made my kids super happy.  Especially Ellie who had never even seen snow!  On to the hair flowers.

Start by cutting out 3 circles each slightly smaller than the next.  Some of my flowers I did 4 because I wanted to.  Ellie’s pig tails flowers are about 3 or 4 inches around.  I just eyeballed about how big I wanted the flower.

Then slowly melt the edges of the circle.  I didn’t put the satin circle into the flame.  Just close enough to melt it.  If it lights on fire than stick it in a bowl of water.  Don’t scream and light your hair on fire or drop it in your lap and light your pants on fire.  If you have boys then do this project after they are in bed so nobody gets any bad ideas.

This is how the “petals” should look after melting the edges.  Some of the satin curled up better than other kinds.  Cute!  Like little rose petals.

Now stack them together.  Put your adorable button in the center and sew them together.

Then flip the flower over and cut a little piece of felt slightly bigger than the hairclip and hot glue it to the back.  Then glue your hair clip to the felt.  If you want to be extra fancy you could cover your hairclip with ribbon just like if you were making a regular hairbow.  I didn’t do that because Ellie will be losing this hair flower in Target in approximately three days so it isn’t worth the effort.

Wa-La!!  Adorable hair flower.  I made 15 or so in about an hour while I watched TV.  I think I might even attach some pins to some and wear them on a cardigan.  It would be way cute.

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