I’m a huge fan of quick crafts. It’s the combination of immediate gratification and my impatience that makes them so appealing.
I caught a link from the Craft magazine blog to a tutorial for these cute button and fabric barrettes. It was the perfect excuse to try something new that I could use — and maybe make for Miss L, too.
The instructions were great (she’s not kidding when she describes them as “super duper easy”) but I did deviate a little bit. Shocker, eh? LOL!
Instead of hot glue, I used some Sealah Tape instead. KayEllen was sweet enough to send me a sampler of it and I’m totally addicted. No burned fingers! I used it to adhere the fabric to the barrette and also the button to the top.
After attaching the fabric to the barrette and trimming, I applied some Mod Podge to the entire top and made sure to seal around the edges, too, to hopefully keep the fabric from fraying. To finish it off, I threaded a needle and wrapped some thead through the buttonholes to make it look like the buttons were sewn to the barrettes.
The drying time for the Mod Podge was the longest part of the whole process. Without that, it took maybe three minutes to make each barrette. Three minutes! That’s my kind of craft!
16 September, 11:11 pm
3 minutes for this much cuteness?–heck, yeah!
Blessings!
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17 September, 12:31 am
Those are adorable! The only thing that would worry me is the glue holding up to the bending/snapping. Never mind me if I don’t know what I am talking about. They just look like those barrettes that snap closed. They sure are pretty, though!
17 September, 12:05 pm
Hi Mary!
What a darling idea! I knew you would come up with a fun way to use the sealah tape:)
I was just packing a lot of tape to head for Springfield,Mass.
We have a Trade Show for drapery workrooms and interior designers….Lots to do before I leave next week!
I have a one hour layover in Georgia…not enough time to see you…
Hopefully next trip we can connect:)
Thankyou for talking about Sealah!
Hugs,
kayellen
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17 September, 2:45 pm
Very stylie indeed…I’m gonna have to wait until my hair grows a bit though…gawds I HATE my haircut!!
17 September, 6:55 pm
How cute…I have to make me some of those!!!! I also love crafts that are fast!!!
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18 September, 2:11 am
Wow these look beautiful! I love the stitch detailng. I am gonna have to check out this tape you speak of…thanks for testing out my tutorial and linking me up in your blog post.
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18 September, 9:54 pm
Beautiful clips. What a beautiful blog! I’m visiting from Martha’s blog.
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3 February, 3:25 pm
thanks for this great info,we try to help people with there hair all the time.