Last month I entered into Beadaholique’s “Green” themed contest, and yesterday they announced their top 10 finalists. I didn’t make the cut, but there’s a lot of fantastic entries so please take the time to go vote on them!
My entry was the Spring Fling Earrings as seen above! They use a mix of faceted Czech glass and Swarovski beads on 20 gauge silver wire.
Today’s project were a pair of Lollipop Ribbon Sculptures, inspired by this pin. For these you just need to roll 3/8″ ribbon to the desired length, using a bit of hot glue to secure the ends. I also applied a line of hot glue on the backside to keep the ribbon from potentially pushing out. Add it to the end of your covered hair clip, and apply a tiny 1/4″ ribbon bow!
Today’s project was a Heart Ribbon Sculpture, using this pin of a former Etsy listing for inspiration. For each heart you need two or three 6″ long 3/8″ ribbon. I chose to stitch the top center of the heart together, then used hot glue for joining the bottom pieces. Then you simply glue it onto your hair clip and optionally can add some embellishments!
Today’s project was a Firecracker Clippie, inspired by this pin of a former Etsy listing.
Supplies
Take the pipe cleaners and curve the top halves slightly. I also used my flat-nose pliers to fold in and flatted the edge because I’m paranoid that it might scratch someone. Take your 7/8″ ribbon and hot glue them into rolls, like below.
One at a time you should now apply hot glue to the bottom quarter of the pipe cleaners and attach them inside the rolls. I put four in one and five in the other. After this part is done attach your firecrackers to your covered hair clip and enjoy!
Today’s project was two critter hair clips: a Snail and a Ladybug. They were similar to create so it made sense to put them together!
Both clips require rolling ribbon for the bodies. To do this I grasped the ribbon in an uncovered alligator clip and wound a few tight rolls (see below), then carefully removed it and held it while winding the remainder.
The amount of ribbon you use for the rolls can vary depending on how large you want them.
Ladybug (inspiration)
For my ladybug’s body I used 5/8″ red w/ black dotted grosgrain ribbon. The roll was almost 3/4″ in diameter. The ladybug’s head used 3/8″ black grosgrain ribbon with a diameter of 1/2″.
I glued both of these onto a covered hair clip and then cut two 1 1/2″ long pipe cleaners, using round-nose pliers to curve the tops. These I glued in the dip between the head and body!
Snail (inspiration)
For the snail’s body I used 3/8″ polka-dotted grosgrain ribbon, rolled to 3/4″ diameter. For its bottom (feet?) I cut a 5 1/2″ length of the same colored ribbon, then assembled it as shown below from left to right. The pipe cleaners were the same length as the ladybug’s, and the snail got some googly eyes as well!
The Concordium of Cyliena 