It's Tutorial Tuesday - Super easy hair clips & pins!

I make lots of these, because they are quick, easy, & look great on hats, etc. This is a great project for beginning sewers & children!



This is a great way to use up your felted scraps too! Ready for the tutorial? You will need felted wool (the more felted, the better), buttons, needle & thread, and some pinking shears. If you are making a pin or hair clip, you will need those as well.

Take your pinking shears & cut 2 circles, one slightly bigger than the other, in contrasting colors.



Place the smaller circle on top of the bigger one, then the button on top of that.



sew them together, just like you sew a button on a shirt.



Now just sew it onto what ever you want (directly on a hat, on a hair clip, on a pin, etc.). I made a hair clip this time. You can buy packages of these clips at craft stores, with the holes in them for sewing.



Wasn't that easy? :)

It's What I've Been Working on Wednesday!

Whew, what haven't I been working on this week?! Lol! It has been a busy, busy week, but I managed to sneak in some crafting. This week it was all "project bag work"... stuff I can take in my bag on the go, or when i'm watching tv at the end of the night, & hand sew. I made the button pins for future hats, and always the dryer balls. I didn't make all those dryer balls this week, but they were all in various stages, and I finished them this week. That's it. What did you work on this week? Feel free, as always, to post your finished products on my Facebook page!

Paddy Maker

Every time I think i've seen everything made from recycled wool, I find another totally unique shop, like Etsy shop Paddy Maker. Paddy makes fabulous hot pads in shamrock designs and gorgeous finely detailed jewelry. I love it all!

Recycled wool brooches, pins, and clips week - FeltWerker

Feltwerker is no stranger to recycled wool pins. She not only sells the pins, but sells patterns & kits, so you can do it yourself! How fun! You can find her in her FeltWerker Artfire shop, FeltWerker Etsy shop, and CraftWerker Etsy shop. If you live locally (Chicago area) you can check out where she will be selling next on her blog.