https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/flower-clips-from-a-lei • Posted by Taylor H.
I found several cheap flower leis around my house, and I've been wanting some cute hairclips for summer, so I decided to rip them apart and make these fluffy flower clips! This project would also work for embellishing a tank top, fashion rings, and many other things! I hope you enjoy my tutorial! It is the first one I've ever written, so feel free to ask if my directions aren't clear. :)
I found several cheap flower leis around my house, and I've been wanting some cute hairclips for summer, so I decided to rip them apart and make these fluffy flower clips! This project would also work for embellishing a tank top, fashion rings, and many other things! I hope you enjoy my tutorial! It is the first one I've ever written, so feel free to ask if my directions aren't clear. :)
For this project you need: A lei Glue/a glue gun Felt(any color) A pencil Buttons/rhinestones (Optional) Scissors A spool of thread or another small circle
Rip apart your lei and cut off any plastic attached to the flowers, if necessary. Picture shows the unwanted plastic bit.
Fold your Felt in half and draw a small circle (About 1 inch, depending on the size of your flowers) slightly hanging off of the fold and cut it out, so that you have an 8-shaped piece of felt.
Gather your flowers. I was making my sister a pink one, but you're welcome to mix or match the colors. Get crazy!
Keep on adding flowers! Add some hot glue each time you add a flower, and be careful not to burn yourself! Build up your flowers to your desired thickness. I like mine fluffy and thick. Tip: if your lei had two different sizes of flowers, add the smallest flowers last to give it more dimension!
If desired, dab some hot glue in the center of your new flower and add your rhinestone/button. **Ugh, excuse my gross chipped nail polish.**
Now to attach the hair clip. Flip your flower over and glue your hair clip down on the circle. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR HAIR CLIP IS OPEN!
Now put the remaining circle inside of the open hair clip and glue the circle completely shut.
And you're done!!! I'd love your feedback since, again, this is my first tutorial. I'd love to see your versions, too!