Making a ruffle ribbon flower
May 12, 2010 by Lisa Beth
Making a ruffle ribbon flower hair clippie
There are many variations of this ribbon flower, and I got my inspiration from a great crafty blog www.floralshowers.com. Her instructions for ribbon flowers were so cute, I just had to start making my own versions to add to my store for girls hair accessories.
In this tutorial I will show you [...]
Dog Bows
April 25, 2010 by Lisa Beth
Ok – so this is kinda silly, but I had this great idea the other night to try some of my hair bow creations on my dog, Sophie. Might be due to the fact that my daughter (my model) is refusing to keep anything in her hair these days. Now I KNOW I can’t [...]
How to make a lined snap clip
Girls Hair Bows
How to Line a Snap Clip
Snap clips make awesome hair accessories. They come in a ton of sizes – starting with my specialty, the baby snap clip. These babies measure only 1 1/4 inches in length, and if you find the right ones, a 3/8th inch ribbon just covers the clip in width. These make awesome [...]
Girls Hair Bows with American Craft Ribbon
March 24, 2010 by Lisa Beth
I’ve been crafting and creating lot and lots of new girls hair clippies!! I have an upcoming local show and am always worried that I won’t have enough inventory. Then, as I’m hauling in boxes and boxes of HAIR CLIPS, I realize that I may have overdone it once again.
I love my sets of alligator [...]
How to make hair bows
January 3, 2010 by Lisa Beth
How to make a hair bow
These instructions to make a hair bow are for a 4 inch pinwheel bow.
You will need a few things to get started:
*Your choice of ribbon – 23 inches long. In this tutorial I have used 1.5 inch width. I think this makes very full looking hair bows. I [...]
Baby shower gifts
People ask all the time “What are some good baby shower gifts?” Here’s the top 10 great baby shower gifts I’ve found this year:
Hair bows -
Obviously only for baby girls, but these make GREAT baby shower gifts. What better way to accessorize a baby girl than with some customized hair bows. There are many places [...]
How to line an alligator clip
December 14, 2009 by Lisa Beth
This is a two part tutorial – enjoy!
Part one – How to line an alligator clip
You will need a few items:
1. Single or double pronged alligator clip. (I personally prefer the double pronged – seems to grip hair a bit better)
2. Sharp scissors for cutting ribbon
3. 4 1/4 inch piece of ribbon (3/8 inch wide [...]
Opening A New Baby Store on Etsy
October 9, 2009 by Lisa Beth
Well, as if I didn’t have enough to do, I decided to open a little store on etsy.com. If you have never visited this shop, it’s kind of like Ebay, but for handmade and vintage items. So if you make it, you can sell it there. Here’s a link to my shop, the Sunshine Shoppe. [...]
Sewing a baby dress…take two
August 3, 2009 by Lisa Beth
Truth be told, I am a total beginner sewer. But am kinda addicted to sewing “baby things”. Examples: blankets, bibs, hats and now my latest feat….dresses. I have now finished my second dress, and it’s even cuter than the first. Now, if you were to look closely, you’d see that some of the seams don’t [...]
Sewing my first Baby Dress
July 14, 2009 by Lisa Beth
Well, I finally attempted to sew a dress for my baby. Only took me 6 months or so to build up the courage. One time, early last spring, when Hancock Fabrics had a huge sale on their patterns (like $1 each, or something crazy like that) I picked up a bunch of patterns I thought [...]