Paper Crafts for Kids – Making a Squash Book
December 30, 2011 by Lisa Beth
Paper Crafts for Kids : The Squash Book If you are looking for a great paper craft for kids, the following tutorial is a great project for you. This project is most appropriate for children ages 7 and up, but younger children will enjoy as well, with help from an adult. Paper Crafts for Kids [...]
How to tie ribbon bows
Having trouble tying that perfect bow? We have all seen them, the cards and scrapbooking layouts with a beautiful bow, that lays perfectly. We all want to know, “how do they get it to look so perfect?” Well stick around, by the end of this tutorial you will know how to tie ribbon bows that [...]
How to do Paper Flowers for Scrapbooking
April 9, 2011 by Misty
How to do paper flowers for scrapbooking Looking for that perfect addition to your layout or altered project, but your just not sure what you should add? This 3D flower will make the perfect addition to your project. In this tutorial I will show you how to do paper flowers for scrapbooking. How to [...]
Folding Ribbon Roses
Have you seen the beautiful ribbon roses that everyone has been using and want to know how they are made? Well you have come to the right place!! This tutorial is all about folding ribbon roses. What you will need…. 24 inches of satin ribbon atleast 1 inch thick Hot glue gun Scissors Folding Ribbon [...]
How to make headbands
February 20, 2011 by Lisa Beth
Girls headbands are a popular, trendy accessory and with this tutorial I will show you how to make headbands. I make all sorts of headbands for girls, newborn though adult. In this simple step by step tutorial, I will show you how to make headbands for girls ages toddler through adult. check out all of [...]
Paper Flowers Making – Crepe Paper Flower
There are so many amazing things you can make with paper. Paper flower making has to be one of my favorite projects. I use paper flowers in all sorts of projects including scrapbooking and card making. Here is a great tutorial on how to make a cute paper flower from crepe paper. Paper Flowers Making [...]
Kids Paper Crafts – Squash Album
February 20, 2011 by Lisa Beth
Kids Paper Crafts : The Squash Album If you are looking for kids paper crafts, the following tutorial is a great project for you. This project is appropriate for children ages 7 and up, but younger children will enjoy as well, with help from an adult. Kids Paper Crafts Getting started: 3 sheets of card [...]
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 [...]
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 use [...]
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 [...]
Scrapbooking with the Cricut
January 21, 2010 by Lisa Beth
Last weekend some girlfriends and I got together for an entire weekend of nothing but scrapbooking, gabbing, eating, and (some) sleeping. We try to do this every couple of months – get AWAY from home, leave the kids and just scrap. No distractions. At one point during the weekend, one girl was cutting something with [...]
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. [...]
Baby shower gifts
December 14, 2009 by Lisa Beth
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 [...]
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 [...]