Crafternoon Delight--embellished bobby pins!

Ack! I missed Tuesday Crafternoon! So, ok: it seems having a hectic full time job and managing a daily blog is probably going to prove to be too much, so instead of just being a flake about it, I believe I need to adjust my posting schedule. I think we can all be satisfied with three posts a week, with Mondays still dedicated to health, Wednesdays being a combined craft/entertainment day (since the two so often go hand in hand for me anyway) and Friday's being dedicated to both style musings AND postings of my own designs, since hey--they're pretty much the same thing anyway.

So today, I'm going to show you just about the easiest way to add a whole lot of personality and color to your look with practically zero effort--embellished bobby pins!

These are pretty popular and all over the place in stores these days, but there is absolutely no reason why you need to spend upwards of $10 on these. This is so easy, it's practically not even a "craft." It's practically cheating. But the outcome is so fun and cute, I can't help but share it with you. And the ornateness of your decoration is entirely up to you, and just depends on what kind of little bobbles and items you can find that match your mood, your outfit, and are small and light enough for the pin to support it. Here's how we get started:

Supplies

3-6 store bought bobby pins

hot glue gun and glue stick

felt circles with a 1/2 inch circumference

3-6 small, lightweight decorations like buttons, little crocheted flowers, plastic bugs or animals or fruit, small brooches or cameos, rhinestone clusters, ribbon clusters, feathers, whatever looks pretty to you, and is about the size of a quarter

Step one

Plug in your glue gun and get your glue nice and gluey

Step two

Slip a felt circle into the bobby pin and move it up to the top

Step three

While still clasped by the bobby pin, glue the felt circle to the back of your decoration, and press until the glue is firm

Step four

There is no step four! Except to wear your delightful new accessory around the town, and proudly tell people they are laboriously hand crafted when they compliment you on your awesome little clips.

these ones are available for purchase at lovemagpie.com for only $4 for 3 if you just don't wanna.