Pinwheels with Tails (7/8″ ribbon)

Pinwheels with tails, made with 7/8″ ribbon for 4th of July

Date Created: 6/30/16

Difficulty Level: Intermediate

Time to Complete:

Pricing: $3.00

Materials Needed:

• 7/8″ ribbon
• 1/4″ ribbon
• 3/8″ ribbon
• 1.75″ alligator clip
• scissors
• hot glue
• lighter or flame
• needle and thread

 

Measurements: (and what the pieces are for)

• bow: 11″ of 7/8″ navy ribbon
• center wrap: a few inches of 1/4″ navy ribbon
• clip liner: 3/8″ navy ribbon

 

Instructions:

• Wrap the 7/8″ ribbon around a 2″ template to form pinwheel shape with tails.
• Run needle and thread through center line, 2 stitches per piece of ribbon.
• Cinch, wrap tight, and tie off.
• Wrap and glue on center wrap.
• Glue to ribbon lined alligator clip.

 

Pinwheels with Tails (5/8″ ribbon) for 4th of July

Pinwheels with tails, made with 5/8″ ribbon for 4th of July

Date Created: 6/30/16

Difficulty Level: Intermediate

Time to Complete:

Pricing: $2.50

Materials Needed:

• 5/8″ ribbon for bow
• 1/4″ ribbon for center wrap
• 3/8″ ribbon for clip liner
• 1.75″ alligator clip
• scissors
• hot glue
• lighter or flame
• needle and thread

 

Measurements: (and what the pieces are for)

• bow: 9.5″ of 5/8″ red ribbon
• center wrap: a few inches of 1/4″ navy ribbon
• clip liner: 3/8″ white with red stripes ribbon

 

Instructions:

• Wrap the 5/8″ ribbon around a 1.75″ template to form pinwheel shape with tails.
• Run needle and thread through center line, 2 stitches per piece of ribbon.
• Cinch, wrap tight, and tie off.
• Wrap and glue on center wrap.
• Glue to ribbon lined alligator clip.

Popsicle Hair Clip

Popsicle Hair Clip for the 4th of July

I had been wanting to make these all summer long and then finally she put on this shirt and I just had to make a popsicle bow to go with it for her.

So I made 1 to match the shirt and then made 2 other pops with the 4th of July inspiration

 

Here’s the measurements I used to make them.

• 2″ of 1 1/2″ blue with white stars grosgrain
• 4 1/2″ of 3/8″ red with white polka dots grosgrain for mini decorative bow
• 1″ 0f 1/8″ white for bow center of mini decorative bow
• 4 1/2″ of 3/8″ grosgrain for ribbon lined hair clip
• 1/2″ of a  popsicle stick, score halfway with blade and then snap in half

Here’s most of how I did it.  I left out details on repetitive bow making steps, but you can probably find tutorials on how to do those steps in my other blog posts.

1. Cut rounded corners on blue with white stars ribbon. Cut the top corner a bit deeper in than on the bottom curves and then cut a “bite” shape into other top corner.  Use a lighter or candle as you seal it to adjust the shape of the “bite” to your liking.
2. I cut felt for backing the popsicle to help hold it a bit more rigid so it wasn’t flopping around.  I got some very thin sturdier than normal, felt in a double sized sheet at the Hobby Lobby and that worked perfectly.  I cut it in about 1/4″ from all edges.  Adhere with hot glue.
3. Line clip with a color similar to the popsicle stick, i used peach, it was the closest I had.
4. Next, decide how long you want your stick to stick out the bottom and glue popsicle stick to pop.
5. Be sure to line the clip (what I consider backwards) so that long flat side of the clip is fully lined with ribbon and bent side of clip is closer to the head.  Then glue ribbon lined clip to the back of the popsicle stick.
6. Finally, make a mini decorative bow and add that to the front.  You don’t have to have that bow, but I think they look way cuter that way.

Wear the bow alone, or clip onto another bigger bow 🙂