Barrettes

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It was perfect weather for a drive today, so mum and I grabbed nan and we took a trip down to the beach.

While nan and mum talked, I sat and looked out across the marina and stitched. I worked on these guys - little slip covers for hair clips (barrettes). Not that you can't already get cute hairclips, but I usually just wear the plain metal kind and I wanted a little variety. This way I can use the same clip, but put on different 'clothes' as my mood suited.

Cotton prints on top, and soft wool felt underneath. At first I was worried how they'd hold with the felt but it actually grips really well! Like the soft side of velcro.


Here's an action shot of me wearing my prototype (I've since discovered that I need to cut the cotton piece a lot bigger than what I did with this green one, so that I can tuck the edges under properly, to avoid this raggedy look).

No picture of my face today because I was laying out on the grass with my puppies and bugs bit me  and now I'm all splotchy :(

Also, please excuse the mess in the background! If you focus on the clip you won't even see it - it's like a Magic Eye picture!