small projects- hair slides

The talented illustrator and designer, Bess Harding from Beeb, is back with another fantastic craft project for you. This time she is going to show you how to make gorgeous girly hairslides.

Floral hair slides   This is a project for the girls! These flower hair slides are very pretty and fun to make, and make lovely gifts. I’ve written instructions, but do use the pictures for reference - I think they make more sense!  

You will need:

Fabric pieces between 6-12 cm square (cotton is ideal)

A tiny bit of felt

Hair slides

Scissors

Craft glue

What to do:

Cut your fabric into a circle with an indent of around 1cm (see picture).

Then cut a spiral into your circle so that you have a long 1cm wide twirl of fabric. Holding the middle, twist the fabric around itself to create a sort of flower (it will naturally want to do this), and when you get to the end, secure it with a dab of glue.   Take the felt and cut a small circle about the same size as the bottom of your little flower. Place it at the end of your hair slide, between the two ‘prongs’. Put a dab of glue on the felt, and lots on the bottom of the flower so that all the raw edges of the fabric are covered, and gently press the two together.  

Let it dry thoroughly and that’s it! You could then decorate by gluing little buttons or sequins or beads or flowers into the middle, or you could dip the petal edges in glue and then glitter. The same process can be used to make flower badges, and if you want to give them as gifts you can present them on a piece of colored card (see pictures).