Multi-Tasking

Although I haven't done a lot of beading this summer, I did try my hand at making ribbon lined alligator hair clippies for my daughter. (We've been using the baby comb over to try and make her head look less bald.) Ribbon is significantly less expensive than beads, so for about $20 worth of supplies, I made about 3 dozen different clips. Ordinarily, each hair clip would run anywhere between $2-5 each, so I'm pleased with myself for being crafty and saving some cash.

Naturally, I had to embellish a few of those clips with flatbacked rhinestones, however, I decided not to try and peddle clips in my Etsy store. Quite frankly, I have too many different styles of jewelry in there and adding hair accessories would only make things harder to manage. The other thing is that these tiny little clips are choking hazards. I put those things in the baby's hair only when she is directly supervised. I don't send her to day care with clips in her hair, and I sure as heck won't leave her in the car seat with one of those things on! The last thing I need is for some less conscientious parent to let their baby chomp on something I made for use by babies... They are super cute, though. I'll get additional pictures and post them at some point.

The other thing I've been making this summer are bibs. Once upon a time, I got this bright idea about trying my hand at quilting (which obviously didn't work out). So, rather than let the fat quarters sit around, I traced out a bib pattern and started cranking out bibs out of way cute materials... for the liner, I recycled some "tiny" flannel receiving blankets. (You know, the cheap ones that come 5 to a pack and are only good for swaddling newborns and use as burp cloths?) One of these days I'll remember to get some photos of those, too.