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Hello everyone! Happy Wednesday! Today’s tutorial came to me from a tutorial i had seen online about barrettes with brads. I immediately thought “what a great idea!” but was saddened by the fact that i didn’t have brads. I quickly realized, however, that i had other things that i could use around here, and made the best use of them! I will show you how to make different kind of barrettes my way, and i will also post the original inspiration for you guys to enjoy. Its important to remember that sometimes you don’t need to go out and spend all this money on a “new” project if you can try and come up with a way to use what you already have! Have fun and as always, keep on crafting!!

Barrett’s from Brads Tutorial

To view the tutorial that gave me my idea, click on the above picture.

now, to start off please gather these supplies:

• scissors
• Fabric
• needle and thread
• Fabric button kit (i got mine at Walmart for about a dollar, brings 5 small buttons you can assemble yourself)
• any flat bottom beads/cabochons (i had some left over from when i made earrings)
• Craft bond glue ( i was using the “goop” craft brand. has worked wonders for me)
• Bobbi Pins/ Barret’s (i happen to have both and used them both)

Now, this project cost me nothing because i had everything on hand, but most of this stuff is cheap and you can make TONS of stuff with it, so if you dont happen to have any of these things at home, see if you could find similar items before you go out and bye anything. You can REALLY get down with your creative self this way

Step 1-

Take your button kit and assemble your bottoms (follow kit instructions, its easy you insert the cloth, then the button head, then the bottom and use the “pusher” to pull it all taut)

This is what they should look like at the end:

Step 2

take your needle and thread and make a rolled flower by rolling your fabric around and around and sewing it every few rolls. Click here to see how this is done

This is what mine looked like in the end: (sorry i only have one that is already assembled)

Step 3

Add your adhesive/ Craft Bond Glue to the backs of your newly formed buttons or the beads you might have on hands and assemble! (to make it easier for me, i bent the back of the button with the ends of my scissors, be VERY careful though…can be tough, i would suggest using pliers. )

Also make sure to follow your glue’s instructions, mine said to wait 24 hours for the adhesive to dry.

Ta-Da!!!

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial, and let me know if you have any questions/Comments, also send us your creations!. Don’t forget to enter our giveaway to win some cool prizes, and keep on crafting!

-The Miss