Flower Clips: Dirt Cheap AND Cute! And a Dance Story.

*EPIC NOVEL ALERT* The point of this post is to learn how to make a flower clip for no more than pennies, but I included the back story of this craft too. I thought I’d give you fair warning that if you’re just in too much of a rush to read the story, feel free to skip over the first paragraph. I do really hope you read it though


Well lovelies, it’s Kayli again! I feel like every time I post I have a new list of excuses for NOT posting…. And this time is no different! However, what is different is that this post actually has something to do with one of my excuses. See, I belong to this great church that has an AMAZING youth program- and every summer they have some awesome event that we get to participate in. This year my area decided to host a Dance Festival. The plan was to have youth from six different areas (about 800 kids ages 14-18) be separated into six different dances and learn them.. Then we would all get together the first weekend of June in Eagar, Arizona and perform for a crowd. So in March, we were all separated into our dances (Waltz, Tango, Cha-Cha, Jitterbug, Foxtrot and Rumba) and all through April and May- we met with the other youth in our different areas and practiced. The whole thing was a hit by the way, it came at a pretty intense time though- the Wallow Fire had just started. If you want to hear about the outcome and get the FULL story, go HERE. (I’m on the right side of the U in the U.S.A picture.) haha Anyways! I was chosen for the Jitterbug! (Which I love, by the way) The catch was, to participate- you had to have a costume- and you or someone you know had to make it with the directions given to you by your dance leader. My costume required a circle skirt with ruffle and matching sash as well as a white t-shirt, white socks, and you guessed it- a flower clip. I had to have it all really quick like and between worrying about sewing a skirt and sash, the flower hit the back burner. In the end, I had almost NO materials to work with, BUT I wasn’t about to let that get in my way. So I whipped this up in just a few minutes!


I started with a fake flower. Yeah, not the flower petals you can buy just for things like this but an honest to goodness, full, fake flower. (told you I had limited materials) ha! So I took the flower off of the stem and took the center out like so…





I removed the entire center and as I placed the different layers the way I wanted, I hot-glued them together.





Then, I took some “pearl” beads and hot-glued them into a pattern in the center. (Be careful not to add too many so that your flower isn’t too heavy) <– Because I almost did! haha




Once my beads were set I flipped the flower over and glued a barrette to the back. (yes, I know, most people use felt in these situations. Let us not forget, LIMITED SUPPLIES)





And just like that, you have a flower clip! Perfect for dancing, or in my case Jitterbugging, the night away!





I still wear this little pretty and love it so much, not bad for fake dollar store flowers. Let’s call it an upcycle, yes?


If you try it- let me know how it goes- nothing better than a dirt cheap and STILL cute accessory right??


Happy Crafting!