Homemade Holiday Gifts: Button Barettes

I have really short hair and the only thing I can do to jazz it up is to wear fun hair clips. This post is kind of a rip off on my Button Earrings but it's fun to have options for crafting, right?

Button Barettes

Supplies:

Your choice of bobby pins
Cute buttons
Glue
   -I like E-6000 or Amazing Goop

Sort through your buttons and find some small, flat-backed ones that you like.  I used some of my stragglers from my last project and stacked different size buttons make different designs.  To glue your buttons together put a little glue on either side of the objects and let the glue set for about 1 min.  Press the buttons together and let them harden for a few minutes.

Grab your bobby pins and choose the ones you want to use.  I like the small 1.5 in. ones in the blonde shade. 




The blonde just looks so much better in my hair!

Take your buttons and squeeze a little glue on the top of the bobby pin, where you want the button to be placed.  Add some glue to the back of your button and let the glue set for a minute or two.  Press the button onto the bobby pin.  Presto!  Cute hair clips in 5 min. or less.  Let the glue set for 24 hrs. before wearing (you don't want to get any of the glue in your hair!)

These would be great accessories for holiday parties

If you're gifting these cut an index card in half and decorate it.  Make two small, vertical slits in the center with an X-acto knife and slip the barrettes on!

Try mixing it up and adding rhinestones or glitter.  Or, if you want different colors, try spray painting your clips different colors before adding the buttons.