Tuesday, July 19, 2011

tutorial Tuesday: Barrette Holder

Little Peachy, like most two year old girls, has a lot of barrettes. Up until now, I stored those barrettes in a little basket in her room. While that worked for the most part, there were always barrettes getting lost in the bottom that I had forgotten about. I decided it was time to make a new barrette holder that would display all of the barrettes and serve as a decoration for her "new" room.
I started with an old picture frame I had laying around which I spray painted white. I then covered the glass with some fabric that I had in my stash. On top of the fabric, I glued strips of ribbon going from the back side of glass at the top to the back side of glass at the bottom. (Guess what? I also had all of this ribbon on hand. Do you sense a theme??) Then all that I needed to do was put the glass back into the frame and I had not only a new barrette holder, but also some new art for Peachy's room.
All those barrettes for one little girl!!
PS I took the first picture outside, but since it was so hot and humid I had to wait for the camera to de-fog first. I decided to just take the second one inside.

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15 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is sooo cute- I wish I had a girl, I have girl envy!

Anonymous said...

how adorable! This way you know what she has :) Thank you so much for linking up to Handmade Tuesdays @ Ladybug Blessings! www.ladybug-blessings.com

Anonymous said...

I LOVE this!
I linked a post to some rose hair clips that I made on the Get Your Craft On! linky last week!
This would be a great way to store and display them in my little girls room!
Thanks for the inspiration.

Jenna said...

What a fantastic way to switch it up. We have the long fat ribbon style, but lovin this more!

Lorraine said...

Love this idea! Thanks for sharing!

Sarah Moore said...

So cute. Thanks for sharing.
http://lilmonkeys-3.blogspot.com/

MommaB said...

Such a sweet idea! Thanks for sharing!

Aleks said...

this is awesome! great job!

Kathy said...

Visiting your blog from the linky party... What a cute idea! Love your blog too!

Anonymous said...

I just love this! I've reposted you on my facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/repurposed-mind/168025036596359

Sewplicity said...

I love this....it is now officially on my must-do list for my girls! I'd love if you linked to my Weekend Craft Hop (I will be doing it weekly, and this weekend is the launch!) Thanks for the inspiration!
http://sewplicity.blogspot.com/2011/07/weekend-craft-hop.html

BakingMama said...

Very cute! I made one for my two girls's hair clippies. I had to spray paint my frame black though to match the rest of the frames in my kiddos' bathroom.
Nicole @ www.thebakingmom.blogspot.com

Mary Marcotte said...

Karen, hang in there, I had girl envy for years.....then grandbabies started coming.....six girls of seven kids! God knows your heart, there's no doubt.

Kristi, you had me at your profile! I'm now a follower and have enjoyed reading your blog posts. Thanks for the fun.

Anonymous said...

Cute bow holder! I love the bright colors! I wish I had a girl so I could make one...although my friend is having a girl, so I might just have to make her one!

Anonymous said...

Thanks for linking to WorkShop Wednesday! Hope to see you again this week!