Homecoming Top Hat

So, my daughter didn't want an updo for homecoming and asked me for something to "decorate" her hair without having to put it up.  So, I got the idea that it would be cute to have a little hat on her head.  I could have probably made 10 of these things with everything that I bought to make this one hat, but we do anything for our little princesses, right?  So... the day before homecoming, I broke out the glue gun and all the stuff purchased from Hobby Lobby and started making her a little hat.

Here is what you will need:

Ribbon

Flower

Feather

Beads or something similar for that "bling" factor

Doll hat

Headband

Hot glue gun

I used a strip of beads that were made like ribbon and wrapped it around the hat, hot gluing it about every inch to make sure it was secure.  (Excuse the gross looking thumb, that was incident that happened on a previous project...)

After wrapping the beadwork around the hat I glued the flowers in place.  You can use ribbon or anything else you want to glue on the hat.  Make it your own!

After gluing the flowers on there, I glued a pretty diamond like pendant in the center of the flower to give it a little more bling.  She wanted it off center so after the hat was all done, I glued it off center for her.  And that's it!  Easy peasy lemon squeezy!  You can use just about anything you want to make this adorable hat, I just had to get things that matched her dress, which turned out great!  Here's my Bella ready for the ball!

Share your photo if you have done something similar!  I would love to see what you create!!!

Simply MarValUs Bows

As I am waiting for the last coat of sealer on the sad little ugly dresser (will be finished tomorrow!) I was gathering together some of my craft stuff together and came across some barrette supplies that I never made from Christmas!!!

Ribbon scraps and barrettes that I discovered. 

So... I decided to sit down with the supplies and make some hair bows.  After about 3 hours of playing with lots of ribbon, glue, thread and needle, I ended up with 6 beautiful bows!

I actually made 2 of the blue ones but daughter walked in and really loved the blue ones so I gave her one. :-) 

I plan on putting these on display for sale in a shop that my mom and I run together called "Simply MarValUs." 

I think that they all turned out very nice!  This next photo is not something that I have crafted yet, but it is on the agenda for tomorrow beings the weather is calling for a mid-week frog strangler!  I thought that I would post the inspiration for my hair bow holder.  :-)  

Can't remember where I found this, but I am sure that it's something that I came across on google somewhere during a search. Just know that it's not mine. :-) 

It won't be exactly like this.  The frame that I scored for $1 is more decorative than this one, I think it might be bigger, and I am going to be trying out my new Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint on this project.!!!  I guess the painting is on hold right now though because of the "mid-week frog-strangler" that is supposed to be happening for the next 2 days.  :-(  It's alright though!  Just gives me a chance to work on some of the smaller projects that I have on my list for our little "boutique."  As always, keep on craftin'!