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After loving DIY ruffles from afar for months, I finally picked up some kelly green polka dot chiffon as a remnant at JoAnn fabric in order to try out the ruffle-y, petal-y goodness. Since I can’t commit to making one of those lovely ruffled J Crew-ish cardigans anytime soon (someday! but right now it’s just not a possibility timewise), I decided to tacke something smaller (much much smaller)- a ruffle-y barrette for my niece.
You can make one too!
You’ll need:
-a small square of felt (2″x2″)
-an uncovered barrette
-6 squares of chiffon (2.5″ by 2.5″) with the corners rounded
-a needle and thread
1. Cover the barrette in felt. I like using the tutorial by angry chicken.
2. Make 3 chiffon ruffles (I used the katie did ruffle tutuorial… while you’re there, admire the ruffle collar dresses-seriously, aren’t they fantastic!?)
3. Sew the three ruffles to a felt circle.
4. Hot glue the ‘ruffle dot’ to your barrette. Secure ruffle with a couple stitches.
5. Send your lovely, ruffle-y barrette to someone who will love it. Or perhaps use the rest of your chiffon to make one of those katiedid-esque ruffle-y dresses to match the barrette.
How adorable!! I would make some of these if my daughter would keep them in her hair!
Love the polka-dots!
Oh how sweet! I adore anything j.crew-ish!
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yay! I love my girls being the benefactors of your fun girly projects. these are adorable!
These are so cute! Thank you for the super clear instructions 😀
Nice!
No need for power tools on this one!
I love it! Yours look a little fuller than mine and I like your technique better than what I figured out. I might have to try it 🙂
make some aves and ashton too…please? i'll pay you 🙂
How awesome – must make these for my daughter (or me!)
How cute! I might have to try this!
Aww, those are darling! What a fun idea, I'll be linking.
love these! i just covered a clip n white felt, now i just need chiffon! 🙂
these are totally cute! can't wait to make them.