How to Cover a Snap Clip with Ribbon

I made these little St. Patrick snap clips in no time! This project is very easy! I used the bigger 2" snap clips, but you can get them in several sizes - including the tiny baby ones. I bought mine in the sewing section at Wal-Mart. Ebay is a good place to find them pretty cheap too.

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Materials I used:
2" snap clip
1 4 1/8" long strip of 5/8"wide ribbon
glue gun and glue stick
lighter
toothpick (optional)
crochet shamrock applique (optional)


POST-IT-NOTE: I think 3/8" wide ribbon should be wide enough to cover the teeny tiny baby snap clips.


Before beginning, make sure to heat seal both ends of the ribbon with the lighter.


1. Open the clip.
2. Slip one end of the ribbon into the clip.
3. Snap the clip closed.

4. Flip the clip over, and spread a thin layer of hot glue on the clip. This is where the toothpick comes in handy, use it to spread the glue.
5. Fold the ribbon over the clip - carefully smoothing it out. Try not to stretch it.
6. Spread a thin layer of hot glue on the last bit of ribbon.
7. Fold the ribbon over the end of the clip.
8. Attach an applique (optional).

After a little trial and error, this is how I'm covering snap clips. I believe I used a tiny bit too much glue and I should've spread it more evenly (why am I thinking of peanut butter?) - but it still came out pretty cute! Maybe next time I'll spread it on the ribbon instead of the clip? I think so!

If you make any clips using my tutorial, don't forget to share your creations on my Treasure for Tots Facebook Fan page!

Also, check out my Embroidered Felt Hair Clip tutorial. I share with you how I cover snap clips using felt - another easy and fun project!

To see how I made pretty ribbon & applique clippies using pinch clips, click here!

Find out how I applied no-slip grips on all of my clippies! Just click here!


If you don't have time to make your own snap clips, I'll be adding them to my Etsy store this weekend!


Have fun!

And the WINNER is...

Becky!


Congratulations!

I just sent you an email Becky! If you don't see it - check your Spam folder!

Please make sure to contact me with your mailing address so I can send your daughter her new Fairy Necklace right away!

A HUGE thank you to everyone who participated!


Please stay tuned for a NEW giveaway this Friday! It'll be ANOTHER Fairy Necklace!

Soon I'll have some in my Etsy store too! Stay tuned!

Have fun!

NEW Grow With Me Gift Kits!

Jack and the Beanstalk Adventure and Growth Chart Kit

Kim from Grow With Me Gifts has just added her new Spring/Summer kits! It's a wonderful Jack and the Beanstalk Adventure themed kit. There is so much in this new kit that your child will love to do!

The centerpiece of the kit is a vinyl Jack and the Beanstalk Growth Chart with different fun animals, and of course Jack is climbing up the bean stalk too. At the top of the chart is the mean ol' Giant and his castle! It's so colorful and pretty and durable enough to last for years.

The watercolor artwork was developed by Emily Marino who specializes in animal art. Go have a look at her Facebook Fan page too.

Included in the kit is the Jack and the Beanstalk story you can read to your child, a coloring page of the chart, and another coloring page designed specifically in honor of Skylar who won the GWMG naming contest.

Kim had a contest on her blog and Facebook Fan page for the kids. If you were a GWMG Facebook fan you could enter. Then all you had to do was ask your child to pick his/her favorite character on the chart and name it. The winner would get a pretty coloring page designed just for them and their pick! Skylar won! How cool!

Oh! And don't forget about the "magic beans"! They are also included along with the instructions to get them to grow.

Here's a couple pictures of Kim's daughter Brianna posing in front of her chart and Serenity posing in front of our chart! They are both wearing outfits from the original courtneycourtney (Bri's dress and Serenity's overunder shorts), and clippies I made.

Serenity also has on her Fairy Catcher necklace we made together. She put the beads on the necklace, and I made the fairy!

So don't forget to head on over to Grow With Me Gifts Etsy store and pick up a Jack and the Beanstalk Adventure and Growth Chart kit for your child. I promise they will love it!

Share your progress and photos with other fans on the GWMG Facebook Fan page!

Have fun!

GIVEAWAY: Fairy Necklace

Win a Fairy Necklace!

Just leave a comment telling me who you'd give it to!


Here's a picture of Serenity wearing her Fairy Necklace at the Pumpkin Patch!
You can see more pictures here.

If you'd like to learn how to make your own Fairy Necklace, check out my tutorial here.

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5. Share this Giveaway on Facebook and leave a comment (and a link) telling me you did!
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6. Blog about this Giveaway and leave a comment (and a link) telling me you did!
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7. Purchase any item from my T4T Etsy store and leave 5 separate comments with the transaction number!
Example: I bought a clippie! Trans. #1 (repeat 5 times)


That's a grand total of 12 chances to WIN!

Rules:

1. Everyone is eligible to enter - no matter where you live!
2. Giveaway ends on Wednesday, March 10th at 12AM (Central time).
3. Make sure to leave your email address in your comment if it isn't available through your blog or profile! I need to be able to contact you if you win!


Have Fun and Good Luck!

Thursday's Treasures: Week 12

Share your crafty ideas!

Welcome to the 12th week of Thursday's Treasures!
All ideas, tutorials, crafting projects, or recipes you've been working on are welcome!

Are you having a GIVEAWAY on your blog?
Share the news by posting a link here too!

You'll have until Tuesday 12AM to post your links this week.
So don't forget to post anything crafty you've been doing!!


Check out these awesome ideas and tutorials that were shared last week:

Dish Drying Mat
via Ten Cow Chick


Mod Podge Magnet Board
via Sumo's Sweet Stuff


Dr. Seuss Hat Tutorial
via Mama Lusco



Jacket Arms are NOT Holes!
via Kitschalicious


Anthropologie on a Dime
via The Crafty Cupboard


Freezer Paper Tutorial - Two Color
via Calico Road



LOVE them all!
If I featured you, help yourself to a button!!


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Thank y'all so much for sharing!!


Guidelines:

1. Click the "CLICK HERE" link below to add a permalink to your crafty project, idea and tutorial post - not your main blog. You can enter as many links as you'd like.

However, NO links to Etsy or Ebay stores please!

2. Copy the HTML code for my brand-new Thursday's Treasures button, and then add it to the post or on your blog to spread the fun.

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What a cool way to share tons of ideas and crafts across the blogoshere and good way to promote your blog too!


All the links that get posted before the deadline will stay up indefinitely so you can always stop by to find them again!


Have fun!

And the WINNER is...

Kira!

Congratulations!

I just sent you an email Kira! If you don't see it - check your Spam folder!

Please make sure to contact me with your mailing address so I can send your Queen of Hearts clippie right away!

A HUGE thank you to everyone who participated!


Please stay tuned for a NEW giveaway this Friday!

Have fun!

CC with a Belt!

Serenity's posing in her newest courtneycourtney dress. The accessories for this Triathlete dress was so fun to put together!

Courtney gave me the link to American Apparel for the adorable knee high socks Serenity's wearing, and after looking around a bit on their website I found a funky pink belt too. The pink and orange Nikes were on sale months ago for only $19.97 at the Finish Line - they matched perfectly. I made Serenity's pretty butterfly clippie using the colors in the Triathlete dress, and you can find another one like it in my Etsy Store.

I just love how this outfit came together! It's so retro-looking and I think it looks too cute on Serenity!

While surfing my crafts blogs, I came across a great belt tutorial from Handmade Mommy. I think next time I'll make a belt for Serenity instead of buying it - Kari makes it look so easy!


Have fun!