Barrettes for Valentine's Day

Did you see Miss Pickles wearing a fabulous birdie hairpin with heart wings? 

You would like one also, correct? :)

Well, now you can make one! Here is a step by step to make any of the pins below ... 

What you'll need: 

pink, red, white felt

embroidery thread and needle

stuffing, such as polyfill 

small black beads (for birds eyes)

hairpins or rubber bands or safety pins (if you'd like to make a pin instead)  

scissors 

the pattern - print below 

any other adornments you can think of - buttons, ribbons, beads, etc. 

(TIP: I bought a bag of hearts that can be sewn onto things at Wallmart for a few dollars) 

And that's it! Not many things at all, right? 

I used two kinds of stitches : 

Back stitch 

Buttonhole stitch 

 

(images from http://www.embroiderersguild.com)

For the true size of the pattern, please click on the photo below. 

 

Other Valentine's Day hair accessories I LOLOve: 

- This one is just so cute from Living Locurto blog. Hairpins made of cupcake liners, bottle caps and candy! Click HERE ... How cute awww ... 

- I love these padded hearts by Twirling Betty ... I really want to make a necklace right about this moment 

- And here is how the guys at Purl Soho do heart hairpins ... HERE

LO(lo)V(i)E to you all, LV