Engagement Rings Advice : Wedding, Marriage, Anniversary

Bridesmaids and flower girls can dress up their hair with ribbons and flowers secured to barrettes and combs. Poufing tulle, which comes with a gathering thread sewn through the center, can be used to make an instant ruffle-edged frill for a barrette. By attaching a short veil, brides can wear these accessories too.

Making a Lace Bow Barrette with a Tulle Pouf

You Will Need

• Large clip type barrette
• Beading wire
• 1yd. alencon lace, 3in. to 5in. wide
• 1 1/2 yd. poufing tulle, 8in. wide
• Pearl sprays
• Hot glue gun

1. Remove tension bar from barrette, and insert wire into hole at barrette end. Twist wire to secure; wind wire over clasp and wrap wire three times around base of barrette, leaving wire attached to spool.
2. Pinch together one end of lace; wrap three times with wire to end of barrette, near clasp. Make loop; pinch together base of loop, and secure to barrette base, wrapping wire three times. Repeat, making four more loops. Secure wire to hole at other end of barrette, trim excess.
3. Tie off gathering threads at one end of poufing tulle. Pull thread to gather until tulle equals the length of bow; tie off. Hand stitch tulle to underside of bow.
4. Apply small amount of hot glue between loops, for support. Glue pearl sprays between lace loops and tulle as desired.

Making a Ribbon Bow Barrette
You Will Need

• Large clip-type barrette
• 1 1/2 yd. ribbon, 1 14in. wide
• 2yd. ribbon.1/8 wide
• 5 ribbon rosebuds
• Pearl sprays
• Liquid fray preventer
• Hot glue gun

1. Attach wire to barrette. Wrap ribbon loops to barrette, leaving 2 1/2in. tails at beginning and end. Secure about 11 loops, pointing first loop up, second loop down, and third loop to center; repeat pattern to end of barrette. Secure wire.
2. Adjust loops evenly along barrette; trim ribbons ends, and apply liquid fray preventer to raw edges.
3. Cut three 12in. and two 10in. streamers from 1/8 ribbon. Hot glue rosebud to end of each streamer. Hot glue streamers to underside of bow, glue pearl sprays to base of ribbon loops.

Making a Satin Bow Barrette or Comb
You Will Need

• 1/8yd. satin fabric
• Large clip type barrette or comb
• Hot glue gun

1. Cut three rectangles from fabric, 6in. x 10in. and 2 1/2in. x 4 1/2in. Fold each wider rectangle in half lengthwise, right sides together. Stitch long sides, using 1/2in. seam allowance; leave short ends open. Turn tubes right side out and press lightly.
2. Fold ends of each tube to middle; lap slightly and pin, forming bows. Layer small bow over large bow; hand baste through all layers 1/4 in. from edges. Pull up on basting thread to gather, and tie off.
3. Fold under long edges of short rectangle 3/4 in., press. Fold under one short end of folded strip and wrap strip over center of bows; trim as necessary. Hand stitch folded edge over raw edged behind bows.
4. Hot glue veil to barrette or comb, if desired. Hot glue bow to barrette or comb.

Making a Fabric Flower Comb
You Will Need

• Comb or barrette
• 1/4 yd. fabric
• About 315 pearl or crystal seed beads
• Liquid fray preventer
• Beading needle and thread hot glue gun

1. Cut 15 fabric circles, 2 1/4 in. in diameter. If fabric tends to ravel, seal edges with liquid fray preventer.
2. Fold circle in half, wrong sides together; do not press. Hand baste layers together 1/4in. from raw edge. Pull up gathers tightly, and tie off. Repeat for each circle.
3. Hand stitch gathered points of five petals together in the center, forming a flower.
4. Bring threaded beading needle up through middle of flower. String 11 to 13 beads and insert needle back down near starting point. Sew seven more loops to fill center of flower.
5. Repeat steps 2 to 4 for two more flowers. Hot glue flowers to comb or barrette.

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