:: happy may day! ::
Happy May Day, my dears! Hurrah for May! I love May more than any other springtime month… and it’s not just because my birthday is nestled in. hehe.
The weather and general excitement over the springishness is causing me to contemplate season-appropriate accessories. Rhiannon posted this beautiful photo a month ago. It’s been stuck in my mind ever since! I used to wear flowers in my hair occasionally, but during the wintertime I generally don’t–mostly because I think I’d look rather ridiculous traipsing through snow with a flower stuck in my hair! lol.
The other day I was in Michael’s during a routine “eraser-run” for my always-sketching sister, and spotted their single-stem florals were 50% off. So of course, having spotted some pretty silk flowers a few weeks ago (and not wanting to pay full price), I snatched up a few picks; two “gigantic” and a stem of small, red flowers. I snapped the heads off (eek! lol), was happy to discover that they actually glue together the layers of silk flowers now (so they don’t pop apart like they used to when you pulled the wire stems out), and trimmed down the plastic connectors.
I glued them all to clip-style barrettes (tip: open the barrettes before you glue the flowers on), and used hot glue to attach the flower heads to the barrettes. I know some people use oversized bobby pins instead of barrettes, but I’ve always had a hard time with those sliding out of my hair over time. For under $5, I have five floral barrettes to embellish my hair-do’s! I am definitely dying to wear the large flowers soon–they’re so dramatic! I think, however, I do need to make some in other than pink or red–I have a tendency to get “stuck” on just those hues when it comes to selecting flowers! hehe!
So, now that I’ve dragged you through the tutorial portion of this post, it’s time to get to what you really want to know: the winner of the giveaway! Using the age-old tradition of putting all the names in a bowl and pulling one out (I’m still so old-fashioned this way!), I found the winner…
Congrats!!! I think these little drawings are way too much fun; perhaps I’ll have another later this month. So keep your eyes peeled!
Have a lovely Thursday… I shall be back tomorrow with my weekly round up of links and other inspiration; and perhaps some reporting on the craft/creativity front!
Posted on May 1st, 2008 to creativity, giveaway, tutorial.
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:: humming away :: »13 lovely thoughts to “:: happy may day! ::”
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Janet says:
this is such a sweet idea, and yet another reason for me to get a glue gun!
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Christina says:
Great idea! It looks very pretty indeed on you.
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Jennifer says:
How fun! I love it how they’re so cute yet so easy to make. =D
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Lorajean says:
I have always been a fan of pretty flowers in ones hair! You look great by the way! I love the 40′s era hair do too
Thanks for the tutorial! I’m sure to use it! I always have such a long list of reasons to go to Michael’s, he he, now I have one more! Have a great Thursday! -
Julie says:
Happy May Day! Love that flower in your hair
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Jassy says:
I’d love to wear flowers in my hair. So romantic! But nuts! I didn’t win!
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martha says:
I love the first photo of you w/ the flower barrette. So glam:)
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Sara says:
Just the other day I was doing my hair and thinking that I wish I had some floral hair accessories to put in! This is just the thing I was looking for and definitely in my budget
Oh, and I never but anything full price at Michaels or Joann fabrics anymore because there is always a 40% or 50% coupon in the mail or online!
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marjorie says:
Your so lovely…stunningly beautiful! And I am going to make myself a flower clip now…I simply must!!
Now….which flower…that is the question!! Happy Springtime!!
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blaze says:
Happy May Day! (well, yesterday!) Guess what?! My birthday is in May too!! What’s the date?! If it’s the same, that will be crazy!! Mine is May 10th!
And your flower clips are gorgeous!
They will look quite beautiful on sunny days this summer! Have a wonderful day!!
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Rhiannon says:
Aww, I got my flowers 50% off at Michael’s too! I just think they have the prettiest ones . . . .
And I definitely love the oversized flower look . . . I agree that it’s really really ’40s pin-up in the best way possible. So pretty!
Oh, and I love the blog’s new look!!
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Renee says:
Oh my gosh! I am so delighted! When I commented I had no idea that I was going to win! Even when I saw my name I thought it must of been another Renee. Thank you so much, sweetie!
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Renee says:
(Ooops, I just realized I had a typo in my e-mail address! Sorry!)
