Felt Hair Clips

I always go to fair's and see hipster girls make these felt hair clips and sell them for $5 a piece.  Of course I bought some and love it.  Then I go to the Japanese Daiso Store, where everything is practically a dollar and I see all the ingredients to make these so called hair clips.  All you need is cover buttons, some clips, felt and embroidery string.  All of this for $5!  So I gave it a whirl.  Unfortunately it was harder than I thought and my first attempt looks so home sewn! ERRR.. I did do a tutorial about it, but the end result is hideous. I think with a little more practice and bigger buttons and cuter felt colors I can get this right.

Step 1: Use fabric that has a print that can go on the button.

Step 2: Cut the picture you want on the button and follow the instructions on the box on how to create your button

Step 3: Cut out two identical felts to the shape you want as long as it is bigger than the clip.

Step 4: Cut a slit to connect one felt piece to the clip.

Step 5: Before you connect the button to the closure piece, insert your thread so you can attach the button to the clip.

Step 6:  Sew the button you just made to the felt and through the clip for a secure connection.

Step 7: Take a second string of embroidery string and stitch around the clip.

See the end result looks nothing like the one I bought.  Where I went wrong is the button I bought is too small in proportion to the clip itself and my stitching followed the clip instead of the felt.   Hopefully I can get this right and I can make gifts for people and now so can you.