Guest Post: Baby Girl Hair Clip Holder

Hello all my dear Add Some Paint readers! I am Katie Joe, visiting from The Seasons of Katie Joe. I have a wonderful husband of two years and in about a week we will have a beautiful baby girl joining us! Creativity is my cheap thrill and today I am going to share with you how I made hair clip storage into an inexpensive piece of wall art for my baby girl’s nursery. 


Ingredients: 
-Frame
-Ribbon (the amount required depends on your frame size)
-Fabric (the amount required depends on your frame size)
-Paint and Brush
-Needle-nose pliers (I needed them but you might not)
-Staple gun and 1/4” staples (make sure your staples won’t go through your frame)

First I went to Goodwill and found a frame that was the size I wanted. I made sure it had a wire to hang on the wall, but I didn’t need the glass so I had more options. Also, I hit Goodwill on their half off Saturday, double score.



When I went to the cash register with my purchase the employee’s eyes go big and she grabbed my frame and said, “Oh, I love this place! I am always amazed at the treasures people find, and this is beautiful!” It was one of my favorite Goodwill moments and I couldn’t break the news to her that I would be tearing this treasure apart. 
The first thing I did, (after cleaning it off) was take the beautiful embroidered nature scene out of the frame and disposed of it rather quickly. This required the needle-nose pliers to remove. Then I painted the frame white.

Next, I measured out how far apart I wanted my ribbon to be and marked their positions. Then I stapled the ribbon to the back side of the frame making sure it was pulled tight.



After each ribbon was secure I stapled my fabric. It is important to go slow with this step to make sure it is lined up how you want and that it’s tight with no weird gaps or wrinkles. My fabric had dots in straight rows and I had to keep that in mind so it didn’t look off. Also, since my frame had a wire, I had to position my fabric underneath it.

When I finished I felt it was a little boring for any child of mine so I repainted the frame pink and that, I’m sure, is something my baby girl will love!

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