Ribbon Hair Clips

I am such a fan of every project and DIY that is on Make It and Love It.  I wish that I had just a fraction of her creativity and imagination.  Anyways, with four girls in the household, there's plenty of hair to fix, brush, and style.  And unfortunately, I was not gifted in this area.  I can barely get my own hair looking presentable, much less anyone else's (poor kids).  I've found that the easiest and most convenient way to pull back the girls' hair is with a hair clip.  Fast, easy and cute! 

She has a fantastic tutorial on how to make them.  The directions are easy to follow, and I enjoyed making lots of different kinds of clips.  You don't need much ribbon, so I was able to use scraps from my ribbon bag.  The clips don't slip out which is great with baby fine hair, and they are gentle on the hair.

And clips look cute on the kids.  For some variety, I glued on an organza flower or a felt flower to decorate the clip--so girly!  A actually likes them and doesn't mind having them in her hair.  They are easy to put together so you can make one to match every outfit. 

Winter Wonderland

It is that time of year again, when we have to take down all of the Christmas decorations. Maddie was so incredibly sad that the holidays were over and that our tree had to come down. I can't blame her. I really don't like that part either. I talked to her about all the holidays that are coming in the next couple of months when I remembered what I used to do with Kelsey right after Christmas. Right after the last of our holiday cheer had been packed away, Kelsey and I would cut out snowflakes and tape them to the windows. (Being in California, this is the closest we can get to a winter wonderland!) 

Maddie and I pulled out some white tissue that we saved from the presents (we save all that kinds of stuff around here--old tissue gets repurposed into flowers so that we don't have to use bows, etc.). We spent an hour cutting out shapes and taping all our snowflakes to the windows. She felt happier about celebrating winter with pretty decorations, and I was so glad that we found a happy solution!

 

Another one of my favorite parts of the week: Maddie and I were searching for some tunes to use during her next Girl Scout meeting, and she put on her favorite dress up outfit and put on a show.  Maddie's little moments of spontaneity remind me to just enjoy the moment. Sometimes I forget to do this, and this can be such a good thing.