Clip Art

Next weekend, I am involved in a fund-raising Charity Craft Fayre organised by a friend. I’m taking my embroidery machine, to make personalised gifts on the spot – but wanted a few other bits to sell. I have all the Scandinavian Bootees I made at half-term

Well – all except for one pair – they were on the coffee table as I had been packing them into cellophane bags when a visitor arrived. She purchased a pair on the spot!!

Eleven pairs left!

But knowing there are likely to be a number of schoolchildren there, I wanted something cheap and pocket-money priced.

I bought two cards of hair clips – and one of hair grips

Then I assembled my supplies

• the left over felt scraps from the bootees
• a tin of buttons
• ricrac
• embroidery floss
• superglue

and turned the ho-hum clips into something a little more interesting

Initially I couldn’t work out how to ‘present’ them. Then I remembered a pack of ‘Rolodex’ index cards which I got in a Bumper Bundle of stationery from Staples years ago – but never had a use for. Nobody I know actually has a Rolodex

The two cut out notches are in exactly the right place to hold the clips. I have produced lots of pairs of clips [and trios of grips]

There are loads of tutorials for making these clips on the internet.

I hope that means I will have loads of customers for them at the Fayre!