Pearl Topped Hair Grips

I was inspired by Vanessa on Cafe Craftea to make a pair of pearl topped hair grips.

Head over to her blog for the super simple how-to.

I experimented with other designs just using pearl beads and jewellery wire.

I even got a bit fancy by adding a big oval bead in the middle.

Since I wear hair grips with most of my hair styles to keep those pesky fly-aways in place this is an easy way to make every day hair styles a bit special.

Shell Hair-slides

I got the idea for these shell hair slides from Quiet Lion Creations.

Make sure to check out the original tutorial, especially since she went for really cool designs on her shells.

I went for a more natural look.

To make the shells into hair slides you fill them with Fimo/Sculpey. It's a chance to use up any odd bits you have because the clay won't be seen so it doesn't matter what colour it ends up as.

Then you press the hair slide into the Fimo, remove the slide, bake the clay still in the shell, then glue the slide back into the clay.

I painted my shells with nail varnish. One pair is silvery/pinky/redish.

And the other pair gradients from white to light blue. 

I think the shells look really cute slotted into a messy up-do.

Magnetic plate

I got this great idea from The Mother Huddle.

Take one pretty little plate.

My sister found this one for me in a charity shop for £1.

Glue some magnets to the bottom.

Add some felt over the top.

And hey presto; magnetic hair grip holder.

The Mother Huddle used hers to keep pins on (and make sure you check out the original tutorial) but I'm always finding my hair clips everywhere so I thought this might help keep them in one place.

Oh internet, you come up with the best ideas.

Spell it with your peas

I really like Holly's new header on create*loves.

Spelling stuff with hair grips. Fun!

So I had a go myself (since I recently bought a pack of 400 hair grips from the 99p shop. Yeah, 400)

Then this made me think of another time I've spelled out my name in an unconventional way.

Who's the lucky girl who once received so much Bueno in one go that she could spell her name with it?

It's me!

Spelled out your name in anything interesting lately? Alphabetti spaghetti totally counts.

And bonus points if you know what movie this title is from.