An Easy Decision

Yesterday, before we left for church, my daughters each picked out their hair accessories as a special treat.  My oldest daughter has really been trying to match her outfit with her hair accessories and her shoes.  At three years of age, she seems to think that everything she wears must match.  I don't know where she got that idea from?  She chose a pair of purple butterfly clippies. The black and white matched her black and white dress.  As for the purple butterflies, purple is her favorite color, and she just could not resist.

Purple Butterfly clippies

My youngest daughter, however, is not as into fashion just yet.  As many 18 month olds do, she absolutely adores Elmo.  If she could, she would wear her Elmo t-shirt everyday.  Naturally, she chose an Elmo barrette to wear to church (with her Elmo shirt, of course).

Elmo barrette (also available as a clippie)

OBSERVATION:  When my daughters' choose their own hair accessories they actually stay in their hair all morning long!

Loop Flowers

Sweet child of mine!  This is the best job of modeling she has done yet.   My daughters love their accessories.  I love it when they ask me to do their hair and I like it even more when they leave the clippies in for more than five minutes.  Since I started making hair accessories, my girls love to view the final projects and pick out which ones they think I should make for them.

The Loop Flowers can be worn as a single flower above or behind the ear, but would also look great as a duo adorning a cute pair of pigtails.

I have started to make these Loop Flowers in several colors and I have photographed a few of my favorites.  The tan and the pink clippies are neutral and therefore quite versatile, which I like.  With October just around the corner, the black and orange flower clippie will be quite festive.

Going Green!

This afternoon, with a couple of sleepy girls snuggled in bed,  I found myself with a few quiet hours.  It was too hot to do much of anything outside, so I debated starting any one of the many household chores that had been calling my name.  I decided instead that I would have an afternoon of jewelry making.  I cleared off my ten person dining room table only to cover it once again with all of my jewelry making supplies (a mess that would need too be all clear before my little darlings would awaken).  It was only after I had completed these first two bracelets, featured below, that I realized I definitely had a green theme going.  What can I say, I do love the color green!

Jasper Blossom

This first bracelet is more casual and has a bit of an earthy appeal.  The glass beads look great with silver accent beads.  However, I feel that the green Jasper, my favorite, makes this bracelet complete.  

Elegantly Emerald

This second bracelet is more elegant and could definitely be worn with a dress.   Although, I have to admit, I rarely hesitate to wear blue jeans with my pearls.  Take a look, I believe that this bracelet speaks for itself.