I just LOVE custom orders!

A good friend of mine recently sent me some pictures of her daughter's winter wardrobe. She gave me the privilege of making the bows to match! I finished them this morning and got the box in the mail! I am so eager to hear what she thinks of them all and whether they match as well as I think they will!

She wanted some regular basic bows and layered basics.

I threw in a layered loopy bow just to mix it up.

And of course she wanted some korkers!

And I think she will LOVE the ponytail streamer! As with any bow or streamer on a pony-o/elastic, you should pull the hair back tightly with a plain elastic and then put the decorated elastic on top of the plain one. This will ensure that your decorated elastic doesn't get all stretched out.

And now on to the ribbon sculptures/clippies. Several of these were my first attempts!

She wanted a reindeer and I wasn't happy with the ones I have seen online so I combined a few techniques and I LOVE LOVE LOVE the end result! This was my first attempt at a reindeer but definitely won't be my last!

And then there was the cupcake. Once again, I liked parts of two different designs so I combined them and this is what I ended up with! This was also a first attempt.

I have seen so many different character clippies, but I have never really been wild about them. My daughter isn't a big Disney Princess fan so she hasn't asked for any. But Jen told me that her daughter was crazy about Tinkerbell. So I HAD to try my hand at that. As with making any clippie for the first time, there is a learning curve. I destroyed several pieces of ribbon before I got this one down! The instructions weren't the best, but the result is pretty darn cute!!

And I can't forget the turkeys! I made the traditional one first. And then she sent me a picture of a pillowcase dress that had a turkey applique on the front. It had the multi-colored tail feathers and the straps of the dress were orange and white polka dot ribbon. So I felt inspired to make a custom turkey to match!

Custom orders are so much fun! I really NEED the direction when putting together color combos! Thanks for inspiring me Jen and I hope you like them!!

Sweet as candy.....Peppermints, that is!

I bought the instructions for making a peppermint candy clippie recently! It's my first attempt so it isn't as exact as I would like but I think it turned out well! My little model was being a little cheesy though! Gotta love her!

I attached this one to an upside down clip so that the candy would lay flat. It would also work well on a barrette and it is definitely large enough to do so. The candy is about 4 1/4 inches long and almost 2 inches wide.