Trinket #343 - Beaded Hair Pins

'Nuff said.

Trinket #315 - Whole Mess O' Hairpins

Did I mention that my daughter convinced me that we needed to participate in a craft fair tomorrow? Did I also mention that I've been sick for two weeks? Today was a whole day of playing catch-up on jewelry stock and preparing display items for the table. I'm beat, but I have this pile of felt hairpins, about three dozen pairs of earrings, a handful of pendants, and lots of little handmade books to show for it.

Trinket #309 - Felt Hair Medallion

Today's trinket is a quick creation made from felt, hot glue, a lone button, and a hair pin. This is one of the color combinations that I never get tired of. It reminds me of the Oilily line of clothing from about ten years ago - still one of my favorites.

Trinket #294 - Bad Hair Day Bow

When the seasons change, my hair gets cranky. Think of today's quick little trinket (hey, don't expect much more than that from me in October...) as a distraction from bad hair. At least for a second or two.

Trinket #284 - Ribbon Rose Hairpins

Quick and simple: I had some ribbon roses and attached bobby pins to them for easy fastening. Done! Honestly, I don't think I have the brainpower left today to muster up anything more. (I can't wait for October to be over...)

Trinket #282 - Duct Tape Hair Bow

Apparently duct tape CAN fix anything - even a bad hair day! My daughter showed me how to whip up this quick and easy bow, and I'm sure I'll be collecting all sorts of tape and making many more.

Trinket #251 - Leather and Copper Hair Pin

Free-form flowers are kind of my thing. I also love the combination of the brown leather with the copper wire, so this trinket is an all-around win. This leather is more scrap from that old pair of riding chaps, by the way. I'm pairing it with an old pair of campus boots and a corduroy jacket tomorrow!

Trinket #244 - Halloween Hair Bow

Okay, this is a cheating project. I picked up this hair bow in the $1 section at Target today and customized it with a punky paper fish skeleton. The amount of time it took me to cut that skeleton should make it count as a 100% homemade trinket, right??

Trinket #210 - Sick Day Hair Clip

Not feeling up to much else, today's trinket was made by restyling an old tropical-colored silk flower (AKA cutting it apart, taking some things out, putting it back together) and adding some hot glue. It is attached to a curved alligator clip to grab onto hair easily.

Trinket #133 - Bad Hair Day Clip

Growing out a short haircut sucks, especially the period when bangs are too long to wear towards your face and too short to tuck behind an ear. My solution? A bird for the crazy, tangled mess. I'm sure it can make some sort of nest or something and do a better job with this hair than I can!

Trinket #110 - Art Deco Hairpins

Another long day of kids, chores, and work means another quick trinket. This creation was purely selfish because I need something with a little style to help manage my unruly mane as it continues to grow out. The lesson learned from this project? Bending hardened steel with tiny jewelers pliers is not a smart move. Anyway, I look forward to wearing these with lots of flowing skirts and dresses over the next few weeks!

Trinket #99 - Wood Nymph Hair Clip

Another trinket in which I goof around with silk flowers and hot glue, but this time there is a little glitter, too. No real outside inspiration for this one that I can think of, I was just moved to put together these components when I came across them in the craft stash!

Also, in case you haven't noticed, tomorrow marks 100 TRINKETS. I think I'm going to have to go big for the occasion...

Trinket #72 - Felt Flower Hairpin Redux

I hate to waste things. Time, money, food - use it wisely and don't throw it away if you can help it. I had some supplies left in the felt kit I bought to take with me on my trip, so I decided to put them to good use tonight by making this lovely wine-colored hair pin!

I should be back in the swing of things tomorrow and hope to be able to sit down and put together something a bit larger and more special than I've been able to make for the past few days. Wish me luck.

Trinket #70 - Felt Flower Hairpin and Bonus

Another video blog - enjoy!

Trinket #38 - God Save the Queen

In case you haven't heard, today is another Motif Monday and the theme this week is "God save the Queen!"  After much debate, I decided hair clips could be considered trinkets, so I dug out this little Union Jack button and made it the centerpiece of a red wool flower.

The flower is made from scraps of a felted sweater that are held together with a bit of wire and then twisted onto a small clip. This trinket is essentially a freebie made from old stuff I already had. How's that for keeping calm and carrying on?