Felted Wool Flower Hair Barrettes

 I decided to make felted wool hair barrettes for my Girl Scout Troop's Bridging Ceremony this year.  I made two different versions for the two levels of scouts.  Blue,  white and yellow  for Daisies and brown, blue and white for Brownies.  

I used alligator clips from Michael's, Aleene's Tacky Glue, and grosgrain ribbon. 

 I started by cutting the ribbon in 8 inch lengths and using a lighter to singe the edges.  The ribbon edges won't fray after being singed.  Next, I used the tacky glue to attach the ribbon to the alligator clip.  I started on the inside bottom and made my way around the clip.  As I went I used extra clips to help hold  the ribbon in place.  Let the clip dry a few hours. 

I then cut out felted wool flowers free hand and sewed them together using DMC floss and a button.  You could also use freezer paper to make the flowers by drawing a design, ironing on the freezer paper and cutting it out.   You can purchase felted wool at your local fabric store.  There is generally only a few very plain colors available, but there are places on-line that sell every color imaginable. 

Finally, I used my hot glue gun to adhere the flowers to the barrettes.  The girls loved them!