The Most Adorable Alligator Clips You'll Ever See

I know, enough with the hair pretties! The truth is I absolutely HAD to make this post today. The reason is, when I opened up my mailbox this is what I found (I'm going to make this picture huge so you can take in all the cuteness)....

The most beautiful and adorable ribbon I have ever seen! I purchased this ribbon on Etsy from Chicadee Supplies. The owner of the shop, Petra, is so nice and I highly recommend buying from her if you need some Farbenmix or Janea ribbon. After seeing these, how can you not? Just don't buy it all because I will be back for more! My only regret is that I only ordered a teeny bit as I wanted to see what it was like. I really didn't buy enough to really make anything. So, hair pretties it was to have some instant pretty ribbon gratification!

 Adorable, right? My husband can't grasp the cuteness. He has issues.

What you will need:
- Scissors
- Ribbon
- Alligator clips
- Glue gun/glue
- lighter (not shown)
Please note: You should heat seal your end before gluing your first end. To do this quickly run the end of the ribbon over a lighter flame. Sounds scary but once you do it you will see how it seals the end.

 Start by turning your clip over, you will line the top first.

Put some glue on the underside of the top of the clip and start gluing your ribbon down.

You want to make sure that the clip is centered in the middle of your ribbon. The best size ribbon for alligator clips is 3/8 inch. Some of this ribbon was thicker and it worked out fine too.

Put glue on the top of your clip.

 

Fold your ribbon over and glue down.

Put a dot of glue on each side of the pincher part of your clip and push the ribbon in so it glues to each side.

Now this is where I cut my ribbon. I don't like to precut unless I'm using cheap ribbon. Cut your ribbon with enough length to cover about 1/2 of the underside of your clip. If you cover the entire thing I find it does not grip to hair very well. Heat seal your end.

Put a bit of glue on the underside and fold your ribbon over. Done! Simple!

Little Red Riding Hood is my personal favorite! I LOVE this ribbon. I really really want the euro Red Riding Hood fabric!