I thought I’d post the ribbon flower clips I’ve made to match my daughter’s Easter dress. The outfit is from Janie and Jack’s 2008 Sweet Coral Reef collection, which I managed to catch on clearance. I picked up a cheap straw hat, removed the minimal embellishments it came with, and replaced them with my own. I wrapped and hot glued a 7/8” grosgrain ribbon around the hat and clipped on two grosgrain flowers, which are attached to alligator clips. This way, she can wear the flowers on the hat, and when we remove the hat, she can wear the flowers in her hair (though they also look cute clipped to her sweater!).

I made these flowers with two layers each: 8 petals on the bottom layer, and 6 petals on the top layer. The larger flower is made with 7/8” wide grosgrain ribbon and measures about 3.5” wide (without leaves). The smaller purple flower is made with 7/8” ribbon for the bottom layer and 5/8” wide ribbon for the top layer, (though I think it may work better if it were all 5/8”, the bottom layer is a little squished). The little purple flower measures about 2.5” wide without the leaves. Attach a couple of ribbon “leaves” to the bottom, glue to a covered alligator clip and get creative with your centers.

Stay tuned for tulips!