I made these pacifier clips after seeing them on
Pinterest but there was not a tutorial so I thought I'd share how I made mine.
Materials Needed:
- Suspender/Mitten Clips (I actually used Ironing Board Clips I found
at Jo Ann's because they were cheaper than buying multiple packages of
individual suspender clips.)
- Velcro tape
- Glue gun/ glue sticks (or thread/ sewing machine)
- 12-inch long ribbon (as many as you want for however many clips you want to make)
- Optional: beads, lace, twine or anything else you want to use to dress up your clips.
First of all, I'm no seamstress. I don't even know how to put the thread
in a sewing machine, much less actually sew. I used hot glue for this
project and they turned out fine. If you want to sew these, more power
to you!
Instructions:
1.
If you bought the Ironing Board Clips like I did, you will need to cut
the elastic off of the clips. If you bought individual suspender clips,
you can skip this step.
2.
String about an inch of your ribbon through the loop at the top of the
suspender clip. Make sure the ribbon is facing the correct direction if
it has a back side (the front of the ribbon will face the same direction
as the front of the suspender clip).
3. Glue (or sew) your ribbon together to secure the suspender clip onto the ribbon.
4.
Cut square pieces of velcro. Secure the velcro about one inch apart on
the back side of the ribbon, on the opposite end of the ribbon from the
suspender clip. This is where the pacifier will attach. Since the velcro
is sticky it will remain secure but you can reinforce by sewing if you
want. I did not reinforce with hot glue because it would have shown
through many of the ribbons I had chosen.
If
you want to attach a pacifier, it helps complete the presentation. For those babies that do not use a pacifier, these come in handy
for attaching teething rings or toys too.
If
you're a mom, you know the suspender clip attaches to the baby's outfit
and the velcro is used to attach the pacifier but for those of you who
did not know, there you go. My husband and brother saw these and thought
they were garter belt clips. Yep.
Another thought: these would be fun to make as a craft at a baby shower! These
clips were obviously made for a baby girl but you can use the same
tutorial to make baby boy pacifier clips and just use more masculine
ribbon instead. Masculine ribbon sounds like an oxymoron doesn't it?
Side
note: You'll notice I did not use beads on these particular pacifier
clips but depending on the ribbon you choose, the embellishment
possibilities are endless. I made the tulle clip by stringing the tulle
through the suspender clip three times and securing with hot glue. I
then used twine to tie around the middle twice and a bow at the top.
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