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DIY Hair Combs: A personalized touch for your special day

DIY fabric flower hair comb on blonde hair

Do It Yourself, or DIY, wedding projects allow you to create your own personalized favors and touches that can be applied in any way you can imagine on your special day, for a shower, a party or whenever. All you need are some basic items and a little creativity.
These Do It Yourself Hair Combs are perfect for use as a bridesmaid's gift and would even be lovely on your flower girls. To create these fleurettes, you'll need a basic knowledge of sewing and a little patience. It's a fun project though, and whomever receives these will love the thought you put into making them. See more clever do-it-yourself wedding projects here.

Sewing kit with fabric, thread, scissors, and needle

Supllies:
1. Scrap Fabric
2. Double sided ribbon
3. Needle & thread
4. Comb or clip
5. Scissors

Pink and white fabric strips on a white background

1. Cut 5 strips of fabric (1" wide, graduating lengths).

Hand sewing a fabric piece needle craft project steps

2. Hand-stitch fabric strip length-wise (at 1/2 inch intervals).
3. Hold fabric at one end and cinch, turning it into a circle.
4. Stitch opposite ends together & tie a double knot to keep circle intact.
Be sure to Repeat these steps with 3 more strips of fabric.

Knotted purple striped fabric scrap on white surface

Take last remaining strip and tie it into a knot.

DIY fabric flower tutorial with bow and comb

Stack the 4 fabric circles (biggest circle on bottom to smallest circle on top).
Feed knot into fabric circles, so only the knot shows when looking at the fleurette.
Stitch (or hot glue) fleurette onto double sided ribbon.
Attach the double sided ribbon onto a comb or clip (stitch or hot glue).

Hand holding a fabric flower in shades of red and white

A special thanks to our North Carolina Photographers, Hilton Pittman Photography for this crafty DIY!
If you would like to see more of Hilton Pittman's recently featured do it yourself wedding ideas:

DIY Pretty Patterned Fabric Envelopes , DIY Strawberry Jam Favors, or their cute DIY Wedding Cakes

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