We love a good statement hair clip. Whether you’re running errands, meeting for coffee, or going out on a date, a fun hair clip takes seconds but adds a little “wow” to your look.
Today we’re partnering with Sculpey to show you how you can make a range of different statement hair clips in one afternoon – all from the comfort of your home! This is my first time using Sculpey’s liquid clay and it was so easy and so fun. I’ll show you how I made mine!
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Here’s how to make your own statement hair clips at home
- Open the lid of your liquid clay and stir the clay well with a popsicle. You can also add thinner to your clay if you want a thinner consistency, or you can let it sit overnight with the cap off to get a thicker consistency.
2. Turn the cap back on and twist the nozzle to open the clay and squeeze your paint into your shape. There are many looks that you can create with your liquid clay, but here are my favorites!
- Color-blocked clips: To get a color block look, press one color in half of your shape and straighten the edge where it meets the other color with a toothpick so it is as square as possible. Pour in the second color on the other side.
- Tortoiseshell clips: To get one Tortoiseshell look, press one color in different places / corners of your shape and another color in the leftover areas.
- Glitter clips: To get a glitter look, fill your mold about 2/3 full with the clear liquid clay, then pour in small glitter molds or loose glitter.
Mix in with a toothpick until evenly distributed, add more clear liquid clay until the mold is full, and stir again. If you want a solid glitter look, add more and use less glitter if you want it to be wider.
3. Once your shapes are ready, bake them in the oven at 275 ° for 15 minutes (do 30 minutes if your shapes are over 1/4 inch thick).
4. When the molds are done bake, pull them out of the oven and let them cool before removing them from the mold. If you have edges that are sticking out from the main part of your hair clip, you can cut that edge off with scissors or an X-Acto knife.
5. Once your clay has cooled, glue it to the top of a hair clip, let the glue set and you’re ready to wear your creations!
These clips turned out so cute and your friends will be so impressed when they find out you made them yourself! The Sculpey Liquid Clay was so easy to use and really fun personalizing all of the clips in my favorite colors and designs.
Can you believe I did all of this in one afternoon ?! And you can make so much more than just hair clips with the liquid clay – from home decor, jewelry, scrapbooking, and more!
So now are you convinced to make your own clips? What kind of clips would you do? Color block? Sparkle? Tortoiseshell? All of them?? xx. Laura
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FAQ
You should use a multi-surface adhesive because you are sticking a rubbery material to a metal surface.
A gel instant glue should work fine, but just make sure that the glue you are trying will work on many different surfaces, and that you are giving it enough time to harden before you wear it.
Yes indeed! There are tons of uses for Sculpey Liquid Clay! Aside from being used in molds to make hair clips and jewelry, you can also write with it to add words / phrases to DIYs like we did on this wreath project.
Here’s how to make statement hair clips at home
Make hair clips with Sculpey liquid clay
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Open the lid of your liquid clay and stir the clay well with a popsicle. You can also add thinner to your clay if you want a thinner consistency, or you can let it sit overnight with the cap off to get a thicker consistency.
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Turn the cap back on and twist the nozzle to open the clay and squeeze your paint into your shape.
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To get a color block look, press one color in half of your shape and straighten the edge where it meets the other color with a toothpick so it is as square as possible. Pour in the second color on the other side.
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To get a tortoise shell look, press one color in different parts of your shape and another color in the leftover areas.
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To get a glitter look, fill your mold about 2/3 full with the clear liquid clay, then pour in small glitter molds or loose glitter. Mix in with a toothpick until evenly distributed, add more clear liquid clay until the mold is full, and stir again. If you want a solid glitter look, add more and use less glitter if you want it to be wider.
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Once your shapes are ready, bake them in the oven at 275 ° for 15 minutes (do 30 minutes if your shapes are over 1/4 inch thick).
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When the molds are done baking, pull them out of the oven and let them cool before removing them from the mold.
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Once your clay has cooled, glue it to the top of a hair clip, let the glue set, and you’re ready to wear your creations!
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