Ok, so maybe it’s lame, but I see all of these crazy simple tips and tricks out there on Pinterest, and I think hey, I’m awesome and I have tips and tricks! So every once and a while I’m gonna post em and pin em. So you can enjoy via Pinterest OR blog. I am equal opportunity.
Eons ago in college, I was in Target buying bobby pins. And they had this one set of bobby pins that came in a cute little case. The bobby pins came in 3 different sizes and they were CURVED. Brilliant! So when you put them in your hair to hold your bangs back or whatever, it doesn’t stick out all weird like and contours to your head! So I bought them. Only I didn’t love that they were like smooth without the little ridges and they were kinda hard to open.
And then I thought um duh. How about I just bend my own bobby pins? So now that’s what I do. Almost all of my bobby pins are bent, and they’re more comfy and show less in all my hairdos. I have some that I keep straight since that’s a little better for pinning updos.
original curved ones on left, a series of hand-bent ones, and a straight one.
Super simple tip. It will CHANGE YOUR LIFE. Ok maybe not, but still. It’ll fix your hairdos.
I swear I'm not QUITE as pale as this makes me look.
(Also, tuck the ends under your hair and you can barely see them now that they’re curved and don’t stick up.)
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I need to bend a number of decorative bobby pins to glue on some glass jars for a picnic luncheon. Inspired by this tute:
http://www.skiptomylou.org/2011/05/01/homemade-vase-teacher-appreciation/
Did you heat the pin before bending? Do you have any tips you can share?
Thanks!
uhhhh nope. I just…bent it. Put my finger under where I wanted the bend, and bent it. You’d only need to heat if working with industrial bobby pins
Thanks for the response! A person’s head has a pretty gentle curve. “Just bending” does work for large pickle jars but smaller diameter jelly jars I will need to find another method/tool. And some of my decorative pins are wider metal and much harder to bend.
I don’t have an anvil handy so I’m gonna ask my husband to sort this out for me. Bruised thumbs make knitting unpleasant!