Headbands

A lot of people have been asking me how i make my baby headbands..the easiest way for me to explain this is with pics..so here goes. (I took these pictures with my phone and they arent very clear)

I get everything I need at Joann Fabrics..
What you need:

Felt
Scissors
Hot Glue Gun
Artificial Flowers
Elastic (i like 1/8 soft stretch baby elastic) Comes in black or white



1. Start by cutting the stems off of the flower.


2. Cut your elastic to size.
0-3 Months - 13"
3-6 Months - 14"
6-12 Months - 15"

3. Cut a circle out of the felt


4. Put some hot glue on the back of your flower.


5. Put the two ends of your elastic in the glue. Make sure its not twisted at all.


6. Cover it with the round piece of felt and hold for about 30 seconds


Finished Product


I prefer the tiny flowers but most flowers will work as long as they are somewhat flat. Sometimes you have to look closely and dig in the flower bins to find the small ones. There are anywhere from 3-10 flowers on a bush usually costing between $2.99 and $5.99..watch for 50% off sales. If you know someone else that has a little girl and wants to make headbands you can always swap flowers..or make extra headbands for gifts. I've seen this headband on etsy costing anywhere from $4-$8.. The elastic cost $2.50 for several yards and the flowers were $2.99 and there were 8 of them on one spray!

This is another headband i made out of felt! So easy! Just cut 3 circles..sew a tiny pearl to the center of the smallest one and glue them all together. I think i found the little pearls in the jewelry making isle for a couple bucks for 50!


Some bling also adds a nice touch too :) I found a bag of small rhinestones close to the scrapbooking isle.




A few of my headbands...just to give you some ideas


This is a fabric headband that i LOVE! Here is a link on how to make them:
http://kindawonderful.typepad.com/pink_paper_peppermints/2008/05/31-crafty-flo-3.html



A friend of mine also makes some ADORABLE fabric headbands. Here are pics and the website to purchase them:
www.etsy.com/shop/littlewillowdesigns