I'm always looking for ways to use scraps of fabric, old clothing, and embellishments I have laying around the house into my projects. One night last week, I couldn't shut off my overstimulated mind, so instead of laying in bed for hours, I decided I was going to get up and do something. I got this creative burst of energy at 1:00 a.m. and went downstairs to my "creative" room and created seven headbands for Amelia. I felt so productive and as soon as I was done, I went upstairs and was able to go back to sleep! Creating things, help my mind to calm down. FYI, these were all easy and I was able to make them all within a hour.
To make this headband was so EASY! For this flower headband I purchased a white baby satin stretch trim, you can get this at Joann's Fabric (if you have a 50% coupon, it makes it really cheap). The plastic flowers are from Pick Your Plum. I measure the headband so it will fit her head. I used this as a guide for the length of the stretch trim:
Infant and Baby Headbands Size Chart
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Once I cut the trim, I hot glued it together. Then to finish it, I added each tiny plastic flower to the headband in a random sequence. Five minutes later I was done! Done in a SNAP!
I had a couple of thick headbands I bought many years ago for me and never liked them because they were too tight on my head :( I got fed up with storing them in my bathroom and I was just about to throw them away, when I had the idea to use them for Amelia! A couple months ago, I made a DIY Glitter Peter Pan Collar on a shirt and let's just stay it was a disaster. Instead of throwing away the shirt, I cut the glittered collar off the shirt, and cut leaf shapes out of it and layered them (with hot glue) on the headband to get this fan effect.
This headband took the most time, which was 10 minutes! I found this awesome no sew tutorial on how to make the bow. I got the fabric from Riley Blake Designs. Once I made the bow, I glued it to the headband.
This headband was also incredibly easy. I cut a piece of gold striped fabric, took the headband and squished it together to get the gathered look. Hot glued the gathered part together on the headband and wrapped the stripped fabric around it and hot glued it in the back to secure it and tada!
This year I made a felt heart garland where it hung across our mantel in our family room. I had some left over hearts, I took colored thread and sewed a colorful border around the shape of the heart. I made three of these in different colors and sizes and hot glued them to the headband.
This is one of my favorites. I got a scrap of fun Art Deco fabric from Modern Yardage and cut out a piece of it, hot glued it to some white felt that was cut to the shape of the fabric, and hot glued it to the headband.
I cut a piece of an old white embroidered skirt I used to wear ages ago and pinched the bottom of the fabric together to make the gather and hot glued it together. I took a piece of chartreuse green wool and wrapped the base of the gather and glued it in the back to secure it. Then I glued the entire thing onto the headband.
I hope you enjoy making these headbands as much as I did. Let's hope you don't have to make them at 1:00 a.m., but if you do, more power to you!
