DIY Hair Accessories
Chic headbands created by you.
I absolutely love the hair accessories I'm seeing this fall, especially the headbands decorated with gorgeous feathers, sequins and ribbon. Accessories are my absolute favorite, so I'm excited to see embellished hair accessories reemerge in the fashion world. Inspired by the fashionably feathered, sequined hats of the 20s and 30s, headbands can add the final detail ... making your outfit not just great, but spectacular. Although they are beautiful, they are quite pricey and can be easily created yourself for a fraction of the cost using colors and embellishments that compliment any wardrobe. It's an easy and inexpensive project to complete and they make great gifts!
What You'll Need:
Hot glue gun
Plastic headband
.5" or wider ribbon
Embellishments
Directions:
Find inexpensive headbands, online or at your local drugstore. Choose a ribbon at least half an inch thick to wrap around the headband. Consider luxe finishes like velvet and silk to dress the headband up, or use inexpensive satin or grosgrain for a more casual look. You may even want to wrap your headband with strips of suiting fabric like tweed or houndstooth for a tailored finish perfect for fall. 
To get started, use a dot of hot glue on the end of the headband, place a corner of the ribbon on the hot glue and begin wrapping. Make sure you wrap tightly and overlap each previous wrap. With your final wrap, attach the ribbon with another dot of hot glue. You can alternate colored ribbon as I did with the yellow and pink butterfly headband for a playful stripe effect.
When choosing an embellishment find something light that will easily stay secured to your headband. I've used faux butterflies, feathers and faux fur. You can also use beads, buttons and fringe. For fancier pieces, I've even added faux gems, rhinestones and sequins. You can really let your creativity run wild and have fun!
The point of DIY is that it doesn't look DIY. The ribbon on the pink and yellow one in the 2nd picture is obviously not wrapped tightly, nor is it even. It looks like a kids' project, though it does look better on the model. Also, the teeth on a headband are supposed to make it not slip, but wrapping with ribbon will cover the teeth and potentially shred the ribbon. The instructions seem a bit too simplistic for something that is not meant to be a kids' project.
I think these bands would be great fun to make with my 3 year old granddaughter & 2 year old great niece. the girls would have lasting memories of the fun. We could have a special dress up tea or make some cookies for a Daddy /daughter date.
Make them for a girls birthday party activity and take them home as a party favor. Or a flapper girls party.
Please girls be creative you got the idea
get it ?
Should have been titled. "Headbands for 4 yr olds playing dress up"
About Kelley Moore
Kelley Moore combines years of experience as a social worker with a passion for design and entertaining. She has appeared on "The Today Show" and shared her tips and ideas with Ellen DeGeneres, Tyra Banks and Rachael Ray on their television programs. She also regularly appears on Seattle's NBC affiliate. Her book, Cube Chic, has inspired thousands to look at their office space in a new way.
Unlike other experts who focus on trends and formulaic designs and solutions, Kelley inspires and empowers people to use design and entertaining as tools to build stronger relationships and share who they are through the environment they create. You can read more about Kelley on her blog.
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