Jessie's Fabric Flowers Head Band

My sister does not share my love of crafts.  Throughout our lives, when we've said, "let's craft," what we really meant was "why don't I [Malory] craft, while you [Brooke] keep me company."  When Brooke came home on Thanksgiving and showed me the headband she made, I knew this was a craft for everyone.  She shared with me that her boyfriend's sister, Jessie, taught her how to make these simple and cute headbands.  You can make them yourself, but it is much easier with a friend.  They are so easy to make, you will want to make a variety of colors and styles to complement your wardrobe, and give as gifts.

Materials/Supplies

• 1 stretch headband (I like the ones with non-stick backing)
• Felt (only enough for 3 small circles)
• Fabric (3 colors, each needs one small circle and one strip about 22"x2")
• Scissors
• Iron & board
• Low-melt glue gun

Directions

1. Plug in the glue gun to begin heating
2. Cut your fabric into three strips that are about 22"x2" (they do not have to be exact)
3. Cut a circle out of each color of fabric--the circle should be about 1.75" in diameter
4. Cut 3 circles of felt about 1.5" in diameter

5. Using the iron, fold each strip of fabric into thirds "hot dog" style--right side out

6. Begin twisting the end of one fabric strip
7. At this point, you will want to grab your friend if you brought one (one person can coil, and one person can glue)
8. Coil the end of fabric and glue down to the center of one fabric circle--right side down

9. Continue to twist and coil--glue as you go

10. If you coil all the way to the edge of the fabric circle and you still have more strip left, make sure the fabric circle is covered, then cut the rest of the strip and glue end down

11. If you coil all of the strip, and you have not covered the entire fabric circle, trim the circle smaller
12. Repeat with each color of fabric
13. You should now have 3 complete fabric flowers
14. Put a strip of glue on the back of one flower (center the strip, and make it only as wide as the felt circles)

15. Glue the headband to the flower (make sure you put the outside of the headband into the glue)

16. Smear glue all over one of the felt circles

17. Glue the circle to the back of the flower sandwiching the headband between the felt and flower

18. Repeat for each flower placing the flowers close together (the felt backs should touch one another, and the flowers should overlap slightly--when you wear the headband, it will stretch and flatten)

19. Make more!