Felt Roses Headband

I have had so many comments on both the fabric flowers headband, and the felt roses, that I thought I just had to write a tutorial showing how to make a headband with the felt roses.  While I do think this one turned out cute, I think in the future, I would change the angle of the roses, and maybe only use three of them.

Supplies/Materials

• About 2 feet 1/2 inch wide braided elastic
• Enough felt for 3-5 small felt roses (see my tutorial for felt roses)
• Sewing supplies
• Hot glue gun & glue sticks

Directions

1. This first thing you need to do, is measure your head.  You can do this with a measuring tape, or just wrap the elastic around your head like a headband (be sure not to stretch it).
2. Subtract 1 inch from that measurement, and cut your elastic.  (Mine measured at 21 inches, so I cut my elastic at 20 inches)
3. Sew your ends together leaving a .5 inch seam allowance.  Open your edges out, and use a zigzag seam to sew the edges flat.  When they are flat, trim any excess elastic.

4. Your headband is ready to adorn!
5. Cut the center circle for each of your felt roses, and form the centers.

6. Cut the outer circle for each rose, and begin sewing one petal from each rose to the headband.

7. Glue the center of each rose to the outer petals, one petal at a time, ending with the petal attached to the headband.

8. You are almost finished.  Squeeze a strip of glue along the inside of the headband.

9. Once the glue cools, it should be ready to wear.  The strip of glue, and the stretch of the elastic should help it to stay on your cute head!

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!