Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Flapper Headband - $6.50



I love the old time, classic look of these headbands. I have had my eye on these for quite some time, but they would cost me 12 plus dollars at the store. So, I finally got smart enough to check one out closely while I was at the store, and the secret was felt! Who knew?

I will be selling these, but I figured I would give anyone who reads this some instructions on how to make their own, if they feel so inclined!

What you need:

- Headband ... I bought mine for a dollar at Walmart.
- Black Felt ... two medium sized circles (make sure the circles are the same size).
- Black Feathers ... any craft store carries these.
- Embellishment (optional)
- Hot glue.

Instructions (sorry no pictures, I will remember to take some next time):

- Glue one circle of felt to the inside of the headband a little past halfway (or wherever you want your feathers to be).
- Glue the other circle of felt to the top of the headband, directly on top of the first piece of felt.
- Start by gluing the feathers to the middle of the felt, and then glue to the sides,bending the feathers so that they swoop up towards the center.
- Feathers should be facing upwards.
- Fill it in completely, you don't want any felt showing.
- Add embellishment to the bottom center of the feathers.
- Wear with pride!