Headbands

If you have a baby girl in your world, she probably wants one of these. Badly. Really badly. They're easy to make, and you may as well make a bunch of them....one for each outfit? one for each day of the week? one for each day of the month? Seriously, they're that easy.

All you need is some elastic lace and some embellishments. You can get elastic lace here, or you can buy ready-made headbands and add the finishing touches yourself. Target has a nice selection of stretchy headbands and so does Kohl's. I was lucky enough to have some vintage lace on hand. Believe it or not, women used to make their own lingerie. Then along came Victoria's Secret, and there was no longer a need to make your own. Therefore it's kinda hard to find elastic lace in a fabric store today. If you find it anywhere, let me know where!

The fluffy stuff on my headbands is a couple of inches of a boa ($5 at Michaels). The flower rosettes are made from my scrap basket fabric.

Measure 12 inches of lace, sew on the embellishments, join the ends of the elastic by hand with a running stitch, and say Ta Da! Once you've gathered the supplies, you'll be hooked on this project. Don't be surprised if you find yourself searching for little girls in the mall to gift a headband to. Seriously.

This next one is a bit different, and more suitable for little girls that are a bit older. Older in the sense that their moms no longer have to tote a diaper bag around with them.

Cut 1 1/2 inch strips from a tee shirt and braid 3 of them into a 15 inch strand. Join the ends and cover the stitches with a loop of the tee shirt fabric stitched together. Glue or sew your embellishement to the braid, and say Ta Da! It's that easy. So don't throw away those old tee shirts. Your little girls need headbands! (The butterfly on mine was one of 8 in a pack for $2 with my 40% coupon at Michael's!)

Happy creating!