Crafts: Headbands
Headbands have become a hair go-to recently. While headbands have been around forever the look has been updated by adding flowers or feathers to it. If you follow fashion you have seen these everywhere!![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vMUE861IVL9dejB42VyyHvKRDmRolVE9J1NA2wCTaM2V9bz_z0B0DbTOevL4w2G5hjXCUo84rsfuU4BOtyedl7OL0OSWJkBOUzS0QfFWURJaU3hqUIWFD2A7yUGxXpPa2dIZEFKVFTY/s200/Screen+shot+2009-10-15+at+2.54.28+PM.png)
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(Headbands from UrbanOutfitters.com)
Even though there are a lot of options out there I decided that I could make my own and make them more unique. It's super easy to do, in fact you can cheat big time and buy pre-made feather pads at your local craft store, or even on Etsy. Then you can just glue it to a headband, which you can buy at Target (or elsewhere).
I actually bought the bare bones headbands, which is your basic metal that you cover or paint yourself. Here are two of the headbands I have created so far...
![DSCN0169](http://inlinethumb64.webshots.com/39679/2379505430060880919S200x200Q85.jpg)
![DSCN0171](http://inlinethumb30.webshots.com/21021/2476613870060880919S200x200Q85.jpg)
![DSCN0172](http://inlinethumb59.webshots.com/42426/2753664310060880919S200x200Q85.jpg)
![DSCN0173](http://inlinethumb08.webshots.com/44039/2062944600060880919S200x200Q85.jpg)
I made this red one by gathering different feathers and wrapping them together. I then attached it to the headband that I had wrapped in black ribbon. To finish it off I wrapped a bronze leather at the base of the feathers.
![DSCN0179](http://inlinethumb62.webshots.com/45309/2221775460060880919S200x200Q85.jpg)
![DSCN0177](http://inlinethumb23.webshots.com/36822/2499051750060880919S200x200Q85.jpg)
![DSCN0174](http://inlinethumb30.webshots.com/43869/2333637600060880919S200x200Q85.jpg)
![DSCN0176](http://inlinethumb37.webshots.com/44452/2766808990060880919S200x200Q85.jpg)
This green one was totally a random idea. I have also been making large flower clips for your hair, but I was left with their leaves. So I decided to make a headband out of them. I covered the metal headband with the leaves and then attached three to the side of it, like you do with the feathers. To add to the look I rolled one the leaves and glued it at the base of where the 3 leave met. I then also added a green rhinestone above the rolled leaf. I really like how this one came out and how different it is!
*Sorry for the lack of makeup and hair style. I am packing for a trip and need to get my hair recolored.
These are amazingly beautiful! You rock!
ReplyDeleteI smell an Etsy store opening soon ;)