Homemade Holiday: Floral Headband
Transform your little bits of felt into this floral headband to match a holiday outfit!
you'll need Materials
- Elastic headband (You can purchase these at dollar and drug stores)
- Fabric scissors
- Felt (we used reds, oranges, yellow & black)
- Buttons
- Fabric glue
- Embroidery floss/needle (optional)
- Cardboard
- Smock
Directions
- Prepare all of your items for gluing.
- Cut out felt circles to make a base for your flowers. (We used black.)
- Cut out yellow centres.
- Cut hearts out of felt. Snip off the bottom, pointy section. Layer them on top of each other in a circular fashion without gluing them until you have a desired fullness of bloom.
- Stitch a simple line down the centre of the top petals with your embroidery floss and needle. (Optional).
- Don your smock. Glue down your petals to the base, glue on your yellow centres and then add a black button on top with your fabric glue.
- Stretch your headband over a piece of cardboard so it is taut. Carefully put glue your headband and attach your flowers. Allow to dry overnight.
- Carefully remove your headband from the cardboard once it is dry.
- Enjoy!
Purpose
- Using small pieces of felt that might otherwise be discarded.
Safety Notes
- Be sure to wear a smock and exercise caution when using fabric glue.
- Use a needle and thread with care and adult supervision.
- Buttons can be a choking hazard so be sure to keep them out of the reach of children 0-3 or those that tend to put things into their mouths.
