Homemade Holiday: Floral Headband

Transform your little bits of felt into this floral headband to match a holiday outfit!

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.