Guest Blogger - Creative Itch - Reversible Juice Pouch Headbands!

I'm SO excited to be a guest here on Someday Crafts! Actually, I'm a little star-struck.....I've been a huge fan of Michelle's since she started this blog!!

My name is Misty, and I'm the lady behind

Creative Itch.

I'm always itching to create something, and have a love for all things crafty!!
A few things you'll find at Creative Itch are fun cards like THESE:

Yummy recipes, like my Grandma's Pistachio Nut Pudding:

And sewing projects like THIS CTR towel:

Speaking of sewing, I'd love it if you'd come join me every Tuesday for my "Sew Cute Tuesday" linky party!!

You can show off your latest sewing projects and get lots of inspiration for some future projects as well!

Today I'm going to show you how to make a

Reversible Juice Pouch Headband!!

Pretty cute, huh? My girls love wearing these, and we always get compliments on them when we're out and about! Alright, let's get started!!

{Juice Pouch Headband Tutorial}
Supplies Needed:
* 4 juice pouches, cleaned and dried
* Fabric
* Tape
* Sewing Machine
* Coordinating Thread
* about 4" of Elastic
* Headband Template (I just found one online that I liked...HERE)

{Step 1} To get started, let me first show you how I clean out my juice pouches. All I do is carefully cut a slit in the bottom, wash out in soapy water, and let air dry. Sometimes if I want to speed up the drying process, I'll put the juice pouches in the dryer on low.

{Step 2} Next you'll need to carefully cut off the back of the juice pouch. Using an Exacto-Knife, start cutting on the bottom of the pouch, where you cut the slit to clean it out. Keep going until you've cut the whole back of it off.

This will give you a better idea of what it should look like. The pouch on the left has the back cut off....the one on the right doesn't.

{Step 3} Sew the pouches together. I like to use a zig-zag stitch, but you can use a straight stitch if you prefer.

{Step 4} Fold the pouches in half, and tape your headband template on top. Cut around the template.

Here's what mine looked like after cutting.

{Step 5} Fold both your fabric and headband in half. Place juice pouch headband on the fold of the fabric. Cut out leaving about a 1/2" border.

**Tip: I put tape on the inside of the juice pouches to keep them in place while cutting out the fabric.

{Step 6} Unfold the juice pouches and fabric, and place the juice pouches in the center of the fabric, right side up. The fabric needs to be right side down.

{Step 7} Fold fabric to edge of juice pouch, then fold again.

Tape in place.

Here's mine all taped down.

{Step 8} Sew along the inside edge of fabric, right over the tape. I used a straight stitch. DO NOT sew the ends closed!! Once you're done with both sides, carefully peel off the tape. After the tape is all off, iron the fabric flat using low heat.

{Step 9} Sew your elastic in one end, backstitching to secure.

Then do the same with the other end. Make sure you back stitch a few times!

And that's it!! You're all done! Now put on your cute headband and admire your work!!

**Thanks again for letting me invade your blog today, Michelle!! Come visit me at Creative Itch!

Misty, Thanks for that tutorial. I bought some juice packs just last week! This would be so fun for the little ladies, tweens and teen (and even radical moms like me.) Misty at Creative Itch is an awesome blogger. She was one of the first blogs I started following. I especially love her paper crafts! She has so much to offer the creative world. Go visit Creative Itch, become a follower and be happy that you found her blog! Thanks, Misty!




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