Lisa from Mabey She Made It is here today! I had the pleasure of meeting her last week at a blogger get-together and she's so sweet! Plus she has the cutest baby bump - and makes a bunch of maternity clothes! When I was looking at tutorials for maternity stuff, I kept coming across a bunch of her projects. Anyway, here she is...
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Don’t you just love tiny newborn
girls in headbands? Those little bald heads (mine are bald anyway)
with a little something to make their eyes shine…so adorable!
Hi, I’m Lisa Mabey from Mabey SheMade It where I blog about DIY Crafts and Sewing. Today Let’s talk
about a few ways to make your own baby headbands!
Now before we get started, I’m just
going to say I’m not a big fan of the headbands with flowers or
bows that are as big as the baby’s head (you can’t see the
beautiful baby!), so the ones we’re going to make/talk about today
are much more delicate.
The first thing you’ll want to do is
make the actual headbands. Foldover elastic is by far my favorite
thing to make these out of. It comes in a wide range of colors and
even designs, so find something you love for the base.
Then cut the elastic so its long enough
to go around your baby’s head comfortably. You don’t want to
squeeze their little noggins but you also want it to stay on. Then
sew or glue the two ends together.
This is where it gets fun! You can go
with a variety of embellishment options here you can: A) cut a flower
out of some fun fabric, layering the petals and adding something to
the center, B) Make a cute little bow out of felt and ribbon, C) Add
a few stacked and coordinating buttons, D) Go really simple with a
ribbon bow, or E) Embellish a felt bow with some little half-back
pearls. Let’s make a felt bow together.
Take a second small piece of felt (or coordinating ribbon) and wrap and glue it around the center of the bow.
Glue it to your headband! On the larger bow, I hot glued some half-back pearls to the headband just for fun.
And in just a few minutes, you have
adorable baby headbands that are custom designed for your baby! And
if you don’t yet have a baby to model your headbands, squeeze your
3-year-olds head into one for a few minutes.
Thank you, Miranda, and it was really nice to meet you last week! Next time I hope I'm feeling a little more talkative--I was so tired that night! :)
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