Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Rolled T-shirt Mickey Ears


is back with another great tutorial!

Disney merchandise in the park can be expensive! I wanted something fun I could wear on my trip that wouldn't cost hardly anything. I decided to make my own Micky Mouse headband!

First, I created the ever popular rosettes out of a $1 t-shirt I bought for projects such as this. I like the t-shirt material for this project because I think the circles look less like flowers.

Make one large circle for the head and two smaller circles for the ears. (The artist in the Animation Studio at the park said that if the head is a quarter the ears should be dimes. I think my ears could have been a little bigger.)

This is plain Mickey but you could jazz it up if you want.

You can add some bling.


I also think it would be so cute to add ribbon and make Minnie Mouse.


(Sorry for the sideways picture. Some of my pictures lately are just doing that I don't know what the problem is.)


I decided to stick with just a plain Mickey. Glue the rosettes on a piece of felt to look like Mickey. Cut out around the Mickey shape.


Attach it to the headband with hot glue. Then put a small piece of felt over the back to finish it off.


This is the best picture I have from the trip of me wearing the headband.
Not a good photo, I know.

These Mickeys could also be used as hair clips, or attached to t-shirts or tote bags for your Disney trip. I think they would make really cute and unique gifts for little girls (especially Minnie Mouse).

DARLING! Thanks Yellow Blackbird!

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4 comments:

  1. Cute! I like this idea for headbands or clips. :)

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  2. love this! i have a mickey obsessed baby.

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  3. This is just too cute. I will have to make them for my daughter and myself. TFS!

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  4. I absolutely love recycled t-shirts in craft projects! This is so adorable. I've used t-shirts to make pillows before, and they're really soft. I just put together this eBook on T-shirt sewing projects, including the pillow I made. You should check it out if you have more t-shirts to use up: http://www.allfreesewing.com/Refashioning-and-Upcycling/9-Ways-to-Transform-Old-T-Shirts-eBook

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