Friday, July 15, 2011

7 steps to make your friends jealous...or at least make a headband they will want to steal!



    Earth Monkeys is excited to have Valerie with us today because we need all the help in the crafty department as we can get!  Val is mom, wife, business owner and sewer extraordinaire (if there is actually such a thing) and with all this talent, comes gobs of beautiful things you just have to see to believe!  Check out Vali D. Designs on FB or visit her adorable store inside the Candy Shoppe in Jacksonville.





Val is showing us a simple step by step way to make these adorable headbands! 
{Warning: if you make one, be prepared to have to make them for friends!  Proceed at you own risk!}


    I have made a couple of these and they are so comfy!! I wear them to the gym, bed, out everywhere. I think I have a pretty average head size, so this should work for most adults. If you need to adjust add length to your fabric. This uses basic sewing skills, if you need help in that department, email me or use the internet for help; there are a lot of good websites out there for learning basic sewing skills.



{Supplies needed:}
Scrap of fabric 16” X 2 ½”
6" of 1/4" elastic
Basic sewing supplies
Iron


{Cut fabric to 16” X 2 ½”. Cut elastic to 6”}


{Fold each end of the fabric over ¼” towards the wrong side of the fabric, press. Fold the folded edge up another 1/4”, press. 
Repeat at other end}


{Fold fabric in half, right sides together, press}


{Sew down the long edge of fabric with a ¼” seam allowance to form a tube. Be sure to back stitch at start and end of seam}


{Take a larger safety pin and attach it to one end of the fabric. 
Feed safety pin through the tube you created.}




                                       {Press your tube with the seam down.}





{Insert one end of the elastic into one of the open ends of the tube ½” inch. Pin and sew into place. 
  Repeat for the other side. }



 Clip strings, put in hair and ENJOY!!!!


These would be cute with fabric flowers,  
buttons and other fun things added!




 I have also made these for my newborn daughter (matching of course) and my deminsions were:



Fabric- 12” X 2”



Elastic- 4 ½”



These can be adjusted bigger for a bigger kid, have fun with it.



Say thanks to Val by checking her out on

Valli D Designs FB page!



And remember to share us with your friends!!!