Spring Headress

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  Step 1

  Start with flowers. This was a bush I got from Walmart. It was left over from another project.

  Sorry the pic is sideways.

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  Step 2

  I removed each flower. Carefully removing the petals from the stem.

  I made six sets of these for my dance group.

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  Step 3

  To keep the petals together I hot glued each layer before laying aside.

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  Step 4

  Find a round object or stencil about 1-1/2" in diameter. Trace 2 circles for every flower you make. I made 12, two flowers for each dancer.

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  Step 5

  I traced my 12 circles on my felt with my tailor's pen. Use whatever will show up on your fabric of choice.

  I usually use green, the color of foliage, as my felt base but you might have fun matching your flowers as well.

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  Step 6

  My circles!

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  Step 7

  Cut them all out.

  What is not pictured is the set of slits I made in the second set of circles. The are about 1/2" apart in the middle of the disc. This allows me to slip in the hair clips, hairpins or safety pins of my choice.

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  Step 8

  Set them aside and go back to you flowers! Gather all of you embellishments, buttons, glues and go to town.

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  Step 9

  I used rhinestones and deshanked decorative buttons.

  After adding the rhinestones randomly like dew drops, I used a big dollop of hot glue to attach my flower to the center of a solid (un slit) green felt disc.

  I pushed the flower down over the glue glob until it seep through the stem hole. Then I added a bit more glue and topped it off with the button.

  I put glue around the perimeter of the slit disc, them lined up the flowered disc and glued them together.

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  Step 10

  Now, the headband! You can skip this part if you're using a readymade fancy headband.

  If not, gather you ribbon, elastic, trim and glue!

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  Step 11

  I used sequined trim, yellow grosgrain and gold elastic for my headband.

  I measured my forehead from ear to ear to determine the length of my trim.

  I cut the ribbon the same length, lined them up, and glued the sequin trim on top of the ribbon. You can skip this step if your headband material isn't too scratchy.

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  Step 12

  I knotted my elastic on each end. Placed a dollop of glue 1/2" from the edge of my ribbon base, place one knotted end into the glue, then folded the ribbon to encase the elastic. I repeated this on the other side. For security (I've worn my headband many times, even on its own) I glued a 1" piece of grosgrain crossways over the fold, for to reinforce where I'd attached the elastic.

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  Step 13

  Ta-Da! This is Marie, modeling my fancy headband.

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  Step 14

  Clip you flowers into your headband. I used tension clips, because we didn't need flowers flying while we were dancing!

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  Step 15

  Clip one, or both flowers onto you headband or wear them alone!

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  Step 16

  One project, many ways. Enjoy!

  This is the video that sparked my imagination.

  http://youtu.be/WisGyPyzzLg

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