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Flowy Headband

nice 'n' simple. a versatile project.

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/flowy-headband • Posted by Alice L.

I love headbands that have feathers on them. I didn't have any feathers, so I decided to try to put one together using gauze instead.

You will need

Project Budget
Cheap

Time

1 h 00

Difficulty

Nice & Simple
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Description

I love headbands that have feathers on them. I didn't have any feathers, so I decided to try to put one together using gauze instead.

Instructions

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    For this project you are going to need synthetic fabric. This is absolutely necessary. We're going to burn the edges of it, SO COTTON OR NATURAL FIBRES WON'T WORK!!! I don't want you burning down the house, so please be extremely careful about it. If you want you can have a bowl with water near you, just in case. Children should not do this by themselves.

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    Start by cutting the fabric in this sort of "pointy ovals". I recommend cutting different sizes of them. Mine were from 4 to 8cm long. They don't need to be perfect. Cut plenty of them :)

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    Carefully, burn the edges of the gauze, one at a time. You can use pliers to help you hold them. It's not difficult at all, you just have to be careful. As I said before, you can have a bowl of water next to you just in case.

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    Cut the fake leather in a teardrop shape. The size of it will depend on how big or small you want your accessory to be. Mine is about 8x7cm.

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    Now, put some glue on the wrong side of the fake leather. And start putting in place the gauze shapes. I put the longer ones first, and continued with the shorter ones. But don't glue the whole petal. Just a bit! Go from the rounded side of the teardrop shape to the pointy side.

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    Once you've finished, you'll get something like this. We'll start putting the plastic gems. I bought lilac and black ones, but I decided to go with black.

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    Glue them wherever you want them. Or sew them. I like them on the pointy side.

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    Now, for the trick of this project. Cut a circle in fake leather.

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    And then, cut two parallel lines. Just as shown in the picture. (well, those lines are not reaaaally parallels, but you get the idea ;) )

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    Put glue near the edge ONLY. This is really important.

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    Put the circle in place. The lines should be put horizontally!! The picture shows it.

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    Now put it on a headband...

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    ...or on a hair clip. Always going through the little cuts you made.

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    And now just wear it!!! -If you have any questions, please, just ask! I'd be glad to help!-