Headbands for Baby (or you!)

I am making most of my Christmas presents this year besides our Secret Santa gift exchange for two reasons. 1. I have little $ to spare and 2. I can make gifts for way cheaper ( and even personalize them!) than I could buy them

For my nieces I am making necklaces, a sock monkey, and headbands.

The sock monkey will cost: 2.75 (Not bad considering a similar one I found in stores went for well over $50 and personalized ones well over $75). And now this next project I will show you can come in around $0.45 depending on what you already have. I cannot even buy a fake tattoo or cheap plastic ring for that much! And that price will get you multiple headbands! LOVE it.

Instructions:

1. Decide on what kind of “flower” or “rosette” you want to make and how big and how many.

See:Tutorial: Fabric and Felt Rosettes. for a fantastic tutorial and where I first fell in love with these beauties.

2. To create the headband:

a. But 6 inches of any stretchy material you would like to use (MUST BE STRETCHY esp. for baby’s sweet head) or grab a pair of tights or pantyhose you would like to cut up

–> this will generally cost around 0.25 and up but will make more than one

b. Flatten the piece of material out and cut a 6 in X 13 in. piece. (Babies 3-18 mos. generally will fit this…For bigger heads go longer than 13inches, but remember it stretches!)