The night before Easter I was trying to decide what to do in my daughters' hair the next day. With six girls our Sunday mornings go a lot smoother when we plan ahead of time. I wanted them to be matching but not matching, do you know what I mean? I came up with the idea of sewing these quick ribbon headbands - three green and three blue - to match their Easter outfits. They received so many compliments (the girls and the headbands) I decided to share how very easy they are to make. This design is a play off of the easy ribbon headband tuorial from Altered Cloth.
Materials:
2 elastic pony-tail holders
36 inches Ribbon (or longer)
Fray Check
Step 1: Cut at least one yard of ribbon and put fray check (or clear nail polish) on the cut ends so the ribbon doesn't fray.
Step 2: Interlace the two pony-tail holders as shown in the pictures. Then measure the pony-tail holders from end to end by stretching lightly. You don't want to stretch them tight or the headband will be too tight and pull back off the head. Mine had a stretch of 4 inches.
Step3: Now for some math. Yikes! Measure around your head or your daughter's head to find the overall measurement. Subtract the pony-tail stretch measurement from that. This gives you the total amount of ribbon you need to go around your head. Half this measurement. This is your total. (For my head the half measurement was 9 inches, for my younger daughters it was 7.5 inches) Fold ribbon in half and place the fold at the end of a yard stick. Measure the total measurement from the fold and mark with a pin on each strand of ribbon.
Step 4: Thread the left end of the ribbon through the pony-tail holder as shown. Pull until you get to the pin.
since 10/5/07
20 cranially charged comments:
Very cute! We'll have to make a few (or a dozen) of these!
Who would have thought they were so easy! Cute cute! Thanks for sharing!
These are darling. I will have to show my girls. They will make them by the tens!
You are amazing! I'll be making some of these this week. I love how easy your tutorials are to follow...THANKS!
First off, your daughter's hair is beautiful! Those are so fun! I am such a fan of all you do! Thanks for the inspiration!
I love this idea, and I can't wait till my little one is old enough to keep things in her hair. She loves what she calls a hair "pretty," but she pulls it out within 5 minutes. Toddlers... :)
Hey, even I could make some of these! And with the way my hair is growing back I am in serious need of some pretty headbands. Thanks for the ingenious idea.
Those are really cute. What I great idea!
Thank you SO much!!!! Thy are so cute!
That is so cute, I love it.
How awesome, I may just have to try this. I love the headband look, but regular headbands drive me nuts.
What a cute idea! I'll have to try that out for my little girls.
So cute and easy!! I have ribbon and pony tale holders laying around. I think that I shall make a few. Thanks for sharing!
Great idea! Thanks for sharing this. I need to make some for my daughter's hair.
I love this! I can't wait to try it!
Very clever!
Those are so cute! I love how easy they are--and I don't have to go out and buy elastic.
Thanks for sharing! I am looking forward to trying these out!
This is great! I'll be making this for me to wear... I mean my daughter!!
Your baby is so cute and lovable! I wonder how old is she? Anyway, you two have a great hair accessories. Did you made those stuff also?
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