T-Shirt Flower Headband TUTORIAL

T-Shirt Flower Headband Tutorial

by Momma Go Round and Little Miss Momma

One of my besties, Nina at Momma Go Round,  came over for a craft day this week, and we went a little craft crazy while our boys destroyed my house, wiped chewed up gold fish on my cupboards and carpet, and danced to Elmo on Sesame Street all day.

{Nina the crafting goddess juggling our boys}

Well Nina recently started this new Momma/Craft blog that I am already in love with, and she came over to my house to work on her exciting project for next week...

Next week is T-Shirt Tutorial Week at Momma Go Round--with a series of fabulous t-shirt tutorials throughout the week, culminating in a super dooper t-shirt link party at the end of the week. 

Exciting, right!

Well, in the midst of t-shirt crafting madness, Nina squeezed in some time to teach me how to make these adorable t-shirt flowers that I attached to a stretchy headband...and NOW we are teaching you too!

Isn't this the cutest?!

Here's what you'll need:

Supplies:

stretchy headbands from Target

old t-shirt to cut up

thread in same color as shirt

needle

scissors

embellishments of your choice {i.e. buttons, beads}

STEP ONE:

Prepare to cut your shirt to use the material.

Cut out a small rectangle shape.

Fold the piece in half length wise.

STEP TWO:

Now cut your folded rectangle into the shape of a B.

Cut out as many flowers as you want to put on your head band. 

You will use two of these cut-outs per flower.

So if you want 3 flowers, you will need 6 cut-outs.

 I used three flowers {6 cutouts} in all different sizes.

{The two cutouts on the left are still folded in half.  The other two are opened up.}

STEP THREE:

Once you have all your cut-outs prepare to make your flowers.  Grab two pieces that are the same size and stack them on top of each other.  Below are 4 pictures of 4 different ways you can stack your flower petal cut-outs.  Stacking different ways will give each flower a unique look.

Now take your stacked flowers and run a stitch through the middle.

Scrunch up the middle of the flower so that it bunches in the middle.

Bunch it by pulling the center thread and using your fingers.

Now pinch the middle of the fabric so that it is in the shape of a flower.

Turn your flower upside down and begin to back stitch through the bunched up portion of the flower. 

Continue to sew back and forth through the flower until the fabric keeps a flowery shape.

Flip your flower back over and position your flowers to look like so:

Don't stress too much about the flowers being perfect--the imperfections make them look more whimsical.

STEP FOUR:

Now, pick the embellishments you want to sew into the middle of your flower.

Then stitch your bead/button directly through the center of your flower and then directly through the headband.  See below pictures.

Continue to sew on the other flowers.

The underside of the headband should look like this:

And that's it! 

Too cute, too simple, perfect summer project!

Happy Crafting!

Love,

Little Miss Momma and Momma Go Round

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Sew a Button Headband Tutorial

Sew a Button Headband {Tutorial}

One of the first things you'll learn about me if you visit my list of tutorials,

is that I LOVE BUTTONS!

Button bracelets, button earrings, button party favors, button push pins, button flowers, button rings--you name it, I've likely made it!

And today I would like to share how to make my latest button creation:

How to Sew a Stretchy Button Headband

STEP ONE:

Gather all your supplies.

You will need:

Goody Brand stretchy headband {available at Target}

Needle and thread

Your favorite buttons

Now, pick out the order you want your buttons to be sewn onto your headband.  Pick enough buttons to take up about 2/3 of the total length of your headband. You will only end up sewing on buttons to 2/3 of the headband and leaving the other 1/3 blank.  I suggest this so that buttons don't get caught in your hair when you wear the headband.

STEP TWO:

Thread your needle and begin sewing on your buttons.  I picked the same color thread as my headband {black} so that you wouldn't be able to see the thread.  Bring your needle up through the back side of your headband to begin.

I went through each button hole two times for added support.

Now sew on your next button, again beginning from the underside of the headband. 

Then continue sewing on the remainder of the buttons following the above directions.

Remember to leave about 1/3 of the headband button-less so that your hair won't tangle.

When you have sewed on your last button,

knot off the end and you are done!

And Voila!

Super cute, right!

And there you have it!

Happy Crafting!

Button Round Up

Button Round Up

A little ode to buttons, if you will.

I thought it was time to revisit some of the results of my button obsession and pay homage to other creative button designers out there.  In this round up edition, you will find a link list to all Little Miss Momma button-inspired tutorials as well as clever button tutorials from other bloggers I {love}!

Button Push Pin Tutorial

{here I used unique buttons to create funky cork board push pins}

The Button Bracelet Tutorial

{and how-to make a lobster clasp}

The Button Earring Tutorial

The Button Earring Baby Shower Party Favor

"Cute as a button"

The Button Headband Tutorial

And now, for the FEATURED button tutorials from super crafty ladies I {heart}:

Button Art

by Mod Podge Rocks

 And a Button Stool Tutorial

by Mod Podge Rocks

 

The 5 Minute Button Ring Tutorial

by Linda @ Craftaholics Anonymous

Button Necklace Tutorial

by Made From Way Over Here

Button Shoe Adornment

by Life, and All That Comes With It

 

How button-tastic are all these projects, right!

{Feel free to link up any of your "button" projects,

I would love to see (and feature) your creations}

Happy Crafting!

Button Headband Tutorial

What can I say, I am a sucker for buttons!

{Hence, yet another button tutorial}

I think this one would have been cuter if I used buttons that were a bit more "fun" or colorful...

**Note: If you have a project and/or tutorial using buttons, please leave a link to it in the comments section to be considered for an upcoming

feature in my Button Round Up**

the Button Headband Tutorial:

Here's what you'll need for this project:

Supplies:

Headband {and plain headband @ Target}

Buttons of your choice

Glue gun and hot glue

Ribbon {similar color as buttons}

STEP ONE:

Glue down the first button in the center of your headband.

Working from the center button, continue gluing down your buttons.

STEP TWO:

Now that have finished gluing down your buttons we need to add the ribbon to keep the buttons and glue from sticking to your hair.  I suggest using a ribbon in a similar color as your buttons.  Also, make sure your ribbon is not wider than your buttons {you don't want the ribbon to show}.

Trim the ends of your ribbon and then you are done!

This is what the underside of your headband should look like:

And here you have it:

My attempt at taking pictures of myself wearing my new "cute as a button" headband:

If you make a headband using this tutorial I would LOVE to see pictures of the final product!

ALSO, I will we doing an upcoming BUTTON ROUND UP, so if you have a project and/or tutorial using buttons, then leave your link in the comments section to be considered for a feature.

{Click HERE to check out the awesome blog parties I link to}

Happy Crafting!