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    Home » Crafts

    How To Make Braided Headbands

    Modified: Mar 7, 2017 · Published: Jun 23, 2010 by Jocelyn · As an Amazon associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. This post may contain affiliate links · 86 Comments

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    How To Make Braided Headbands - easy tutorial for making braided headbands
    I have been having a blast making these
    fun braided flower headbands.
    I usually cut all my strips
    and park on the couch to catch up on
    Next Food Network Star
    or Cupcake Wars...
    or whatever catches my attention
    and just braid away.
    How To Make Braided Headbands
    Now I realize there are 2 types of people:
    A. those who won't buy a craft project because you can make it tons cheaper
    B. those who have no desire to get crafty and would rather pay someone elseIf you are a B person...you might want to skip those post. I am doing this tutorial for you A's out there.I tried making the rolled flowers that are super popular
    and just wanted to change it up a bit.

    I remember as a kid braiding strips of fabric and
    sewing them into rugs for my sisters doll houses.
    So, I thought why couldn't they be flowers for headbands?

    And thus began another obsession...
    I LOVE these headbands.
    They look great on straight or curly hair
    and look awesome when worn with an updo.

    Supplies needed:
    Fabric, needle & thread, glue gun & glue sticks, stretch headband, felt, beads/jewels

    1. Cut out 6 strips of fabric.
    3 strips - 24 inches long, slightly wider than ½" wide
    3 strips - 16 inches long, slightly wider than ½" wide
    Let it fray...it looks so shabby chic when done.

    2. Sew the tips of 3 - 24 inch strips together and cut at an angle.
    Repeat on the other 16 inch strips.

    braided headbands 4
    3. Braid the strips.
    Sew the ends when you reach the bottom and
    cut at an angle like the top.

    braided headbands 5
    4. Start rolling the braid up FLAT and stitch it in place.
    As you continue wrapping the braid around,
    keep stitching in place on the back side.

    braided headbands 6

    5. When you finish wrapping, you should have 2 discs
    that look like this.

    braided headbands 7
    6. Glue a stretch headband on the back of both braided discs, overlapping the discs slightly if you wish.
    Glue a round piece of felt on top
    of the headband to hide it.
    (sorry I forgot to take a pic of this step)
    Glue on beads or jewels on the front of the braided discs for some bling.

    7. Put on your new headband and
    go out for an impromptu shoot
    with the resident helper photographer...
    aka...the 11 yr. old 🙂

    How To Make Braided Headbands

    See how cute these are for dressing up a pony tail????

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    Jocelyn is the owner and creator of Inside BruCrew Life where she loves to share semi-homemade recipes with flair that anyone can recreate in their own kitchen. Jocelyn is married and has three kids. She loves to workout, enjoys trips to Disney, and relaxing at the beach.

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    Comments

    1. Kristen Duke Photography

      July 03, 2010 at 9:51 pm

      I love how you wrote: there are 2 kinds of people...that is SO true!! I stink at crafty stuff--I try, I just stink! So I usually buy. Cute blog:)

      Reply
    2. Jennychick

      July 02, 2010 at 10:00 pm

      Thanks so much for sharing! I am totally an "A" type person, and have been wanting to try and make these fabric flowers. I have some left over fabric, so I totally want to try making these this weekend!

      Reply
    3. Liz @ Perfect Chaos

      July 02, 2010 at 7:11 pm

      I ♥ ♥ ♥ these! I will definitely give these a try SOON! I found you through a little blog hopping, but I'm so glad I did. And you're a scrapbooker to boot! Thank you for the inspiration. I look forward to coming back for some more eye candy!

      Reply
    4. ShadowCase

      July 02, 2010 at 2:22 pm

      I love these and all of your posts so far. Glad to be your newest follower. I'll be checking out your shop for sure!

      ShadowCase with Ruth and Rose
      http://www.shadowcase.blogspot.com

      Reply
    5. Larissa

      July 02, 2010 at 2:12 pm

      So cute. I LOVE it.

      I would love for you to link up at my first linky party for my month long Christmas in July homemade gifts event.

      These would make great presents.

      I hope to see you there.

      Just Another Day in Paradise
      http://www.zitzmanfam.blogspot.com

      Reply
    6. Heather

      July 01, 2010 at 7:03 pm

      Beauty! Thanks for sharing and linking up with Inspiring Creativity at Dragonfly Designs!

      Reply
    7. CraftyMummy

      July 01, 2010 at 10:01 am

      These are so cute! A nice twist on the flowers around the blogosphere 😉 I'm a "craft on the couch" kind of girl too.

      Found you over at Not So Crafty...

      Reply
    8. Chase and McKell

      June 30, 2010 at 4:39 pm

      really really cute! the girls in my church would love to make these for an activity! i'll have to save this for sure. thanks for sharing 🙂

      *come check out my blog too if you'd like.

      Reply
    9. Tara

      June 30, 2010 at 2:25 pm

      This is adorable. I love it and would love to have you link this up at my Creative Link Share Party over at Trendy Treehouse

      http://thetrendytreehouse.blogspot.com/2010/06/creative-share-blog-hop_29.html

      Hope your having a great week. Tara

      Reply
    10. Fawnda

      June 29, 2010 at 9:56 pm

      Now those ARE CUTE! I love it! THanks for sharing! 🙂

      Reply
    11. Olivia

      June 29, 2010 at 7:11 pm

      Those are great! I love them!

      Reply
    12. Jenny

      June 29, 2010 at 6:00 pm

      Sooo cute LOVE IT!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

      Reply
    13. Annette

      June 29, 2010 at 3:12 pm

      Those are so cute, following you now!

      Reply
    14. Terra H.

      June 29, 2010 at 8:25 am

      Hello! Stopping by via Tuesday Tag-Along and am now a follower.
      I'm not a crafty person so I usually purchase my handmade items, but I like these headbands and they seem simple enough to make.

      Reply
    15. The Homesteading Apartment

      June 29, 2010 at 6:26 am

      So cute!!! Great tutorial (: I just recently became a follower and so glad I did! I look forward to reading future posts (: By the way...thanks for stopping my blog. It was good to see you (:

      Michele
      XOXO

      Reply
    16. Mystee

      June 29, 2010 at 5:13 am

      ...Newest follower ♥

      http://amomentwithmystee.blogspot.com/2010/06/follow-me-back-tuesday.html

      Reply
    17. Ginger

      June 28, 2010 at 11:18 pm

      Great work! Thanks for linking up to Mad Skills Monday!

      Reply
    18. Jenni

      June 28, 2010 at 3:45 pm

      I have been making rosettes similar to these, but they are hard work! I love how simple these are! Going to try one soon! Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    19. Amber

      June 28, 2010 at 3:07 pm

      What fun and FYI this is the first braided ones I've seen so fun I'm going to try it!

      Reply
    20. kirsten michelle

      June 28, 2010 at 1:53 pm

      These are SO cute. Though I'm often the first type of person (would rather do it myself), this is something I'd rather leave to an expert. Those are super adorable!!

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