ILoveToCreate Teen Crafts: Flower Child Headband

ILoveToCreate Teen Crafts
Flower Child Headband
Copyright Margot Potter
"Mom crafted, teen approved."

I bought this exquisite Alexander Henry fabric to fashion curtains for my kitchen two years ago. My first attempt was a painful reminder of the old adage "Measure Twice, Cut Once." I adore vintage inspired fabrics and the colors in this are fantastic. I had some scraps left over and a sewn hem from the curtains. This idea popped into my head while I pondered some stretchy headbands I purchased a while back. I've shown how to create these fabric flowers before, in fact at the end of this post are several fabric flower projects I've created for ILoveToCreate.

This is so easy and fun and this headband can either be worn in a Flower Child style or as a traditional headband. Either way, this is the kind if accessory a stylish teen will adore.

Materials
Aleene's Fabric Fusion Glue
Large Floral Print Fabric
Coordinating craft felt
Stretchy headband
Thread

Tools
Sewing needle
Paintbrush

1. Select a flower to feature as the focal of the design. Cut it out, leaving fabric around it in a circle or oval shape.


2. Place fabric on felt and cut the felt just a little bit wider than the fabric.


3. Use a paintbrush and apply a thin layer of Aleene's Fabric Fusion glue on the back of the fabric. Press fabric on felt smoothing gently with your hands. Allow to dry.

4. I had a doubled up and sewn fabric section, but you can just double some fabric over, iron and create your fabric flower. I have a tutorial for this here and here.

5. Once felt has dried, cut felt edge off of flower to get a smooth edge.

6. Sew the fabric flower to the headband.

6. Sew the center of the felt backed flower and a black bead into the center of the fabric flower, the thread should go through to the headband so it's nice and securely attached.

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ILoveToCreate Teen Crafts: Graffiti Fabric Flower Headband

ILoveToCreate Teen Crafts
Graffiti Fabric Flower Headband
Margot Potter
"Mom crafted, kid approved."

It's National Craft Month and in Studio Madge it's starting to feel like National Craft FAIL month!  I started this project out with a graffiti fabric sling in mind for Avalon, who broke her wrist recently.  There's this old saying I seem to have trouble remembering about measuring twice...

...so the fabric I made was too small for a sling...but I love how it turned out so I decided to keep it for future projects.  Today I cut off four strips and made some fabric flowers using the ribbon flower technique I shared recently.  I love the tough and tender look I ended up with here and this will be even cooler as the flowers start to fray!  Fabric flowers are EVERYWHERE this season and they are really easy to make.  So again, I remind you not to be afraid to make 'mistakes.'  Sometimes that's where our best projects come from!

Try adding these flowers to a pair of flip flips or attach them to a strip of felt and adding ribbon ties for a funky bib style necklace or sew them on the neck of a t-shirt or on the front of a hoodie...have fun with these!  You can make a bunch of these fabric swatches and keep them around for crafty inspiration.  The Tulip Fashion Graffiti line makes it fast and fun!

Materials
Tulip Fashion Graffiti Paint Cannon 
Tulip Fashion Graffiti Cannon Fabric Paints in lime green and hot pink
Tulip Big Phat Fabric Markers in yellow, black and hot pink
Tulip Fabric Spray Paint in fuchsia, lime green, deep green, hot pink and orange
Tulip Fashion Graffiti Stencils Love, Peace, Peace Sign, Fancy
Large white cotton sheet (pre-washed)
Liquid Fusion Glue
Thread

Tools
Scissors
Sewing Needle

1.  Fold a large white cotton sheet in half and put on a flat surface.  If it's warm, a front porch or driveway would work well.

2.  Place stencils on sheet and spray with paint canon and fabric spray colors.  Spray colors around sheet in layers.

3.  Remove stencils and repeat as desired.

4.  Use markers to accent stenciled words and images.  Draw your own shapes with the markers.

5.  Keep adding layers of color until you reach your desired result.  Let paints dry.

6.  Cut the sheet into 8" strips, they should be smaller on one end and graduate so they'll be a triangular shape when cut.

7.  Use a needle and thread to sew fabric strips into flowers.  Here is a ribbon flower tutorial with pictures.

8.  Attach flowers to headband.  First tack them down with thread and then secure them with Liquid Fusion glue.  Allow glue to dry completely before wearing.