expensive shit you can actually make yourself--vol 2.

we have been thinking about trying to make feathered headbands ourselves for awhile now, and were inspired to finally give it a go last week when we hopped into common era and saw some simple ones for sale for around $20. we're not hating on common era or anything...in fact we just love a good challenge, especially if it means we can be thrifty!!

turns out, they are just as easy and fun to make as we'd imagined. all you need to get started are:

--a plain mono-colored headband that is flat and relatively thin
--feathers of your choice
--a small amount of felt and/or thicker fabric
--something circular (you'll see)
--fabric scissors
--hot glue gun (you should have one anyway; they are a must -have for arts and crafts lovers)

here are all the supplies we got. we bought cheap feathers at michael's and $1.50 headbands at forever 21 that we just took the bows off of.

first, trace a circle on a piece of felt and/or fabric and cut them out. you'll need two circles.

second, glue the felt (or one piece of fabric) to the underside of the headband. glue the second piece of fabric on the top side and make sure the edges are secured together. now you have the perfect base for gluing feathers.

third, start at the top and keep gluing rows of feathers until the fabric is covered with them. we both chose to have all our feathers match, but you can mix it up if you like.


done and done!! all in all these cost about $4 a piece for the headband and feathers, and they look just as snazzy as more expensive ones---plus, you get to choose feathers that coordinate well with your haircolor, outfits, etc.

until next week!
cheers!