With every great outfit comes great accessories…right?!? Accessories add that final touch of perfection to those favorite outfits and today, Terra from Mama Says Sew is showing us how to create some fabulous Christmas accessories that consist of beautiful flowers, stunning velvet ribbon and a simple pearl embellishment, to add to your little one’s perfect Christmas outfit! Enjoy!
Hi, it’s Terra from mama says sew. I’m here to share a tutorial for these Christmas flowers and headbands using products from The Ribbon Retreat.
Both of the headbands are made using velvet ribbon, but really, you could use any ribbon. Since ribbon doesn’t stretch, just use a ponytail holder, and voila! Easy headbands with lots of different possibilities. I think these would be fun using the printed ribbon too.
I also used satin ribbon to create these little flowers.
You will need:
7/8 inch satin double faced ribbon
pearlies-14mm
7/8 inch velvet ribbon
ponytail holder
needle and thread
glue gun
First, cut a length of ribbon for the headband. Make sure it’s long enough to wrap around the person’s head.
For the bow headband, cut two lengths of ribbon. One should be about 6 1/2 inches, the other about 2 1/2 inches.
To form the headband, wrap the ends of the ribbon around a ponytail holder and glue in place.
Take the 6 1/2 inch piece and fold both ends to the center and glue.
Glue the piece you just folded to the headband.
Take the 2 1/2 inch piece of ribbon and wrap around the center to form a bow.
To make the ribbon flowers, cut five strips of ribbon about 2 1/2 inches long and use fray check or heat seal both ends so they won’t fray.
Double thread your needle and knot the ends securely. Run a stitch down the short end, along the bottom, and back up the other short end.
Pull to gather.
Repeat with the other four pieces of ribbon.
Stitch through the first petal to form a circle. Knot the end securely.
Glue a pearlie in the middle.
Make a couple more flowers the same way.
Glue the flowers to your headband.
Thank you Terra for sharing these fun Christmas headbands. They will look lovely accessorizing your little gal’s Christmas outfit! I love how easy they are to make and how elegant they look when finished! For more awesome projects by this talented lady, make sure to stop by her blog at Mama Says Sew.
Headbands are some of my favorite things to make, because they can be left plain or be dressed up with blingy embellishments, beautiful bows, or fun and fabulous flowers! Want to see more incredible headbands perfect for accessorizing your holiday attire or your favorite outfit for school? Check out these other fun and easy to make headbands…
Holiday headbands are one of my favorite accessories. What is yours? Bags, a brooch, a big bow…?
Happy Creating & Happy Christmas Headbands!
11 Comments
I am so in love with these headbands! When it comes to apparel and accessories, nothing says Christmas to me like velvet! And the satin flowers are just too sweet! Oh, and using pony-o’s to give the headband a bit of stretch is just brilliant! Thank you, Terra.: ) xoxo
Hi Pat! Yes…velvet and Christmas are a perfect pair! And, isn’t Terra brilliant for adding the pony-o’s to ribbon to create a perfect headband?!? I LOVE it, and I am so glad you do too! Thank you for stopping by Pat and for always leaving such fun comments! Have a wonderful day! Michelle 🙂
These are too cute! PINNED! Thank you so much for linking up with Found & Foraged! The girls and I really hope to see you again this Saturday 8PM CT (ya, we’re back to normal now). See ya in a few days!
Hi Kyla! Thank you so much for your sweet comment and the pin! We love your party and can’t wait to be there week after week! Have a wonderful day! Michelle 🙂
I know a pretty 3 year old just starting ballet classes who would love these… I shall dig out my sewing kit fo a nice boxing day bit of crafting 🙂
Hi Rae! How cute is that?!? I love it. Good luck making that sweet little 3 year old, or shall I say…Ballerina, these fun headbands. Have so much fun crafting and thank you again! Michelle 🙂
I’m totally in love with this! So sweet. Pinned and tweeted. We appreciate you being a part of our party, and I hope to see you on tonight at 7 pm. We love partying with you!
Happy Monday! Lou Lou Girls
I was going through with the best Christmas gift and I stumbled on your site. These are really cute headband as a Christmas gift. I tried these and its so easy to make these. Your techniques are easy to understand! This post is worth reading and also thanks for sharing.
Hi Patricia! Wow…thank you so very much! I am so glad you tried these fun headbands. They are so cute and I am so glad you enjoy them. Have a wonderful day and thank you again! Michelle 🙂
Nice blog …… I am so excited for looking your blogs and Beby headbands. Your product diversity and collection is too good . Thanks for sharing this wonderful blog. I appreciate you.
Thank you so much! I am so glad you like this fun project and our other hair accessory tutorials! Have a wonderful day and thank you for stopping by! Michelle 🙂