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Ribbon Wrapped Headbands (A Tutorial)

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How to Make Ribbon Headbands - Tutorial

Ribbon Wrapped Headbands DIY.  I made these as a few last minute gifts:

how to make ribbon headbands with bows

I used plain plastic headbands purchased from Target and soft satin ribbon. You can also order the plastic headbands from The Soda Pop Shop  here. The Aleene’s Tacky Spray (make sure to use an acid free spray) is used to hold the ribbon in place.

How To Make Ribbon Woven Headbands

I bought these fabulous beaded bows from Target Trim in L.A to embellish the hairbands with. They run about $6 each retail (maybe less if you are wholesale) and come in a variety of colors. You can place an order over the phone to them.

Beaded bows for headbands

To start wrapping my headbands I sprayed the ends of the plastic band with the tacky spray:

Aleene's tacky spray

I folded a piece of ribbon over the  bottom of each band end:

DIY Simple Ribbon Headband

Then I spray the entire headband:

DIY hair accessories and headbands

Starting at one end, I began carefully wrapping my ribbon around the band:

how to make ribbon wrapped headbands

Once I reached the other side I just tucked the ribbon under and secured it with a little hot glue:

how to make headbands with bows

A finished band:

how to make ribbon covered headbands

Using hot glue I attached the beaded bows to the top of the hairband:

how to make ribbon wrapped headbands

A great way to make your own headband to match whatever embellishment you want to add to the top!

Hand Painted Leather Headband (A Tutorial)

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I ordered a bunch of Angelus leather paints from Dharma Trading recently and nothing made of leather in my house is safe now!

I found these little hair clips recently that my mother made for me when I was little…and loved the hand painted details she added.


I was inspired to try and hand paint something of my own for Boo.

Step 1: I took some scrap leather (you can find pieces at fabric stores and craft stores…or you can cut up an old purse/shoes/jacket etc to salvage pieces)……


……and cut the leather into several strips:


I also cut out 2 leather flowers….the largest one is about 1.25″ at its widest point:

Step 2: I took a small paint brush and cut off most of the bristles so it would paint small details easily:


Step 4: I painted some small “swoops” to resemble vines:


Step 5: I added small details like little leaves and little dots for small flowers….


…until I felt it was finished:

Step 6: I allowed the paint to dry thoroughly. To darken and soften the leather I used a technique that I used to break in all my horse bridles and saddles and to keep them clean and supple. I took some olive oil…..


…..and brushed the leather with a light coat.


Step 7: Once the oil had a chance to soak in, I put some Murphy’s Oil Soap onto a wet rag and wiped down the leather to remove any excess oil residue:


Step 8: I let the leather dry completely and then used a tiny hole punch to add holes at the end of the pieces:


Step 9: Using DMC thread, I stitched the pieces together end to end….


….in a simple “X” pattern:


Step 10: I stitched the flowers using the same type of thread:


Step 11: I stitched 1/4″ elastic (I would have used black but all I had was white) to the bottom of each end of the headband. I wrapped thread around the stitches to cover them:



The finished headband!


Now to find something else to paint 🙂

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