Tuesday, August 6, 2013

My "Nina" Ruffled Headband - a new design

Hi!
I am always trying to figure out some new designs for my hair accessories. 
I love the  look of   ruffled pom poms, usually with chiffon, but this time instead of making them in a circle or round shape, I decided to elongate them, to give them  an oval shape.
 This is how the ruffles turned out and I love this design!
Will name it "Nina":)

I will share the tutorial with you  all, gals!
 I used white felt, salmon chiffon , needle, scissors, pencil, invisible thread and hot glue

First things first:

Cut the oval piece of felt, whatever size suits you and your desire for drama !
 
Cut small rectangular pieces
 
Fold them lengthwise in half.

Fold again to form a square .


Cute a semi circle shape on top

(I am mixing fabric colors here as for some reason I can not find all the photos of the salmon color ruffle..does this spell disorganized?? :(
So here we go on with white:
Start stitching in the middle of the oval felt, as if you were gonna do a regular round shape ruffled flower


At this point you have a regular round flower/pom pom
Then , I started to add the fabric to  extremities of the felt, folding it in half to make it narrower  before stitching. This also gave the piece for more volume.
Continue attaching side by side and filling in.


Ready !
 
 
 Now attach to a headband or comb. Cut another oval felt to cover the stitches and help attaching it to the headband
Could not stop in one...so I made many many colors !!
All in my shop soon!



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14 comments:

  1. Wow!!! Andrea, this looks awesome! I love the final effect, so gorgeous!Thanks so much for great tutorial!
    Have a nice week!
    Hugs from Portugal,

    Ana Love Craft
    www.lovecraft2012.blogspot.com

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    1. Ola , Ana!!

      Thank you! You are always so sweet and encouraging in your comments! Much appreciated!

      Bjs
      Andrea

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  2. These headband are gorgeous!! I love the chiffon and the oval technique you used. Great job! Me and my daughter love wearing headbands. I will have to check out shop!

    Katie @thecasualcraftlete.com

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    1. Hi Katie!

      Oh, Katie, I am so happy you like them! I love them too! I sold the salmon one at the frame'e market this past Saturday and I had a hard time parting with it , weird or what?

      But I will make more this colour and out all of them up for sale soon on Etsy.
      Thanks for the visit and for the lovely comment!! Much appreciated!

      Cheers
      Andrea

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  3. These are soooo pretty! Thanks so much for linking up to The Weekly Creative! You might just see this featured over at our new blog, The Inspiration Network where we only feature the best of the best. Keep your eyes opened next week for it! www.theinspiration-network.com. XO

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    1. Hey, Diana, this is awesome!!!
      I love your blog and so much inspiration there!

      Thanks for visiting and posting this sweet comment!
      Will keep my eyes open, OH YEAH!!!:)

      Cheers
      Andrea

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  4. Beautiful!!! My girls will love this. Their accessories need an update.

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    1. Hi Gina,

      THANK YOU! I am sure your girls will look lovely wearing them!! enjoy!!
      Thanks for visiting and leaving a nice comment!
      Cheers
      Andrea

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  5. This is so sweet and special. I really like it. Thank you for sharing.

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    1. Thank you!! I will!! Thanks for the sweet invitation!
      Cheers
      Andrea

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  6. These are really pretty! What a fun craft for someone with a little girl and better sewing abilities than myself.

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    1. Thank you, they are really pretty:)

      I have no sewing abilities haha I wish I had. I just try:O)
      Thanks for visiting my blog!

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