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How to Make Pretty Flower Headbands for Babies

Whether you're looking for a new accessory to sell in your baby boutique or you want to make a comfortable hair adornment to match your infant's special-occasion dress, you can make a pretty flower headband yourself. Customize it with decorations as desired. For a headband that's designed for everyday wear, accentuate the flower with a rhinestone to add some sparkle. Adorn a special-occasion headband with beads or other embellishments.

Things You'll Need

Stretch elastic lace
Measuring tape
Fabric shears or scissors
Needle
Thread that matches the color of the lace
Silk flower
Hot-glue gun
Rhinestone
Beads or other decorations (optional)

Instructions

- 1
  Measure around the baby's head, exactly where the headband will sit. Cut a piece of lace that's the same length as this measurement. Alternatively, cut 12-1/2 inches of lace if the baby is under three months old, 14 inches if the baby is between four and eighteen months old and 15-1/2 inches for an older child. Only use these measurements if you cannot obtain an exact measurement.
- 2
  Fold the piece of elastic in half lengthwise with the right sides facing inside.
- 3
  Sew together the ends of the piece of lace about 1/8 inch in from the edge of the fabric.
- 4
  Open up the piece of lace so that the right sides are now facing out.
- 5
  Push the flower off of its stem. Remove the plastic pieces that sit between the layers of petals.
- 6
  Glue around the hole in the middle of each petal. Overlap the petals on top of each other and fan them out as you stack them.
- 7
  Squeeze a dab of hot glue onto the bottom of the flower and press it down on the spot where you sewed the headband together. Apply a bit of hot glue on the back of a rhinestone and press it down in the center of the flower. The headband is now finished.

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