DIY Rhinestone Headband {tutorial}

About a year ago I cut my hair from about shoulder length to pixie length. I love the cut, but sometimes I feel like I need something to girly it up a little bit.  I have a few hair bows and clips, but they're pretty big.  I didn't have anything subtle to wear.  One day I was walking down the bead isle at the craft store and found just the thing I was looking for.  I went right home and started making the perfect pretty yet subtle headband.

Now I'm going to share the easy steps to make your own.  When I say easy I mean really really easy.

And you only need a few supplies:

A Headband Blank
Rhinestone Chain
A Skein of Embroidery Floss (fyi -  it's so much easier if the skein is wrapped on a floss card)

First, you take the headband blank and hot glue the rhinestone chain on.  You may need a tough pair of scissors to snip off any extra length.

I guess you could just stop there and call it a day, but I wanted a little more polished look.  To get the look I was going for you start the tedious fun part of winding the floss.  I started it off by holding the end of the floss against the headband then wrapped around it to lock  it without having to tie a knot.  I wish I had taken a picture so you can see it.  Hopefully you understand what I mean.

To tie off the end I just snipped the floss leaving a few inch tail to work with.  Then I looped the thread around the headband and tucked the end down into the loop before pulling it tight.  Just a simple knot that's really hard to get a picture of when you only have one free hand.  I did a few of the knots, cut the extra, then dabbed a tiny bit of hot glue on to seal it so they won't slip. (Please excuse the scratched up table top.  That's a project for the future.)

 

And you're done!  Within the time it took me to listen to an episode of my favorite podcast I had whipped up two.  It really is so simple. I'm planning to make a few more with my 4 year old for a mommy-daughter craft night.  It's that easy. Obviously I'll be dealing with the hot glue so don't worry.

I'm super pleased with the result.  I wore one every day last week and got a compliment every time.  I love being able to tell people I made it when they ask where I got it.  And now you can too!

Make sure to send pictures if you make one too!  I would love to see!