Handmade Hair Bow Headband for Girls with Recycled Organza and Felt Tutorial

This cute yet elegant recycled hair accessory comes with a pure purple fabric covered headband, a 2-layered pink hair bow and a round beaded felt decoration in the center. Most supplies in this hair bow headband are leftovers from other jewelry making projects. What’s more, the outermost pink organza is from a beautiful flower bouquet. Wonder how it is made? Here we go!

Supplies needed for the hair bow headband:

8mm Acrylic Pearl Beads
6mm Acrylic Pearl Beads
Blank Headband
Sewing Needle
Sewing Thread
Wide Satin Ribbon
A Piece of Purple Fabric
Recycled Pink Organza
White Felt
Hot Melt Glue Gun

How to start the handmade hair accessory for girls?

Step 1: Cover the blank headband with pure purple fabric

1st, cut a long fabric strip about twice the width of the headband;
2nd, heat the glue gun and start gluing the fabric on the back side of headband;
3rd, cut another piece of fabric, make it as wide as the narrowest location on the headband. Then, affix it on the backside to cover the uneven parts;
4th, trim the excess to make it more neatly and then seal with glue gun.

Step 2: Create the beaded felt decoration

1st, draw a circle with diameter of 4cm on the felt and then cut it out. Make three or more of it;
2nd, overlap the three felt parts and start to sew the 6mm pearl bead along the edge;
3rd, when complete the 1st beaded circle, string all the pearl beads once for secure;
4th, sew the 8mm pearl beads to create the 2nd circle;
5th, make the 3rd circle with 6mm pearls again and finally one 8mm pearl at the center. Knot the thread firmly.

Step 3: Make the ribbon bow accessory

1st, prepare a strip of wide stain ribbon and organza. Make the organza 3 times as wide as the stain ribbon;
2nd, wrap the stain ribbon with organza and stick with glue;
3rd, keep 1cm at one end and then double the ribbons;
4th, fold the remaining 1cm part downwards and seal with glue;
5th, pinch the center to make a bow shape and then fasten by gluing another short piece of stain ribbon.

Step 4: Adorn the headband with two decorations

Find a location on your headband and the glue on the beaded felt and ribbon bow!

Here you’ve made the lovely recycled hair headband! All tiny scraps can make a stunning statement accessory and all girls will enjoy wearing such hair bow headbands on their days!