Heart Headband

I have really short, pixie style hair.  There are very few things I can do to change up my look.  I've come to love headbands and found a fabulous way to make a Valentine heart headband that I will be rocking this February 14th.

Valentine Heart Headband:

1/4" thick elastic, enough to wrap around your head
Puffy paint in what every color you want
Wax or parchment paper
needle and thread
Amazing Goop or other strong glue that can bond fabric and other materials

I love puffy paint!  I was playing around with it when I came up with this project.  It's simple, using puffy paint draw a heart on wax paper and fill it in completely. I mixed colors and made mine red and silver glitter.  Make it decently thick, about 1/4" thick of paint and about 2"x3" in size.



I made two hearts to see which I liked the best


These need to dry for several days.  I believe mine took 3 days to fully dry.  The top will dry first, but if you lift the wax paper you will see that it is still wet underneath.  It's best to let these dry for longer than you think, just in case!

To make the headband part, wrap the elastic around your head, in the spot you are going to wear your headband.  Measure enough elastic to wrap around your head, minus 1 inch (so the elastic can stretch and hold!)  Sew the elastic together, over lapping one inch.  I chose to use a sewing machine for this, but you'll do fine with a needle and thread too.

Once your puffy paint is 100% dry, apply some Amazing Goop (or your glue of choice) on the outside of the elastic, over the stitches you made.  Apply the same amount of glue to the back of the the center of your heart, let these set for 1 min.  Attach the heart to the headband and clamp it with a clothespin.  Let the headband dry for at least 24 hrs.  You don't want to get glue in your hair!

I'm so awkward in photos