DIY Hime Flower Crown/Heaband

Today's post is awesome because it was a request :)

Monica made a suggestion for a flower crown, and I thought it would be something that I would be able to do. Stay tuned ^^~

You will need:

• Garden wire
• A material that wont clash with your flower colors
• Flowers with individual "stems"
• 1/4" ribbon in a color that matches your theme
• Hot glue

When I said that you will need flowers with individual stems, this is what I meant. Each flower is separate.

Use wire cutters to cut a piece of the garden wire to your desired length. Just a tip: Smaller crowns often look a bit cuter :)

Then, cut a strip of fabric (1"-2" wide). You can use one looong strip or several strips of medium lengths. It doesn't really matter...I promise ^^

Bend your wire into a relatively circular shape.

Wrap your material around the wire, and use a bit of hot glue every few wraps.

Wrap the stem of a single flower around the band of the crown.

Repeat this step while starting a pattern that will be maintained throughout the headband.

Lastly, tightly wrap your ribbon around the "stems" of the flowers, using hot glue to secure.

Now you're done ^^ Enjoy your crown~

DIY Usamimi / Usagi Headbands

I've been obsessed with usamimi headbands ever since I saw Xiaxue wearing one in her guide to life. I've purchased some from Bodyline in the past, but they really don't have much variety.

I have 3 from Bodyline

I figured that they would be easy enough to make on my own, so I tried it out~

You will need:

• Floral wire (31")
• Wire cutters
• A pretty material (32" x 5") The only suggestion that I have regarding this is to make sure that your material is opaque... unless you want your wire color to show through (like mine T_T)
• E6000 glue (or whatever you prefer)
• Hot glue
• Lace/Ribbon trim

1. Fold your material in half lengthwise, and cut the ends diagonally.

2. Use hot glue to place and secure your wire in the center fold of your material, then secure the ends of the wire with E6000 glue.

3. Fold the material in half and secure the edges with lace trimming and hot glue.

That's.....pretty much it ._. But since you've used your own material, you can make other matchy-matchy accessories to go with it.

Anyhow, have fun ^^