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junebug
08-23-2009, 08:05 AM
i'm going to try and make one of these! (http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=27320616) i have beads and ribbon. i bet i can figure it out!
meganmecrazy
08-23-2009, 08:20 AM
Oh cute! I bet'cha you can figure it out too! hehe!
thisisfunstuff
08-23-2009, 09:10 AM
you can buy instructions on youcanmakethis.com
or on ebay! You use that jewelry wire stuff to thread the beads on!
junebug
08-23-2009, 10:03 AM
hehehe. i did it! i had jewelry wire and plenty of beads and ribbon. she used prettier (and more pricey) swarovski crystals. i just used plastic beads; my kids tend to lose and/or break stuff so its better, lol.

took me about 20 minutes!

http://i328.photobucket.com/albums/l358/junebug1978_30/headband.jpg


when i do buy swarovski crystals, i buy them here. (http://www.artbeads.com/)
you pay per bead so you get just what you need. shipping is free and they come very nicely wrapped.
TheWerners
08-23-2009, 10:54 AM
That is sooooo cute!!! So, around how many beads total did that require? And how did you attach the ribbon? :):)
LilachO
08-23-2009, 11:05 AM
This is so cute! My girl going to love this!
I got so many beads, got to make one too - Love that idea
junebug
08-23-2009, 11:31 AM
That is sooooo cute!!! So, around how many beads total did that require? And how did you attach the ribbon? :):)

lol, i don't know how many beads. i didn't count, but if i was going to order swarovski beads to make one i'd better find out, lol. these were just plastic ones. to fasten the ribbon on, i doubled the wire in half and formed a loop and then attached one of those crimping thingys? that you squeeze with pliers. and when i was finished with it i made a loop on the other end the same way. there might be a better way; if this was pulled on it could break i guess. i'll have to see if there is another way to do the ends. but it works! i tried it on Chloe and it looks cute.

i'll take a pic of the ends. its not that neat, but you're not going to see it under her hair anyway.
lisabranka
08-23-2009, 11:37 AM
that is really cute, but I'd use not expensive beads for my girls too since things always find a way to get lost :)
nun69
08-23-2009, 11:51 AM
was this hard to do? I would love to make these for my nieces for XMAS...they love headbands!
junebug
08-23-2009, 12:24 PM
was this hard to do? I would love to make these for my nieces for XMAS...they love headbands!

no it ws pretty easy. about 20 minutes.