DIY Headbands on a College Budget

This week is my Spring Break and since I am not going anywhere I decided to hit up Woodfield Mall since it is about 5 minutes from my house. For those of you that don’t know, Woodfield is the largest mall store-space even compared to Mall of America. First on a quick rant, I am so thankful that the holidays are over because going to Woodfield is pretty much impossible between Thanksgiving and the end of January because of tourists (literally, by the bus load walking around with video cameras). Anyways, I was walking around the mall and every single store had fun headbands in the windows. I found one with a big bow on it that I really loved, checked the price tag, and then almost had a heart attack. $15.00. Um, what? Then add a little over 10% for sales tax and we are at $16.50 for a piece of plastic with a bow practically superglued to it. The more I thought, the more I realized, why can’t I just make my own? I googled plastic headbands and found out that you can get them in packs of 12 for around $6 or $7. Here are some ideas of how to dress up your headbands for practically nothing!

Go to the clearance section of you craft store. Look for fake flowers, ribbon, or sequins.

You can tie the ribbon into your own bow and attach.

If you go to the fabric section, they have bins of their scrap fabric. You can get these scraps for under a dollar and wrap your headband in any color or pattern.

Also, if you saw in Liz’s post about hair accessories, the snake chain elastic headband, that can be created at from your craft store too! Go to the area where they have ribbon spools and look for cording. They have tons of colors to go with any outfit. Pick your favorite and secure underneath your hair with a small safety pin.

How would you create YOUR headband?

Katy is an intern for CollegeLifestyles (TM). She likes shopping for accessories because they do not need to be tried on and always look good.