Minnie Mouse Headband Tutorial

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My daughter is going to be Minnie Mouse for Halloween.  Today I made her a headband with the minnie mouse ears and bow.  I LOVE seeing my kids all dressed up for Halloween!  Here's the template.  Let me know if you have any questions!

First use the template above and cut out two ear pieces out of black felt.

Cut four circles out of foam.

Hot glue two of the foam circles together and then glue them to the ear piece.  

Seal up the edges with hot glue but leave the bottom "rectangle" area open so you can slide the ears onto the headband.

Attach the ears to your headband.  I bought a pack of headbands at the dollar store.  

 Next for the bow.  Cut a rectangle that is 8"x12" and another small one that is 1.5"x4"

 You'll follow these same instructions for both rectangles.  First put right sides together and sew straight down.  I used a 1/4" seam for the large rectangle and a 1/8" seam for the small one.

 Flip right-side out.

 For the smaller rectangle, you'll probably need a safety pin to help turn it right-side out.

Fold the ends in.

 Put right sides together (the first seam should be centered in the back rather than on the top of or the bottom of the loop.  If that doesn't make sense, just look at the picture below)  Sew the two edges together.

 Flip back right-side out again and have the seam centered in the back.

 Fold the bow like an accordion and hot glue in place so it looks like a little bow.  Then place your small loop center piece by sliding it over the bow until it's in the middle.  Glue it in place.  Then all you have to do is add your bow to the headband.  Wa-la!

Clip-on Bow Tie Tutorial

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I love bow ties on little boys.  The nice thing about bow ties is that they are really easy to make.  You pretty much just need to know how to sew in a straight line and fold things in half.  

Cut two rectangles out of your fabric.  One rectangle should be 4.5"x8" and the other should be 1.5"x3"

** The measurements above are for a small bow tie that a baby or toddler would wear.  For a larger sized bow tie, your rectangles should be should be 6"x11" and 2"x4"**

 Take your large rectangle and fold it in half - right sides together.  Sew together with a 1/4" seam allowance.

 Flip right-side out and iron (with the seam in the center, rather than on the edge).

Tuck in the edges a little bit (technically you don't need to do this, I just think it looks nicer if you do).

Put right sides together (with the seam showing on the outside) and sew a 1/4" seam allowance. 

Flip right-side out.  Iron with the seam centered - this will be the back of your bow tie.

 You'll now follow the same steps with your small rectangle.  Sew right sides together and do a 1/4" seam allowance.

 Flip inside out - this can be challenging since it's so small, I would recommend using a safety pin to help you out.

Iron the fabric with the seam in the center. 

 Tuck in the edges.

I used scissors to help with this part.  

Then sew the edges together with the seam side facing out - I used an 1/8" seam allowance here.  Once again you'll turn it right-side out.

 Now for getting the bow tie to take shape. To fold it you want to make it like an "m" first with the middle scrunching in and then folding the edges towards the back again.

 To keep it in place, you have the choice to either hand sew it with a needle and thread or you can use hot glue.  Honestly hot glue is the easiest since there are so many layers to go through with the needle.

  Go back to the small circle (the middle piece) and use a seam ripper to tear a little hole.

Want to know the secret behind the clip-on part?  It's a clip used for clip-on earrings. I found a pack of 12 for $3 (but then also used my 40% coupon so it was an even better deal) Hobby Lobby.  I'm sure you could similar ones at other craft stores.

Push the clip through the hole.  If you want to put something on your open seam to keep it from fraying, you can use fabric glue or clear fingernail polish.

Secure the metal circle part to the fabric using hot glue.

 Thread the large tie part through your middle circle and secure the metal circle to the tie once again using hot glue.  

 You're done!!!

 Now go make lots!

**I've had a few people ask me if the clip bothers the person wearing the tie.  My son isn't old enough to tell me it's bothering him, but he doesn't seem to notice.  If you want to cover the clip, I would recommend a small piece of felt.**