Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Jeweled Headband

Sorry it has been so long since my last post--I have been pretty busy but I do have several cool projects in progress that I will post about.

Materials Needed:
 
Tacky glue is the duct tape of the craft/glue world

  • 36" long 1" wide white ribbon
  • 1 package of "Favorite Findings" (#1373)--Clear Rounds/Sew on gems 
  • Tacky Glue

Steps/Assembly
You will be starting in the middle of the ribbon.
I marked the center of the ribbon with a pen where I would be gluing the round.
Positioning the largest rounds in the middle, put a drop of glue in the center of the round and affix round to the ribbon
Just a little glue will be fine.  Make sure it doesn't smush over the edges, you can clean off the excess glue with a Q Tip.  Also, Tacky Glue dries clear.
Voilá! One round attached.
Repeat this step, working outwards from the middle until the larger rounds are used up, about 11 rounds (large), 14 medium (7 on each side of the larger rounds), and 18 small rounds (9 each side).
Close up of the larger rounds.

Here is the finished headband.
**Very important!** Do not wear until the glue is completely, absolutely dried.  A good rule of thumb is to wait a day for the glue to solidify.

Close up of the rounds once the glue has dried.