How to make a decorative headband with ears for a children's party and an adult masquerade?

2024 Author: Priscilla Miln | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 00:21

Children love dress up games without exception. The problem is that factory-made masquerade costumes are not cheap, and sometimes it is very difficult to find an outfit for a particular character. Resolving this situation is actually not difficult at all - if you wish, you can make many carnival accessories with your own hands. An interesting idea is a headband with ears, an ornament that, in combination with makeup and make-up, can replace a full-fledged costume.

Required materials and tools

To create a carnival headband, you will need a base - a simple hoop (it is more convenient to take a thin one), preferably in the color of your hair. Prepare also pieces of fabric, fur and decorative elements - beads, rhinestones. You can make a headband with ears from cardboard, but then your craft will most likely be disposable. To keep the textile lugs in the correct position, prepare a wire of medium thickness. To create such an accessory, you can use completely non-standard materials, such as leather, suede or its substitute. Accordingly, you will need the following tools: wire cutters, scissors, a needleand threads in the color of the selected fabric.

Headbands with cardboard ears

If you don't know how to sew, or you need to make an element of a carnival costume very quickly, you can use cardboard or very strong colored paper. Draw on paper the ears of the desired size and shape. Transfer the template to cardboard and make an allowance in the lower part by about 1 cm. Cut out the finished ears (two parts for one - front and back), glue the blanks together. The excess strip of cardboard (allowance) must be folded outward. When the glue dries, the finished ears can be glued to the headband so that their tips are pointing up. Wait for it to dry completely and your masquerade accessory is ready. You can improve and make such a headband with ears more interesting by decorating the base - wrap it with ribbon or glue it with fur. The ears themselves can be made two-tone using the appliqué technique, or decorated with rhinestones and beads.

How to make cat ears?

The kitty costume is often tried on not only by little girls, but also by quite adult women. What is especially pleasant is that you can make it with your own hands very quickly and simply. Prepare small pieces of fur or fabric and the base. How to make a headband with cat ears? Everything is very simple: 4 triangles must be cut out of the selected material. Next, sew them in pairs on both sides and turn them inside out. If the ears are small, it is enough to fill them elastically with a padding polyester or other filler, and they will keep their shape. After stuffing, put the finished elements onbezel and sew them at the bottom, thus securing on the base. If the ears are large enough, you can strengthen them with a wire frame. An interesting idea is to make the triangles two-colored. You can also use a combination of fur and smooth material, imitating a real cat's ear. The base can also be wrapped with a matching fabric. A headband with cat ears can be the base for a whole costume. Sew a tail with an elastic band and fur mittens or bracelets on your hands to it - and you can go to the party.

Any animal ready in half an hour

According to a similar principle, you can make a part for the costume of almost any animal. Try making the ears of a mouse on the headband, a monkey, a dog or a lion. Making one accessory will take you no more than half an hour, but the result will definitely please all family members. Using the technique described above, you can transform to every matinee, masquerade or home costume party. Headband with ears is not only a children's accessory, but also a great solution for adult costume events. Show your imagination, try to make animals such as a deer or a cow - cutting antlers is not difficult at all from a dense fabric like fleece.

Lace bunny ears

Not so long ago, lace masks and other decorative openwork accessories for the face and head came into fashion. How to make bunny ears on a lace headband? Such a carnival decoration, popular among modern girls and women, is actually not difficult to make with your own hands. Start withframe manufacturing. Bend two ears of suitable size from the wire. Leave a little margin at the ends. Cover the blanks with lace fabric. After that, fix the finished ears with the help of wire ends on the rim. Carefully bend the very ends of the wire so that it does not cling or scratch. Next, wrap the bezel with tape or cloth. Your hoop is almost ready, you can add a lace veil to it. This element is simply sewn to the base. In this technique, you can make any other ears, such as cat ears. The old bezel can be decorated in any other way. Try making a decorative crown, a hat, or some other figurine. Good luck!