Saturday, July 3, 2010

Upcycle Craft: Doll Headbands

Today we've been making these headbands for my daughters' dolls. They're quick, easy and inexpensive to make. My 4 year old made the one in the picture above. Directions below.

Supplies:
Bottle cap ring from soda or water bottles
Rhinestone stickers - you can find these in the dollar section of Michaels
Optional - paint, glue, beads

Cut a section of the bottle cap ring off with scissors. Refer to picture.

Add some rhinestones onto the bottle cap ring. You might want to glue them on even if they're stickers. This will ensure they don't fall off later. You can also paint the headbands and glue different embellishments to them. Just use whatever you have around the house; that's my motto.

Done.

I put her in this patriotic outfit in honor of July 4th. This is one of the outfits my Mom used to have for her Barbies. I'm not sure if my Grandmother made it or if it was an outfit you could buy.

Hope you all have a Happy 4th of July!
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25 comments:

  1. Lasso the MoonJuly 3, 2010 at 2:48 PM

    How cute! That vintage dress is really special. I had one or two really nice barbie outfits that I saved for my daughter, too.
    Anna

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  2. KJ@letsgoflyakiteJuly 3, 2010 at 3:00 PM

    Oh my, this is so thrifty, resourceful, and stylish. We have about 30 Barbies needing one of these right now. That outfit is lovely. I know why it has been treasured. Happy 4th of July!

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  3. KitJuly 3, 2010 at 5:56 PM

    Great idea! I know what I'm going to be making next week with my daughter! Thanks for posting this.

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  4. Michelle L.July 3, 2010 at 6:00 PM

    What a fantastic idea! Cutest miniature headbands EVAH!

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  5. Bethany @ The Paper PonyJuly 3, 2010 at 7:22 PM

    She looks so patriotic! Great idea... although I think I'll have to hide this one from my daughter or our Barbies will soon be overstocked with headbands =)

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  6. PallotJuly 3, 2010 at 8:03 PM

    I *so* used to do this when i was a kid. Minus the rhinestones, of course.

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  7. mandaJuly 3, 2010 at 9:40 PM

    Love that barbie outfit!!! So beautiful, and perfect for July 4th! Those headbands - genius!

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  8. zakkalifeJuly 3, 2010 at 10:07 PM

    Everyone,

    Thanks for all the comments :)

    I forgot to add the headbands make great tiaras as well.

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  9. KristinJuly 3, 2010 at 10:14 PM

    That is the best use EVER for bottle cap rings. Now I need to find some dolls...Do you think Star wars guys will look cool in glittery headbands? Maybe we can adapt. Very pretty.

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  10. AyieJuly 3, 2010 at 11:50 PM

    hehe i don't have dolls =P

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  11. Papgena Made ItJuly 4, 2010 at 2:03 AM

    very clever!!

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  12. GinnyJuly 4, 2010 at 5:37 PM

    Genious, my kids are going to love this!

    I adore that outfit btw!

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  13. ILikePaperCuttingJuly 5, 2010 at 12:10 AM

    you did it again, bravo!

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  14. Beth HowardJuly 5, 2010 at 9:16 AM

    Very cute - love it!

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  15. KathrynJuly 5, 2010 at 2:03 PM

    Awesome idea! I am going to try this some time.

    Thanks for sharing it with us!

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  16. Arlyna's BlogJuly 5, 2010 at 9:40 PM

    this is great! cannot wait to show this to my daughter... thanks for sharing.

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  17. DeannaJuly 6, 2010 at 5:44 PM

    Very clever!!

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  18. UnknownJuly 7, 2010 at 1:45 PM

    I have that same outfit as a hand me down for my Barbie, so it must be a store bought.

    Love the headbands!

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  19. Anna M.July 7, 2010 at 9:51 PM

    That is so cute, I have to try sometime.

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  20. JRSJuly 13, 2010 at 12:47 PM

    I had the same Barbie dress! It came out for the Bicentennial, I believe. At least, that's around the time that I received mine.

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  21. LenettaJuly 20, 2010 at 8:25 AM

    WOW, from the first picture, I couldn't even see the red! I've been dragging my feet to let my little one play with barbies (she's only 3, for heaven's sake!) but this makes me want to break them out pronto! (Maybe after I put her to bed tonight, Mama will get them out and do some reminiscing...) Anyway, I linked on my weekly roundup - thanks for sharing!

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  22. PuppyLovePrincessJuly 30, 2010 at 5:59 PM

    ohmygosh... love this idea! i'll be posting about it on my blog (w/ link and credits.) thanks again for sharing your creativity!

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  23. ladyjanewriterAugust 10, 2010 at 6:51 AM

    Came over from Dollar Store Crafts - YES! I totally had that Barbie dress, but the Skipper version.

    It's a Bicentennial Barbie dress, circa 1976. Cool, hunh?

    Fantastic tute - I love stuff like this.

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  24. TamiMarch 7, 2012 at 6:00 PM

    Just stopping by to let you know that I've featured your craft on Family Fun Crafts! You can see it here:
    http://funfamilycrafts.com/headbands-just-for-barbie/

    If you have other kid friendly crafts, I'd love it if you would submit them. :) If you would like to display a
    featured button on your site, you can grab one from the right side bar of your post above.

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  25. futuredollOctober 25, 2012 at 10:45 AM

    Very cute! Love being able to combine readily available household items & imagination! I'm re-posting this to my FB page!

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