Floral Bridesmaid Headbands

By the time your big day rolls around, chances are your bridesmaids have already spent a significant amount of cash on preparations. Instead of asking them to shell out for another wedding-related accessory, treat them to their very own customized floral headband, which you can make yourself using just a few scraps of fabric.
Even if your sewing skills aren’t all that great, you can create these pretty petal-inspired headbands with just a few stitches and a bit of patience. Best of all, you can use whatever colors you like or even leftover fabric from dress alterations, just be sure to ask your seamstress to keep the scraps!
Supplies:
Plastic headband
Scraps of fabric to match your bridesmaid?s dresses
Assorted rhinestones
Scissors or pinking shears Glue gun and glue sticks
Step 1 ? Cut Flower Material Pieces
To get started, cut a few small squares of fabric measuring approximately 2×2 inches. You’ll need about five or six squares per flower, so if you want to include three finished flowers on your completed headband, you’ll need 15 or 20 squares. Don’t worry about making them perfectly square or perfectly symmetrical because you’re going to rough them up in the next step anyway.
Step 2 ? Add Texture to the Petals
To create texture and turn your squares of fabric into flower petals, fold each square in half and then in half again so that it’s one quarter of its original size. Use your scissors to cut a scalloped or zigzag patte...
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