Wednesday, April 17, 2013

DIY No Sew Ninjago Headbands

Hey all!!! I hope you're not all bored to death with all this Ninjago Party planning of mine. All I want is to make my son's birthday memorable, and maybe inspire some of you with ideas when planning your next party! 

Today I'm going to share with you how I made the Ninja headbands. Really easy, I promise!!!

DIY No Sew Ninjago Headbands

I didn't want to spend any time sewing. My solution....  ribbon! I bought a 1.5-inch wide ribbon that I found at Micheal's. Cut it to the desired length, for as many as you need.

DIY No Sew Ninjago Headbands

The only problem with ribbon is that it frays :(
TIP: I used my heat embossing tool to heat the ends and slightly melt them. No more fraying! Probably could do the same with a candle,  but be very CAREFUL if you do!

Next, I printed the kid's names out and taped the paper up on my kitchen window. I then took the piece of ribbon that I had cut and found the middle. I then aligned it over each name and secured it to the window with more tape. All that is left to do is trace it with a sharpie. Super easy, right?!?

DIY No Sew Ninjago Headbands

These will make a great keepsake for the guests to take home, and even if they are thrown out you won't feel so bad because it was that easy!!!


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Have a great day and thanks for coming by,
Happy Crafting :)

19 comments:

  1. Very clever and creative! :)

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  2. Hi, can you tell me the name and size of this font! Im going to make them for my nephews nijago party!!
    Thanks for the tips!

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    1. Hi Naezie, I can't remember what size font I used for this, sorry and I didn't save it. I just printed a few with different sizes and chose the one that fit best... hope that helps :)

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  3. Here is the font link: http://www.dafont.com/shanghai.font

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  4. Hello!

    I am a writer for ParentMap.com and ParentMap magazine (a Seattle-area parents' magazine) and I am producing an online article about Ninja birthday parties. I'd like to feature your amazing Ninja headbands and Oreo Pops on our website. I would describe the project and publish one of your images with credit to you and link back to your blog. Our print publication is distributed across 60,000 homes each month and our website receives more than 1.5 million page views a month.
    I will need a high-res photo, horizontal (landscape) orientation if possible
    Please let me know if you agree to be featured!

    Thank you,
    Tiffany Doerr Guerzon
    www.TDGuerzon.com

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  5. Hi! I want to make these headbands for my son's birthday, but Sharpie on satin ribbon is bleeding and doesn't look nice. Do you remember if you used any type or brand of special marker?
    Thanks!

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    1. Hi Mechi! You are very right the sharpie does bleed, so all i did was used a fine tip one and worked quickly with the trace (especially the outside edges of the letters) If you hold the sharpie too long in one place it will bleed, but if you work quickly there is minimal bleed. Try staying on the inside of the letters when you trace, that might help you as well! Hope this helps :)

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    2. do you have any other recommendations for markers (either permanent or fabric)? i have found that the black fine tip sharpie bleeds when i color in, even trying to stay away from my outline. i have tried a recommended marvy brand fabric marker from our local hobby lobby - same problem. the only non-bleed item i tried was a black pen, but does not blend in well. any help would be appreciated!

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    3. Hi Kim! Other than working quickly with a fine tip sharpie, no I do not :( That is how I did mine, there is minimal bleeding but I didn't think it was that much of a problem. Only other thing you could do would be to use heat transfer vinyl letters, but that would be way more work!

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  6. Great Ilda! Will try to do that. Kids would love to have the personalized headbands. Thank you!

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  7. By the way, thanks for sharing your work! I love making crafts and you have beautiful ideas :)

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    1. You are so very welcome! Happy to have inspired you to keep creating ;)

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  8. Thank you for sharing! My son is turning 7 and have asked for a Ninjago-party. I just love your ideas! / Anette, Sweden :)

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  9. oh my goodness. I LOVE YOU!!!!!! Ive been hemming and hawing over how I want to do the headbands for my sons party this week ( didnt want to have to cut up fabric yada yada sew sew no no! ) and this is GENOUS!!!! Thank you thank you!!! I will be linking this in my blog post next week about his party for sure!!! you are a life saver!!! xoxoxo ~ Rhonda ( shepinsalot.com )

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    1. You are so very welcome! Have a great party Rhonda, thanks for the awesome comment... you definitely made my day :)

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  10. Thank you so much for the gr8 ideas!very creative..I was looking for a headband tie option and this is a great idea,thank you so much!

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Thanks so much for taking the time and leaving me a comment! I always love hearing from you and I appreciate you stopping by! Hugs, Ilda