DIY: T-Shirt Headband

Hola!

Nope, no baby yet so here is another quick DIY project for ya!

I love a good headband, it just puts a little spice and fun in your outfit when you don't want to do too much but look really put together. I came across this picture on FaceBook...

and it came at the perfect time because I just got a stain on a t-shirt I couldn't get out so I had one to try for this project. 

I followed the picture and cut six strips from the shirt. I know it only needs five to complete but I wanted the extra to tie off the ends. 

I simply stretched the strips by pulling on them to make them thinner and longer.

I tied off one end to get started and followed the picture exactly as described. However, after I got to step 12 and it didn't tell me which step to start at to repeat the process I got a little confused.  So I found my own technique and kinda winged it!

With my technique I just kept alternating the strip in the middle. So in step 1 above I have my middle piece that I just brought over from the far right. Next in step 2, I took the strip from the far left and overlapped it with the two pieces next to it to now make it the "new" middle piece. Lastly, I took the far right piece and overlapped it with the two pieces next to it so this strip is now the middle piece. To finish the headband, I just kept repeating these steps until I got to the end and used the other half of the extra strip I cut to tie off the finished end.

Here is the final product and I like it. Now, because it's made out of a t-shirt it means that it's really stretchy and the braided look can get really distorted if you pull it too much. So I just pulled it slightly and used the extra strip I tied the ends off with to make a bow in the back. I did braid my hair in anticipation for labor and delivery (c'mon baby!!!) so these are the best pics I could get. I don't really like the look with my braids, but I know it would be perfect to wear with my natural hair in a puff or a twist out!  Give it a try, it literally took me about 10-15 mins from start to finish.