I finally got a chance to go see Moana recently and I LOVE the movie! It was awesome. I saw this headband and wanted to have one so bad that I went home and decided to figure out how to make one! Do you like it?
You will need:
- scissors
- ultra low temp glue gun
and glue sticks
- 3-5 pieces of green felt
- 1 piece of dark green felt
- 1 piece of light green felt
and 
- fake pink hibiscus/plumeria flowers
- a strip of cardboard that fits around your head, tape or glue together
Step 1:
Pull the pink flowers off and put them in a pile for later.
Step 2:
Cut out lots and lots of leaves in the shape above. You can make your leaves any length you want. For mines, I cut the felt into thirds (like the pink line above), then into thirds again (like the blue line above), and finally I stack 3 pieces together and cut out the leaf shape. It doesn’t have to be exact since real leaves are all different sizes!
Step 3:
Once you have all the leaves cut, put glue on the bottom corner and pinch the bottom together to make the leaves more 3D. Do these to all your leaves.
Step 4:
Now just glue the leaves onto the cardboard circle! Randomly put them on so there’s different colors everywhere!
Step 5:
Once all the leaves are on, glue on the pink flowers a few inches apart all the way around the headband!
Done!
That’s it! You’re done! Isn’t it so pretty??
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Hi! My name is Ollie (short for Olivia). I am 4 years old and love to do arts and crafts, make sweet treats, and create cool presents!
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March 8, 2017 at 2:51 pm
Hi love the moana crown …question what size ate tge leaves ?
March 24, 2017 at 12:17 pm
Ahh, sorry I didn’t see this message earlier. They are about 2 inches? I cut the felt into thirds, then cut those strips into thirds again, and then I cut out 5-6 leaves per piece.
April 2, 2017 at 1:07 am
Well done. keep up the good job
April 20, 2017 at 10:58 pm
Thank you!
May 8, 2017 at 9:04 pm
This is beautiful! I’ll make one for my daughter for her 5th birthday, hopefully it comes out as beautiful as this!
May 12, 2017 at 1:21 am
Aww! Tell her I said Happy Birthday when it comes!! I’m sure it will be super pretty!
May 9, 2017 at 4:35 pm
So cute !!! Little helper is even cutest
May 12, 2017 at 1:22 am
Thank you so much! ❤️
May 19, 2017 at 2:02 pm
How thick is the strip of cardboard? Did you have to cut it or can I buy some that are for crafts? Going to attempt to make this for daughter’s birthday.
May 19, 2017 at 2:45 pm
I just cut it from a gift box. If you want something more comfortable, you could use a piece of foam and cut it into a strip too. I hope your daughter likes it and tell her I said Happy Birthday!
May 19, 2017 at 2:41 pm
How thick is the cardboard?
May 19, 2017 at 2:43 pm
It’s not thick at all, I used a strip of cardboard from a Christmas gift box.
May 26, 2017 at 12:40 pm
I think I may have a different size piece of felt to start off with. How wide are the leaves at the bottom?
May 26, 2017 at 12:57 pm
The leaves are all about the same size. I took a sheet of felt that was 9 inch by 12 inch and cut it into thirds, and each third into thirds again. This ends up with 9 pieces that’s about 3 inch by 4 inch. I cut about 5 or 6 leaves from each piece. (I just stacked a few at a time and cut it to make it faster.) The leaves were about 3 inches long by .5 to .75 inch wide. Hope this helps!
June 11, 2017 at 10:27 pm
I made my daughter and the rest of her dance class each one of these to wear for their recital! Everyone loved them! I would love to send you a pic. Where should I send them?
June 11, 2017 at 10:29 pm
That is so awesome! You can email it to fanmail@diywithollie.com. I can’t wait to see it! May I post it on my website and social media too?
June 11, 2017 at 10:29 pm
Oops, I just saw your hashtag… Please disregard the last email.
June 11, 2017 at 10:31 pm
No problem! I’d love to get a copy of it to save in my photo album anyway. If you post it on Instagram with the hashtag. It should automatically post up in the gallery section on the website.
June 18, 2017 at 6:32 pm
Hi! How long did it take you to make one? I am thinking of making 5 for a dance group.
June 18, 2017 at 7:00 pm
It took me awhile because I took breaks, my mom says if you cut it all at once and put it together, it shouldn’t take more than an hour or two to do a bunch of them. If you check on the gallery page, a parent made a couple of it for a group too. L
June 26, 2017 at 8:49 am
Can you upload a pattern??
July 14, 2017 at 11:56 am
Sorry! I totally didn’t see this question. The guide is on the tutorial page a long with the pattern of the leaf shape. Since felt comes in different sizes, I provided a guide to make the pattern. On my felt, i just cut it into thirds, then each strip into thirds, and then I cut the 5-6 leaves per piece. But some people need bigger leaves, and smaller leaves, so I leave that up to them.
August 14, 2017 at 7:02 pm
Hello. How wide is your cardboard?
August 16, 2017 at 10:54 am
The cardboard is about 1.5 inches wide. I just cut it from the side of a department store gift box. You can make it anywhere from 1 inch to 2 inches depending on the size.
August 15, 2017 at 7:11 am
Is it possible to use a stretchy headband instead of cardboard? Or at least something that will stretch.
August 16, 2017 at 10:53 am
Hi! You can, but make sure to use the hi-temp hot glue. The lower temp peels a little bit easier than the hot one. Also, stretch the headband out over something when you are gluing on the leaves so it doesn’t look too sparse when stretched over your head.
August 26, 2017 at 3:00 am
Where did you get the flowers? I’m having a hard time finding similar ones online.
September 1, 2017 at 3:29 pm
I either got them at Dollar Tree or Hobby Lobby. I forgot. Try searching for a pink daisy online, they look similar to the ones I got, but I’ve seen them made with other types of pink flowers and they still look really pretty!
September 6, 2017 at 10:54 am
Where exactly are you gluing them on the leaf part to attach them to the cardboard?
September 16, 2017 at 11:57 am
anywhere at the end, it doesn’t really matter since you’re just randomly placing it on the cardboard.
November 5, 2017 at 10:48 pm
Thank you for the great idea and the good instructions!
December 1, 2017 at 5:07 pm
You’re welcome!!
March 12, 2018 at 8:10 pm
Love this! Doing this for my daughters Moana birthday party! Thank you Ollie and family! Sending love from Texas!
April 7, 2018 at 6:58 pm
I hope she has an awesome birthday! I’m from Texas too!