one hundred and seventy

Another something today to add to my growing list of ways to “use it up, wear it out, make it do or do without”: new headbands!

Recently, we received a bunch of clothes for the girls from a generous person on freecycle. Many of the items went into immediate rotation in their wardrobes, but there were some shirts and things that just weren’t right for them or were stained. One of those items was a very cute, but stained, pink striped, jersey dress. I kept it because it was so cute, but didn’t know how to save it.

Last weekend, straight from the clearance bin at LL Bean, I bought the girls each a new wide headband. They were cute and stretchy and wonderful. The lightbulb went on over my head as I thought of that dress at home. I knew just how to repurpose it.

Using this tutorial and some hasty measurements, today, I whipped up a pair of these copy-cat headbands. Nice and wide on top with a nice elastic underneath. They are easy for the girls to put on, they hold back hair like no one’s business and as an added bonus they keep the sun from burning the parts in their hair!

I think I might make a couple more for the summer from some other shirts I have on hand. Practically free and freely practical. Perfect!

[as an aside, the stains on Esme’s play dress are identified as follows: red paint on arm from Art Club at the library (today’s focus, Pointillism), mud from faerie house building, chalk handprints from sidewalk chalking]