http://dancemakeup.tribe.net/thread/ab79e34f-ebd5-474e-887f-ce5eb4f09616?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://dancemakeup.tribe.net/thread/ab79e34f-ebd5-474e-887f-ce5eb4f09616#5ff78fb0-b3d3-4352-a611-1486e851f79f sequins are always a good start. They're easy to stitch or glue and you can coat like fish scales or make designs out of them. Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:43:24 GMT http://dancemakeup.tribe.net/thread/ab79e34f-ebd5-474e-887f-ce5eb4f09616#5ff78fb0-b3d3-4352-a611-1486e851f79f Rivka 2008-10-20T16:43:24Z http://dancemakeup.tribe.net/thread/ab79e34f-ebd5-474e-887f-ce5eb4f09616#8f5ebfa0-8fca-4f10-b8ea-dfeea600565d I've used plain bandanas as a base for head bands. All you have to do is fold it to the width you want it and tack it into place. It's easy to add anything you want. They are usually 100% cotton so it won't stretch so much. It also has built in ties! For cabaret...you may wanna look at the places already mentioned above(little mall shops). You may be able to find something already put together and you can save yourself the headache! :) Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:43:59 GMT http://dancemakeup.tribe.net/thread/ab79e34f-ebd5-474e-887f-ce5eb4f09616#8f5ebfa0-8fca-4f10-b8ea-dfeea600565d ~*~Iris~*~ 2008-10-19T23:43:59Z http://dancemakeup.tribe.net/thread/ab79e34f-ebd5-474e-887f-ce5eb4f09616#358b089f-78ef-46cc-a511-c08056a50208 Ah Miss Boo see this is what I have been looking for. Now see I dont sew so itll be glue and wire job. Any ideas for embellishments as its Cabaret I do rather than tribal? Sun, 19 Oct 2008 09:07:58 GMT http://dancemakeup.tribe.net/thread/ab79e34f-ebd5-474e-887f-ce5eb4f09616#358b089f-78ef-46cc-a511-c08056a50208 Zee 2008-10-19T09:07:58Z http://dancemakeup.tribe.net/thread/ab79e34f-ebd5-474e-887f-ce5eb4f09616#a2afb524-a419-4955-a226-dc898a392c96 I LOVE headbands... so, here's where I find ones I like... -Claire's / the Icing ... talk about all sizes and widths! WOW!!!!! I am NEVER disappointed by this place!!! -Sally Beauty Supply (if you have those in your area) -Wal-Mart (believe it or not) And when all else fails, I make my own. Out of wide ELASTIC. That's for the bendy loose kind though. Not the stiff kind. How to add things to them? -Hot glue -Wire -Staples -Craft glue (like CRAZY GLUE... that really works for smaller pieces and rhinestones, etc) -Sew (if the headband is fabric based) ... or you can glue fabric to a headband, and sew pieces to that fabric. Hope that helped a little :) Wed, 31 May 2006 07:27:46 GMT http://dancemakeup.tribe.net/thread/ab79e34f-ebd5-474e-887f-ce5eb4f09616#a2afb524-a419-4955-a226-dc898a392c96 Miss Boo 2006-05-31T07:27:46Z http://dancemakeup.tribe.net/thread/ab79e34f-ebd5-474e-887f-ce5eb4f09616#9f880579-5b50-4583-8827-36810c502327 this sounds very cool.ive been interested in headpeices n so curious to get it all in there.it would be so great if you had a picture to use for refference.i have worked alot w/ felt and im excited that i can use it more.thanks Wed, 24 May 2006 00:13:48 GMT http://dancemakeup.tribe.net/thread/ab79e34f-ebd5-474e-887f-ce5eb4f09616#9f880579-5b50-4583-8827-36810c502327 jessica 2006-05-24T00:13:48Z http://dancemakeup.tribe.net/thread/ab79e34f-ebd5-474e-887f-ce5eb4f09616#78c77dc6-9534-4a41-a59e-488c1af489d0 Hello Miss, I built up. The first thing I made was a hairband (stretchy) with a headpiece sewn on top of it. I added yarns as well and cowrie falls, but it was a bit of a problem, since it was so heavy that it kept on falling down when I did a backbend. (I should have added the combs as well, but I didn't think of that at the time) so I changed my working method, and I just added things to my hair, all added seperately. Since I have short hair as well isn't really helpful but now I have a pretty solid system. The yarns and cowry falls I attach seperately at the back of my head in a big knot, by using lots of hairclips. Then I add a hairpiece, to make my hair look a bit longer. then I add an armlet, that has some dangly cowry falls hanging down (one like the one you were wearing in the Joogleberry), then I add bits of pieces that I collected since I started, dangly bits that I made or bought from Sirik.com or other ebay stores. I bought some flowers as well, and attached some combs to them, making sure that the flower is at the top of the comb, so I can slide them into the big knot at the back of my head, so they fit right around the knot. Now the problem with this all was: there was nothing in the front, really. So I made another piece, which is a two inch felt strip, with some yarns attached to them that I knot behind my head. on the felt strip I attached a homemade beaded disc, also using felt as a base and on the other side I attached one of those half circle kuchi earrings. This headband is a bit more on the front of my head, well at the top, so you can see it from the front a bit more. Hope this all makes sense, just some ideas that might help you for creating your headpiece. good luck!! see you next week xx Mon, 15 May 2006 21:57:45 GMT http://dancemakeup.tribe.net/thread/ab79e34f-ebd5-474e-887f-ce5eb4f09616#78c77dc6-9534-4a41-a59e-488c1af489d0 Hilde 2006-05-15T21:57:45Z http://dancemakeup.tribe.net/thread/ab79e34f-ebd5-474e-887f-ce5eb4f09616#e985ca8a-ebc4-42e4-b2ff-f7e72898a907 of course! combs on the underside, how could i not think of that?! (good suggestion ThimbleNina!) Mon, 15 May 2006 14:15:42 GMT http://dancemakeup.tribe.net/thread/ab79e34f-ebd5-474e-887f-ce5eb4f09616#e985ca8a-ebc4-42e4-b2ff-f7e72898a907 Alyssum 2006-05-15T14:15:42Z http://dancemakeup.tribe.net/thread/ab79e34f-ebd5-474e-887f-ce5eb4f09616#7637ce33-b3d0-4e23-bbf9-7256d4e55ad4 I use a piece of non-stretchy fabric as a base for my embellishments and then attatch a piece of 3/4 inch elastic waist band (my prefered color is black) to the back of it. You don't have the issue of having ties that might come un-done or have to be tied too tightly and cut off the blood flow to your head. ;) As with all headgear, just secure it with bobby pins. Thu, 11 May 2006 21:14:27 GMT http://dancemakeup.tribe.net/thread/ab79e34f-ebd5-474e-887f-ce5eb4f09616#7637ce33-b3d0-4e23-bbf9-7256d4e55ad4 Pyrate Gyrl 2006-05-11T21:14:27Z http://dancemakeup.tribe.net/thread/ab79e34f-ebd5-474e-887f-ce5eb4f09616#0182d48e-fba7-4a55-865e-9f337c56052d Thanks so much for your advice. i've bought me some felt, and a stretchy hairband, to use as the bottom section. will let you know how i get on!! X Mon, 08 May 2006 17:02:15 GMT http://dancemakeup.tribe.net/thread/ab79e34f-ebd5-474e-887f-ce5eb4f09616#0182d48e-fba7-4a55-865e-9f337c56052d Miss P "Rachel Silver" 2006-05-08T17:02:15Z http://dancemakeup.tribe.net/thread/ab79e34f-ebd5-474e-887f-ce5eb4f09616#ad15ab19-78e8-4412-a57b-af1fdf61ad54 I made a couple by buying those cheap stretchy headbands and cutting them into thirds. I used a third of that as the bottom section, and made the rest out of felt covered with my 'pretty fabric' (I didn't think the fabric itself would hold up). Works great, no ties, and clings well. Thu, 04 May 2006 19:58:21 GMT http://dancemakeup.tribe.net/thread/ab79e34f-ebd5-474e-887f-ce5eb4f09616#ad15ab19-78e8-4412-a57b-af1fdf61ad54 Soseneda 2006-05-04T19:58:21Z http://dancemakeup.tribe.net/thread/ab79e34f-ebd5-474e-887f-ce5eb4f09616#a9723e4b-fd8d-4b34-b47f-cb0fd60fa51c I made about a 2 inch wide band out of felt and decorated it with cool stuff. I used cotton ties that also don't stretch. But I hand stitched some combs to the underside so that it would stay secure to my head and hold the heavy decorations, even if the ties come undone. Thu, 04 May 2006 06:17:33 GMT http://dancemakeup.tribe.net/thread/ab79e34f-ebd5-474e-887f-ce5eb4f09616#a9723e4b-fd8d-4b34-b47f-cb0fd60fa51c ThimbleNina 2006-05-04T06:17:33Z http://dancemakeup.tribe.net/thread/ab79e34f-ebd5-474e-887f-ce5eb4f09616#1b4cb68f-01d7-47a8-9163-a6c28f33184b the very first one i made, i used just a basic black stretchy headband, about 3 in. wide or so....i cut it and added ties to the ends. the only problem with this is that sewing decorations on was a problem because of the stretchy material. i then made a second one out of cheap black non stretch material with ties and it worked better as far as decorating it, except that the stretch in the first one helped keep in on better. so the non stretch one i have to tie kind of tight. when i get around to making another one i will use the non stretch material for the base band and then use a stretch material for the ties. i think that may work best. Thu, 04 May 2006 04:51:20 GMT http://dancemakeup.tribe.net/thread/ab79e34f-ebd5-474e-887f-ce5eb4f09616#1b4cb68f-01d7-47a8-9163-a6c28f33184b $item.owner.firstName 2006-05-04T04:51:20Z http://dancemakeup.tribe.net/thread/ab79e34f-ebd5-474e-887f-ce5eb4f09616#74da3a3c-fdb7-49d8-8f7d-c6c701bc059d Hi all - i'm interested to know... Those of you girlies who have made your own/embellished an existing hair band (aka. alice band) to create a head-dress, what type did you use and how did you get on. it looks from pictures as though people add flowers/jewellery/hair falls etc. to a regular wide hair band. Are there any tips for what to add/how to add it and what looks good? thanks!!! X Wed, 03 May 2006 13:11:40 GMT http://dancemakeup.tribe.net/thread/ab79e34f-ebd5-474e-887f-ce5eb4f09616#74da3a3c-fdb7-49d8-8f7d-c6c701bc059d Miss P "Rachel Silver" 2006-05-03T13:11:40Z