How to Make an Animal Ears Headband

An animal ear headband is the perfect complement to a costume. These are instructions for making basic cat ears, but you can modify the directions to make ears for a rabbit, mouse, dog, or any animal you choose.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1/4 yard fake fur
• 1/4 yard or 2 8"x10" sheets of pink felt
• plain plastic headband
• craft wire
• needle and thread
• scissors
• ruler
• pins
• pencil or chalk

1. Fold the fake fur in half, wrong side out. Draw a triangle on the fabric and cut through both layers so you have two furry ears. Do the same with the felt.

2. Lay one fur triangle right side up. Turn one felt triangle right side down and place it on top of the fur one. Sew all around the felt triangle but leave space to slip in the wire. Making sure there's enough room for the wire, sew a second line next to the first.

3. Thread the wire between the two lines of stitches. Sew or glue the opening closed.

4. Do the same with the other triangles. Turn both sets of ears right side out.

5. Using a ruler, measure a piece of fake fur that is more than twice as wide as the headband and slightly longer. Cut out the fur and fold it in half, wrong side out. Slip the headband into the fold and pin the fur so that the headband will fit snugly inside. Turn the furry tube right side out and slide it over the headband.

6. Shape the ears so that they taper at the base. Attach the ears to the top of the headband. You will need to sew all around the base of each ear.

7. You're finished!

Tips & Warnings

• Before attaching the ears, wear the headband in front of a mirror and arrange the ears into the right position. Mark the spots where the ears should go with pencil or chalk.