I know, I know, everyone and their mother has done a DIY cat ears project and tutorial, but none like this {maybe?} lol. I searched for a leather pair a little bit like this cat ear headband by Fleet Ilya {$518} but less like Bat Girl or Cat Woman {though they would work for those costumes too}, and a bit more wearable, and found little to my liking… thus, a DIY. Leather was my textile of choice so I had to figure out how to make them stand upright without flopping over like a pug. Here’s what I came up with…
What You’ll Need…
* Black Leather
* Pinking Shears
* Revolving Leather Hole Punch
{this is a good tool to keep on hand for adding holes to your belts, shoes, etc.}
* Stretchy Headband Comb
* Needle/Thread
Steps…
* Cut out your cat ears from your leather. I eyeballed it, {it’s better if they’re not exactly perfect} You can draw them out first on your leather and/or find a cat ears template online to help. They’re pretty basic though. Mine are about 2-1/2″ wide X 2-1/2″ at the point. You can make them larger if you wish, but keep in mind the leather flapping over.
* Pinch the bottom/center and put a few stitches through each {use a larger needle & you may need pliers to help pulling your needle through the leather}. Secure them with a knot. This gives them more dimension and more of an “ear” look than a flat triangle does.
* Open them and flatten out the bottoms and they should look like this.
* With your leather hole punch, create 4 holes along the bottom of each, spaced appropriately.
* Try on your stretchy band to see where exactly your ears should be placed, then poke the spikes of the comb through the holes, leaving one center spike out. It will lay beneath the pinched section and slide into your hair just the same.
I liked the idea of the comb vs a headband because it gives that sort of 80’s big animalistic rocker hair
Voila…Voila!
Have Fun!
* Find all my DIYs here
A.Co
OMG!! You’re genuis! Well done, Maegan! This looks awesome!
Love that you used the comb-headband, I have one of those kicking around and love that this doesn’t permanently use that headband for this. Additionally, I recently purchased a leather hole punch; YAHOO!! 😀
Ashlea with an a
Obsessed with this!
CodeOverdressed
Cute DIY! You look adorbs!
Cee. ♥
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Anonymous
So easy, and very cute (in a ‘catty’ way)! I’ll have to try this DIY! Those headband combs seem very versatile, too. Something I hadn’t thought about buying/wearing until now, of course! Have a beautiful, restful mini-vacation this weekend at your vacation-resort, Cinderella Sunshine!
Trissta
Hmmmm… I do like how this works. I normally pass things like this by, because they’re put on headbands and headbands hurt my head. I could definitely do this one, though. And I’M SO EXCITED FOR HALLOWEEN! Whew. Anyways… Cudos on this DIY. I like it.
Much Love,
Trissta
Jane Droll
WELL YOU KNOW I LOVE THESE!!!!
>.<
Mana
I kinda really love these. Not normally my style, but since those metal ones popped up at Urban last year, I kinda feel in love with them. These are perfect for pre-Halloween fall time.
Mana
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theestherchew
OMG! This is really creative.
Hi Megan, I’ve been reading your blog for a couple of years already and your DIYs never failed to impress me. How on earth did you come up with ideas like this? On top of that, you have a unique style of fashion.
Please keep it up. I enjoye reading your blog.
Sarah
Thank you for sharing the steps. Very creative. I like it so much.
Jess
Hi Maegan, this is so cute :-)I love it! And you look so good with that lil’ meow on your head, definitely gonna try this. Xo, Jess
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lena
that’s cute! thank you for sharing 🙂
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inforeseps
i will try this for my daughter. yippiiiii….
Fashionista in the Oven
haha funny and lovely! So cute! Thanks
XXOO
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Afmu
Aww, so cute <3
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Unhas Decoradas
So cute! Thanks