here's one using belts
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lots more in my diy blog
just check around in there

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i made that one with a remnant of a belt that i got at a thrift store for 50cents, and two medallions from belts i got at walmart on clearance for $10 for both of them. i cut slits in the ends and ran some corduroy through the ends to make ties
the forehead drape was made out of a bead set i got from michael's for $1. i made it removable, and it actually works better as an ankle bracelet =p

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this is the first one i made, for halloween last year
the base is a plain storebought blue headband that i covered in sheer green ribbon, so that it came out that greenish-blue, adn the cowries are part of an old belt i'd had laying around for about 5 years, i just sewed it down and looped the extra length up over my ears to make the loops on the sides. i cut notches in some scallop shells and then sewed them on in place of medallions. the little forehead bit was left over from another old belt i had. when i put it on, i'd tie a fishnet on my head first, then i'd put those barettes on, and then set the headband on that and tie the extra length of the ribbon in the back. the blue roses i just stuck in on the sides

i bought a headband, and took a part of a chain belt and sew it onto the headband. then i bordered the headband with beaded strands, and then....tied feathers to the bottom as well as cowrie shell falls...and then...put huge medallion earrings on both sides of it and the thingies from the rest of the chain belt on the sides. added peacock feathers on the cowrie falls, and tassels. craftstore craftstore, ebay, and wildlife

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Ditto on the belt idea.

I made this one from a cheap cowrie/bead belt. I cut the belt into three and remade a belt with back and front panels, then sewed the third segment onto a headband. The rest of the head decor (flowers and a silk scarf) was just tied and poked in and around the headband (not permanently attached to it).

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I get beads and things from craft stores and sew them on. :-) I am starting to make jewelry from Wal-Fart beads though and let me tell ya, they can look damn good. :-p So, my point is just look around. You never know, you may find something awesome.