Nov 22, 2010

Cute & Easy Fabric/Ribbon Bandaids

Kids and ouchies seem to go hand in hand... or maybe that should be 'on knee & knees'? If you have children or have a child occasionally in your care, there's a really good chance that you have a small stash of boxes, with bandaids in different sizes and colors, ready to go at a moments notice! (Just ask Alaina's teacher!!)

Since I'm almost positive that my children see bandaids as removable body-art stickers, it was quickly becoming an expensive new hobby for us. With this simple idea, there's no need to purchase those neon shades or the cartoon character bandaids anymore. Now you can make your own cute fabric bandaids with just a few materials and only 3 quick steps!




Materials:

Glue Dots - Craft
Fabric Adhesive Bandaids (I like the generic fabric bandaids)
ribbon or fabric scraps




Directions

1. Unwrap the bandaids from package and place 3 glue dots on the top of the bandaid



2. Add a small piece of fabric or ribbon on top.



3. Trim the excess fabric off from around the edges of the bandaid.



Alaina and I had alot of fun whipping up this cute little tutorial.. hope you like it!!

37 comments:

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Alicia said...

Very cute!

Roben-Marie said...

What a totally unique idea!! :)

j. wilson said...

TARA!

this. is. AWESOME! omg. i need some fabric bandaids now.

Danielle said...

OMG girl......you ROCK!!!! I need to make some of these :) They are super cute <3

Paz said...

Now this is a brilliant idea! Love it!

letter A studio said...

I've been telling my hubby that bandaid companies should be making much cuter bandaids like these for years! I love the tutorial :D

Ania said...

Too darn cute! :)

Gabi Alberti said...

Wow!! Great idea! They are very cute! :)

Taylor said...

Makes ME want to wear a band aid LOL. Those generic fabric ones always seemed expensive though....have to look into that I guess. Thanks for the idea

Taylor
www.maryjanesandgaloshes.com

Ben Hastings said...

Band-aids are very desired around here. Every minor little owie apparently warrants a bandaid so I think we's gonna do this.

Country Mouse said...

Super cute band-aids! This may be the next "fad"! LOL Thanks for sharing the tutorial! :)
audrey

Anonymous said...

im so mad i didnt think of this, how stinkin cute. I'm going to make some someday and I will make sure to link you.

Unknown said...

So fun! I love love love this idea and thank you so much for sharing!! You got skills. :)

Raquel Leal said...

Oiii...adorei esta idéia vou fazer aqui em casa..Obrigada...beijos do BRASIL!!

Barb said...

Hi I saw this on facebook & thought it was a great idea! I used spray adhesive as I didn't have glue dots & worked wonderfully! Thanks for the tip!

Andrea said...

So stinkin' cute!! :)

Kayla said...

Soooo Cute!! My nephew is always getting banged up or scraped. Last time he asked why I only had the 'boring' band-aids. He will be surprised when I pull out a colorful box of band-aids just for him.
Thanks,
Aunt Kayla :)

MamaMay said...

Love your tutorial!

I featured you at:
http://allawesomelinks.blogspot.com/2011/07/fabric-bandaids.html

Anonymous said...

I love this!! So simple & cute!
I can't wait to make some!

Chrissy

formamas.blogspot.com

druga szesnaście said...

what a sweet idea!

I mentioned your course in my weekly inspirational column here:
http://collagecaffe.blogspot.com/2011/07/soik-na-mysli-72.html

unfortunately this collage challenge blog is in Polish only.
however, my own is bilingual. :) feel welcome:
http://www.drugaszesnascie.blogspot.com/

thank you for sharing your adorable idea
Eliza

ChocolateDogStudio said...

Hi, I pinned your band aids on pinterest! They are so cool!

saffiertje said...

by pinterest I saw this awesome idea!!!! GREAT JOB

Twins Squared said...

Found this on pinterest. Great idea!

Roudi said...

These are so adorable! :D
Gonna make them for sure. ♥
{love}
Roudi @ c-is-for-craft.blogspot.com

Heather Belle said...

Brilliant! Love this idea, will definitely be making these for my lovely little niece :)

http://ahopelessnotebook.blogspot.com/

Anonymous said...

This is fantastic! Found it on pinterest!

bunteknete said...

I love this idea! It's wonderful.
I made some fanstic and colourful tapes for me and my babygirl to.


http://bunteknete.blogspot.com/2012/02/ich-mach-mit-beim-pflaster-hipe.html


Love from Lila :)

Arelis in Wonderland said...

That is way cool!! Definitely going to be on my project to do list. Thanks for the tip!

Kristina said...

I love it!
Such a cute idea!

Blissful & Domestic said...

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Danielle @ Blissful and Domestic
www.blissfulanddomestic.com

Love and Lollipops said...

Love this idea soooo much - I'm definitely going to try it.

Georgia :)

Barbara Martin said...

I'm 62 yo and I have an owwie on my elbow. I think it deserves a designer band aid. THANKS!!!

heather said...

these are adorable! i'm making them right now... and i'm secretly becoming addicted! i actually used spray adhesive instead of the glue dots, since that's what i had on hand... it works great! thanks for the sweet idea!

Safiyyah said...

So pinning this!!! I have plenty of ribbon, I just need to purchase the glue dots and fabric bandaids. When I always them, I will have to put them up where my little ones can't get to them, the would stick them everywhere lol.

Safiyyah said...

So pinning this!!! I have plenty of ribbon, I just need to purchase the glue dots and fabric bandaids. When I always them, I will have to put them up where my little ones can't get to them, the would stick them everywhere lol.

Unknown said...

Very cool idea, cant wait to do it with my daughter