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We are getting ready to embark on another Disneyland adventure with the littles. A major part of Disneyland prep is packing all of the costumes! My daughter is all about experiencing the Disney magic in costume. She also insists her brother dress up in theme with her and he’s young enough to go with the flow. One of their dress up themes is Star Wars; Leia and Luke! My daughter said she wouldn’t wear a crocheted Princess Leia bun hat from Etsy (her wig is itchy and she was worried the beanie would be too!). So I made the next best thing: Princess Leia Minnie ears!
I was actually pretty shocked at how easy this was to make! If you have been following my DIY’s I made a Chanel-inspired pair of Minnie ears a few months back. Check out the tutorial here!
I got the plain Mickey ears here. And I bought brown yarn. I cut 36 pieces and measured each to be 30 inches.
I tied off the top of the strand tightly with a small piece of yarn. Then I divided it into three pieces and braided the bunch.
Trim the end of the braid to make for a clean adhesion. I used a hot glue gun to glue the braid down in the center and worked my way around it in a circle (gluing as I worked). Two tricks with a hot glue gun: be careful as it is easy to burn yourself and glue small sections as the glue will dry before you get a chance to adhere the braid.
You should have enough to wrap around the entire front of the ear. At the very end, I tied the braid as I had done in the beginning. I trimmed and tucked the end of the braid under the side of the bun and glued it in there.
I repeated the same steps above for the other ear.
Then I used a large white spirit bow and silver trim from Hobby Lobby for the Minnie bow. I snipped off the rubber band and wrapped the center of the bow with the trim. I wrapped it around twice and glued it down.
After adhering the bow by using hot glue on the bottom sides of the bow to the yarn buns, I trimmed the bow and glued the remnants to the underside of the headband.
Voila!! I added triple flip grip because my daughter’s hair is fine and I didn’t want it to slip off.
If a DIY isn’t your thing…go check out Etsy for some great options! May the force be with you!
With love,
Shahla
Wow! So cute! I wish I was crafty! I’m that Momma with NO craft skills. You did a fantastic job!
I promise it was so easy, Samantha!! You can totally do it!! XO
What a great DIY. You did a fantastic job! Very cute ears.
Thanks so much for your kind words and stopping by! XO
Wow that is adorable! I really want to make one for my daughter!
Thanks so much! Yay!! Let me know how they turn out!!
I saw your Instagram post but this is amazing! How cute!
Thanks so much, Stephanie!! XO
This is so simple, but I’m sure I would still mess it up somehow! Lol. Still I think this is something I would do to spice up my mickey ears! Love the idea.
Haha!! You would not!! I promise, easy peasy!! Thanks mama!! xo
These are amazing and so so so creative! 🙂 Pinned!
Thank you, Kimberly!! You are awesome! XO
Oh my gosh, I can’t believe how easy those were! I assumed by looking at them they’d be really complicated. I think these are just so cute and perfect for a trip to Disneyland!!
Thanks so much, Justine! Me too, I was totally surprised by how easy they were!! XO
Shahla, these are the cutest thing ever! And I just love that you are doing themed outfits! You are such a wonderful mama.
You are too kind to me, Aimee! Thank you friend!!