Wrapped Headphones

I saw this idea on Pinterest and thought I'd give it my own spin. I first saw this idea here. I put my own spin on it to cut down on time and I looooove how it turned out!

Want to make your own? This took me a little over an hour, or one Jersey Shore reunion. It was very easy and it's a good project to put your own creativity into it without using too much brain power. Here's how I did it!

You need scissors, embroidery floss (any color combination will do!), a safety pin, and I also used clear nail polish to set the knots so it wouldn't unravel.

I attached a safety pin to a pillow to hold the headphone so I could pull the string to make it tight and so I could keep my sanity.

I picked two colors to start and tied a knot at the top of the headphone. I left a little slack and as I wrapped, I kept the excess close to the wire and wrapped it all up. That sounded real confusing. Essentially I wanted to wrap the very end into the headphone rather than tying a little knot and risk it unraveling.

I cut a looong string to start, about an arm's span. Then, start wrapping! I kept the two colors together and wrapped around the wire, pushing it up and keeping it tight as I went.

When I got to the end, I tied two knots and pulled it real tight.

Then, cut off the excess, ensuring your knot is good to go.

 I put a dab of clear fingernail polish to make sure it wouldn't unravel.

Do the same with the other parts of the headphones. The side of the headphone that had the volume adjuster in the middle was simple--I just stopped and started as I did the other strand. 

Here's a close up!

And here I am rocking my beautiful new headphones. I was a little nervous the string/nail polish wouldn't hold and it would unravel. I went on a run today and so far, so good! I was also a little nervous the thread would make the headphones heavy and they earbuds would fall out of my ears. Honestly, I couldn't tell the difference. Another benefit of this little craft is that my headphones don't get tangled! Gotta love practical crafts ;).

I hope you guys all have a great weekend! The weather is supposed to be beautiful this weekend and I'm looking forward to it. We have absolutely no plans and I am very excited to spend some quality time with my boy :).