Inspired by the differently themed Minnie Ear headbands that we saw on our most recent trip Disneyworld, I wanted to create an Ariel inspired Minnie Mouse head for my daughters bedroom.
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I had a vision of a gallery wall that mixed in useful pieces like a storage display for purses, sunglasses, and bows with pretty and fun items to show off her interests. She loves Minnie and the overall room theme was mermaids, so I thought combining the two would be perfect!
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I searched though different Minnie Ears for Ariel themed ones and came across this one from Ear Me Up Co.
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To gather supplies, I headed to Dollar Tree where I was able to find everything I needed. I was able to create my Minnie for less than $10 with all Dollar tree finds.
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Supplies:
• Summer florals in purple, red, and aqua plus some green ferns and white coral
• Appetizer forks from the party section
• Hollow “rope” cord from the crafty aisle that has wreath supplies. It comes in lots of colors but I liked that the brown looked like real rope
• Faux pearls from that same aisle
• A 2 pack of small round wreath forms from, you guessed it, the wreath craft aisle
• Summer party net- I ended up not using this but I got it to “fill in” the ears
• Hot glue gun
• wire cutters
•zip ties
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I cut part the wreath, using one of the largest layer and two of the smallest size layer.
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To add on the mesh tubing, I had to cut each circle in order to thread the metal ring through until they were all covered. I secured the mesh together at the ends using hot glue.
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To make the Minnie head, I layed out the ears and used zip ties to attach them. (Don’t worry, the flowers will be covering them up!)
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Once the head was one piece, I started laying out the flowers to get an idea of how they’d be arranged.
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It didn’t take long for me to realized I needed more surface space to attach everything to. I grabbed a small strip of cardboard and cut it to size and glued it to the back.
The cardboard ended up being how I hang it on the wall as well. It created enough of a little ledge that the picture hook can grab on to.
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Next, started gluing the flowers and greenery to the form, being sure that all of the cardboard was hidden from the front view.
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After the flowers were all attached, I went in with the pearls and a little fork.
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This is the final look!
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It looks perfect in her gallery wall!
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What theme or movie would you love to see on a Minnie head? Let’s chat in the comments!