Over the summer I joined a couple Disney Princess Half Marathon Facebook groups in the excitement of registering for the races. I loved reading about different people’s costume ideas and seeing everyone else looking forward to the weekend as much as I was. One of the group members had posted about running headbands that she had made. They were inspired by different princesses, and would be perfect for a running costume. She also mentioned that the money from selling the headbands would go to help her friend that is battling cancer. I loved the idea for the headbands and it was for a great cause so I messaged her straight away. In her post she had mentioned that she could make a custom princess, so I asked if she could make one for my Pocahontas costume that had a Native American design. She said that she could work with me to make a headband to go with my costume, so I told her my costume design idea and she came up with the amazing headband pictured below.
The headbands can be found at the Etsy shop: bayeDesign. She currently has Cinderella, Jasmine, and Snow White for $10 each and a customized Princess for $13. She also makes a pink painted Princess in Training (great name!) headband that can be customized with a name and a race distance, or you could pick your own painted phrase, both for $10 each. The quality of these bands is amazing and there is also a non-slip lining on the backs to prevent them from moving while running. As a special deal for my readers, everyone will get 10% off now through December 12th with the coupon code: RunPrincess. Go check out the store! You may find the perfect accessory for your next runDisney costume!
A Princess in Training 
I ill have to visit her Etsy store! I haven’t even started on my two costumes..I’m starting to feel like I’m behind lol love the headband!
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Thanks! I feel like I am behind too, with just the headband and the material. I plan on sewing my costume with my mom when I go home for Thanksgiving. I can’t wait to see what you are going to dress up as!
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I have my characters but not sure how I’m going to do it. I’m not very skilled with the sewing machine
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If you need any help, I might have some ideas, though I’m no expert. I’ve only made one costume so far.
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I will take any help or tips I can get! I’ve successfully seen one thing my entire life and it was ages ago lol I’m sure yours is going to look amazing 🙂
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What kind of fabric do you suggest using?
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If you are making the whole costume out of the fabric, then I suggest a polyester/lycra blend. Spandex works well too. You should also make sure it stretches both ways. The one I bought for my upcoming costume has 10% Lycra. If you buy online it should say it is suitable for activewear. For my Elsa costume last race I did not make the whole thing. I sewed the fabric to a running shirt, so no part of the fabric was touching me. In that case I just looked for a stretching shiny fabric in the color that I wanted. I will write a more detailed post about choosing my fabric and creating me design later, but I hope this helped!
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It did! Thanks!!
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