I just painted the first layer for Athena's tie-thing. I ended up getting these nerf baseballs at the dollar store that're the perfect size, and I got some metalic purple fabric paint. The color took really well to the white, but you can still see the red a little bit.
While that dries, I'm going to make the headband. I had a fabric headband that looked like the right width, so I cut off the fabric and covered it with yellow felt that I glued on. I just need to trim the felt and make the little stars.
Once the tie-thing is dried, I'll sew it onto a little band or something that I can use to keep my tie attached. And then I'll be done!