Red Bows

Claire got a red shirt to wear to school, so she needs some red hair bows. The top one is my favorite. It is a black and white houndstooth layered on a red grosgrain ribbon. The charm in the middle is a ladybug. The bottom one is the same red ribbon with a white satin ribbon on top that has red and black hearts.

No Slip Grip

I have discovered a trick for helping hair bows stay in hair. I use Duck brand Hold-it for Rugs. It is a tape that is sticky on one side and has a foam on the other side. I cut a piece that is the same size as my clip and stick it to the inside. You can do both inside sides of the clip or just one side. I found it at Walmart for around $8 next to the duct tape. There seems to be enough on the roll that I can't imagine myself ever running out.

Baby Gifts

I made a few hair bows to give as a baby gift for a friend of mine. She is a New Orleans Saints fan, so I made her a Saints bow (bottom center). I like hers better than mine. The pink bow was made with an extra loop. I don't think the extra loop and extra ribbon made the bow and more special than the regular bows.

Sports Teams

Football season is now here and Claire needed new hair accessories to wear while watching LSU football and the New Orleans Saints. The top bow is 3 ribbons together with purple on the bottom, yellow in the middle, and white with rhinestones on the top. I did not glue the rhinestones on this one - the ribbon came that way. I looked everywhere for a tiger and finally found one at Hobby Lobby for $3. This is the most expensive hair accessory/hair bow I have made so far because of the tiger and 3 rolls of ribbon at $2 each (half off sale - regularly $4). The total cost ended up around $9 which is still cheaper than purchasing a boutique bow. Plus, she can't outgrow this bow like she can a shirt, so she will get lots of use out of it.

The black and gold bow is a bit more simple. I got the ribbon from Walmart. I had a hard time finding a fleur-de-lis. I found a pewter charm at Hobby Lobby for $1.50. I wish it was gold and I wish it was bigger, but at least it is a fleur-de-lis.

Glitter

These are some of my hair accessories that are a bit more 3 dimensional. The upper left one consists of a small poinsettia covered in pink glitter on top of black feathers and a black bow. The bottom one consists of a Christmas floral piece that I disassembled and glued back together to be more compact. It is also all glittered. The top right one is one of my favorites. It consists of a silver glittered Styrofoam bird with white feathers on top of white feathers and a black bow. I was concerned at first that it might be too big to work as a hair accessory, however I now believe that an object's weight is more crucial than its size. The photo above was taken from the top of the bird. The photo below was taken from the front of the bow being modeled by Claire.

Small Rhinestones

For my next set of bows, I decided to use the small rhinestones that I had left over from another project. I made a basic bow and glued little rhinestones on the fabric. The pink bow on the left just has pink rhinestones while the rainbow colored bow on the right has many colors of rhinestones glued to their coordinating colored stripe.

Feathers and Rhinestones

The hair bow on the left is obviously for Halloween. I made 2 separate pinwheel hair bows and sewed them together stacked on top of each other. I then glued the feathers between the layers and glued the jack-o-lantern on top of that. I did the same for the black one on the right, except the feathers are glued to the back of hair bow and a rhinestone is glued to the top.

Flowers

Here are some flower hair accessories that I made. The pink one is a daisy and the white one is a mum. The pink one tends to stick up, which shows the hair clip. I like the white one better because it is more flat on the bottom and fluffier. To make these, simply disassemble the flower and glue all the petals together lining up the hole in the middle. Next, glue on the center of the flower or a rhinestone.

Ribbon on Ribbon

This is the same as a basic bow, except I used 2 ribbons, one stacked on top of the other. I am not too fond of the sheer ribbon. I prefer grosgrain (pronounced grow grain) ribbon. It is a ribbed ribbon. If you are making bows, don't forget to burn the edges so they don't unravel.

Basic Bows

I decided to start making bows for Claire when she started kindergarten. Her school requires standardized dress - black, navy, or khaki on bottom with a solid polo shirt on top. I was bored with her attire, so I decided to start making hair bows to add a bit of flair. I looked online at bow making videos and decided that pinwheel bows were the ones I liked the best. These are the first basic bows that I made for Claire. I have learned that I do not like to use wired ribbon because the wire tends to end up sticking out and is very sharp.