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.

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.

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.