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DIY Flower Hair Bow

September 9, 2013 By Stacey Leave a Comment

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Are you as bow-crazy as Madelyn and I are?  I’m not sure if it is the fact that I have been a dancer my whole life, but life just doesn’t seem right without a headpiece.

My obsession became rather expensive very quickly, so I have since been creating our bows myself.  Madelyn loves to help with designing and creating, too!

We started with 2 colors of 1 1/2 inch ribbon, some white tulle ribbon with pretty silver sparkles – all bought from Hobby Lobby – and a shabby chic flower that I found on Etsy.

I measured and cut 6 1/2 inch strips of my gray and white chevron stripe ribbon, then cut the ends at an angle and used a lighter to melt the ends to prevent fraying.

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Then, make an “X” with the 2 pieces and pinch the middle.  Wrap the center with sewing thread and tie in a knot at the back.

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Next, cut a strip of the contrasting ribbon- in this case, it was pink with white polka dots-measuring approximately 15 inches long.

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Take the 15 inch ribbon and form it into a figure 8, then use hot glue to glue it into place.

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After, the glue dries, pinch the center of the figure 8 and wrap it with thread, just as before.

Next, I cut a six inch strip of the tulle ribbon and did the same pinch and wrap with the thread.

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Then, just stack each piece so that it looks the way you want it to, wrap it with more thread and glue it to a barrette.  Last, glue the flower into the middle.

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That’s it!  Super easy and fun!

Do you make your own hair bows?  Any other tips and tricks you are willing to share?

Have a happy-crafty kind of day!

Stacey

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