Hair bows can make an inexpensive and appreciated gift for the little girls in your life. Can you ever have too many?  Around our house they often never come home so it is nice to know for just a few dollars it is easy to make your own boutique style hair bows. Every outfit can have the perfect accessory made by you.

 

Supplies to make a hair bow

24 inches of 1.5 inch wide grosgrain ribbon to make a 4 1/2 inch wide bow or 18 inches of 1.5 inch grosgrain ribbon to make a 3 1/5 inch bow

6 inches of fine gauge floral wire,

a hair clip

glue gun

scissors

How to make a hair bow

Fold the 24 inch (or 18 inch) piece of ribbon in half and crease with your thumb.

Lay ribbon out flat. Bring one edge of the ribbon to the center of the ribbon and lay on top of the crease to form a loop.

Repeat for the other side, creating a figure eight. Make sure ends of ribbon overlap about an inch.

Bring the outside edge of the loop to the center. From this point on it works best to hold the ribbon in your hands.

Bring the loop on the other side to the center. Be sure to adjust the loops so they are even.

Pinch the center together by bending the outside edge down first and accordion fold the center together, ending by folding the opposite edge down. Keeping the fold tight will create a nicely shaped bow.

Tightly wrap a piece of floral wire around the center.

Twist securely in the back and trim edges.

 

Slip the hair clip through the wire on the back of the bow. Make sure the wire is folded under so it doesn’t poke into the head.

Hot glue or sew a button on the center of the bow. Seasonal buttons, plastic gem and charms can be used. (Remember for young children to be cautious of items that could be a choking hazard)


With all of the beautiful ribbon and buttons that can be found, think of the possibilities for making stylish bows.

If you are looking for more handmade gift ideas for the holidays you might enjoy browsing my Handmade Gift Guide.


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Comments

  1. thanx for such a wonderful idea for make childern nd people happy and i can do a home base job for gettind have with this idea. thank you very much for give me advice so easyly.

  2. This is a perfect bow. Hope I can make one just like yours! 😀

  3. Hmm is anyone else experiencing problems with the pictures on this blog loading?
    I’m tryng to find out if its a problem on my end or if it’s the blog.
    Any responses would be greatly appreciated.

  4. Hi I have been looking at tutorial after tutorial and could not get the bow right and found yours and thanks you I made a perfect bow

  5. Hey there, You’ve done an incredible job. I will
    crrtainly digg it and personally recommend to my friends.
    I’m sure they will be benefited from this site.

  6. I love these bows (I’m 18 oops haha) but they’re like 20$ in boutiques. With ribbon for .33 cents by the yard at Walmart I’ve already used your tutorial to make three bows!

  7. Do you have any video of that? I’d care to
    find out some additional information.

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