I had to make some bows to coordinate with the new springy outfits I just bought the girls.  So I made up some loopy flower bows and took pictures as I went along just in case you want to make some too.

You’ll want four, seven inch pieces of ribbon.

Fold your ribbon in half and then pinch it so you know where the middle is.  Then put a dob of hot glue on the center.

Loop one end over and glue it down.  I used a printed ribbon so you could see how to do it.  Don’t twist it, just loop it. Got it?  Good.

Now loop the other end around.

And repeat with your other three pieces of ribbon.

Glue and stack your layers together.

Put something cute in the center.

If you have green ribbon on hand you can make a little leaf.  Cut it five inches long.

Loop it around and glue it on the back.

Line a hair clip with ribbon and glue your flower on it and you are alll done!!

 I love my cute little Macey.  Her birthday is in a few weeks and she talks about it non-stop.

This is how Maddy really feels about wearing headbands.  If she would just grow a little hair I could put a clip in it.  Anyhow, happy bow-making to ya!

Linking to: Tatertots & Jello, Craft-O-Maniac

I’ve had a few questions about where I get my clips that I stick the bows on and how to line the clip with ribbon.  So I’m going to do a little Q & A for everyone just in case you were wondering too.

Question #1:  Where do I get my bow clips from?

I get them from Sally Beauty Supply.  I’m sure any beauty supply place would have them though.  The box says “Metal Double Prong Clips.”  It has 100 clips in it and it cost around five dollars.  If I did my math right that’s about five cents per clip.  Not too bad!

Question #2: How do you line the clip with ribbon?

On the back side of the clip put a dot of hot glue and then put the end of your ribbon on top of the glue.  I have found that 3/8 inch ribbon covers the clip perfectly.

Flip it over and put a dot of hot glue on top and wrap your ribbon up and around the clip.

Open your clip and put a dot of hot glue on the inside and wrap your ribbon around and in the hair clip.  If your worried about the clip falling out of your little girls hair you can cut a small piece of shelf/drawer liner (you know, the grippy rubbery stuff) and hot glue a little strip of that inside the hair clip. 

If you have any other bow making questions, let me know!

I’m back! And I made some butterfly bows.  Do you want to make some?  Let me show you how.

Step number one: Open the laundry room window and breath in all that springtime air.  Ahhhhh!  Macey’s at school, Maddy’s down for a nap and the laundry’s going in the washing machine.  My favorite time of time of day!  Okay, on to the butterfly bows for reals this time.

Alright, cut two pieces of ribbon 8.5 inches and two pieces 6.5 inches.

Line a hair clip with ribbon (you can get them at Sally Beauty Supply).  Then take your 8.5 inch piece of ribbon and fold it in half.  Pinch it in the middle and that way you know where the center of the ribbon is.  Hot glue the center of the ribbon to the hair clippy.

Now take the ends of the ribbon and loop them around and glue them down.  So that’s the top half of your butterfly.

Now do the same thing to make the bottom half of your butterfly with the 6.5 inch piece of ribbon.

And it will look like that. 

Now take your sheer pieces of ribbon and glue them over the top of the other ribbon. 

Cute, now it has fluttery wings!

Now let’s make the body.  Take about seven inches of ribbon and wrap it around a dowel.  A preschool pencil works good too if you don’t have a dowel on hand.  Put it on a baking sheet and bake it at 275 degrees for 20-25 minutes. 

Cut your bodies to the right size and glue them down the middle.  This is hard to do without making it all skiddywampus.  So just do your best,  I’m sure your little girl won’t care if it doesn’t look perfect.

The very last step is to make antennas.  Or antennie or whatever.  Cut off a one inch piece of ribbon and then cut the edges off.  Hold the edges over a flame and it will make them curl over.  Glue them on to the top of your clip and your all done!

Ta-da!  That wasn’t soo bad, now was it? 🙂  Happy bow making to ya!

Linking to: Skip to My Lou, Craft-O-Maniac, Making the World Cuter, Tip Junkie, Someday Crafts, Somewhat Simple, Tatertots & Jello, Sun Scholars