Little Girls Hair Bows

Materials:
Ribbon in any width you like
Needle and Thread
Piece of Cardboard cut to the width you would like the bow to be. Usually 3-5 inches with the center cut out to allow for stitching.
Alligator clips
Glue gun

Instructions:
Take your ribbon and wrap it around and down the cardboard using the clips to attach it to the cardboard at the top and bottom. Wrapping it 3 times around to make a 2 loop bow. Make sure

to leave some extra end hanging off the cardboard on the top and bottom.

Stitch through the center of the ribbon using about 2 stitches per “row” of ribbon.

-Remove the needle and slide the cardboard out from the middle of the ribbon.

-Lay the ribbon down and make sure the thread is even on both sides.

-Start to tie the thread into a knot but hold down the sides of the ribbon so that the bow can begin cinching. Make sure the sides of the bow do not fold over themselves. Pull tighter until the bow completely cinches. Have someone (toddler fingers work great for this) put their finger down in the middle to hold the bow together while you tie the knot on the side and then repeat on the other side.

-Use a lighter to barely singe the end s of the ribbon to keep them from fraying, or use fray check.

-Glue on to an alligator clip and its ready to wear!

Examples of Finished Bows:

These were sooo easy to make, really anyone could do this! I figure that each bow costs less than 50 cents but retail in the store for upt to $5 a pair! Ehre is really excited about these bows, they hang in the bathroom and this morning she INSISTED that she wore the green ones!