hair bows

DIY Anthropologie-inspired Hairbows

These hairbows are easy, sweet, and a great way to use up fabric scraps!

I saw this bow on Anthro:

It's cute, but it is 7" wide and 5" tall. Pretty big bow. I wanted to make a few last minute bows to slip into Charlotte's Easter Basket - somehow our bows are always disappearing. I altered the bows to be about 2" wide and 1 1/2" inches tall. I made two of each color so she can have one on each side. If you want to make some for your little one's Easter Basket here's what you'll need:

Fabric scraps (at least 3"x2 1/2")

Sewing machine/thread/scissors

Hair clip

Wire (I used the kind for jewelry making)

Hot glue

Paint chips (optional)

Step 1: Cut out your fabric scraps 3"x 2 1/2". Cut two rectangles out for one bow. Since I made 8 bows, I cut out 16 rectangles.

Step 2: Lay the fabric right sides together and stitch around 3 sides, leaving one end open (like sewing a tiny pillowcase).

Step 3: Flip it right sides out and turn the raw edges inside. Press. Topstitch the opening closed.

Step 4: Now twist the rectangle once so that it makes a bow shape. Wrap the wire around the middle a few times so that it will hold it's shape.

Step 5: Hot glue the bow to a hairclip.

Let it dry and that's it!

Step 6: I had a few paint chips lying around so I made some slits in the cards with an exacto knife

and clipped the bows onto them.

Perfect way to slip them into her little Easter Basket!

Happy Tuesday everyone!

jessica