Tuesday, April 19, 2011

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

9 comments:

  1. I LOVE THEM!! SO CUTE!! I am gonna post themon my blog as a MUST TRY! :)
    http://lifewithoutwhiteout.blogspot.com/2011/04/tickle-my-fancy-tuesday_19.html

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  2. These are so cute. And I am so impressed that your Easter baskets are ready. I will probably start thinking about those on Saturday night...
    Vanessa

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  3. Thanks for sharing! I love them. I think I'll have to go make a few for MY easter basket. Nice n' clear tutorial! Please check out my blog at http://chicaesartistica.blogspot.com/

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  4. Super cute! And I love how you put them on little paint chip cards!

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  5. Oooh oooh oooh! So darling! These would be fantastic for art in the bathroom! I'd like to invite you to share this at my VIP party this weekend. http://designergarden.blogspot.com/2011/04/vip-party-12.html

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  6. I included these precious clips on my latest linky love post... here's the link if you wanna check it out:
    http://twogirlsbeingcrafty.blogspot.com/2011/04/linky-love-last-minute-hairbow-edition.html

    LOVE these simple little bows but I think my favorite part is how you displayed them on the paintchips. I love me some paintchips!

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  7. These are great, and so easy! I think its great how some of the trendiest stores can carry some of the most simplest designs.

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  8. I just added these to my Pinterest today under crafts because I knew they would be so easy to recreate. Now I don't even have to figure it out. Thanks for the tutorial. Yours turned out wonderfully.

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