If your looking to save some cash and add some colour and originality to your babies outfits then a good idea is to learn how to make home made baby hair bows. It is quite simple to do you don’t have to have a creative side to your nature. Shops bought bows are expensive and are limited in colours and design and tend to break easily. Also shop bought bows tend to slide out of babies fine hair they aren’t made to grip much hair and don’t stay in for too long making them a waste of you hard earned dollars. You have a choice of various ribbons when you choose to make your own bows whether you want satin or hand printed ribbon to individualise your bows.


You can accessorize you’re a Home made baby hair bows with interchangeable head bands with extra bows attached also hair combs with tailored bows or rosette affect bows. It is simple to get started making your perfect hair bows start by choosing you ribbon a good tip is to use Velcro instead to plastic or metal as these materials can cause irritation especially to a small infant. Velcro will have a greater grip and capacity for baby’s fine hair. Take approximately 12 inches of ribbon of your choice or 10 inches for a smaller bow then get the Velcro cut a piece about ½ inch long sew the Velcro together then glue the Velcro to the ribbon sew them together if you wish for extra hold.



Then In a action similar to tying your shoe laces make a bow shape then if you want a fluffy affect ribbon wrap around you finger several times the larger the ribbon wrap the larger the bow. Keep the ribbon secure and flat then after you have sufficiently made the shape your happy with tie off in the middle to create a looped affect. A good idea is to use thread of the same colour so as not to see the stitching. You could also use a smaller ribbon for extra affect. You could also use lace for affect. Like designer baby clothes you can buy haute couture baby bows if you want to save money you can duplicate these baby bows yourself easily down to the last detail.



By making your own home made baby hair bows you can use various colours and accessories from pastel shades to neon colours there is no limit to the style and colour of bows you can make. If you have a special occasion to commemorate such as a Christening, Baptism St. Patrick’s Day sports event any occasion that requires the showing of colours will your hand made version will look great in the form of a bow. The good thing about your home made baby hair bows is that you don’t need to use plastic or metal which can irate a small babies scalp. Unique bows hand mode will accessorize any outfit for extra panache you can make a special keep sake box for babies bows.




You can use themes such as Disney animal prints ect. Baby bows can be hazardous to a small baby as she can put the bow into her mouth and could choke easily. Baby bows look lovely for family photos but should not be worn when the baby is unsupervised. The unique thing about making your own home made baby hair bows is that not only is it therapeutic but the family can join in; an older sibling will love fiddling about with ribbons and hair accessories. Home made baby hair bows make an excellent gift for a niece grand aught or god child as they are made by you and are unique to the shop bought version.