This is a project that I’ve wanted to make…oh, probably ever since I found out I was having a girl. 🙂 We seem to be overrun with little hair clips and bows around our house. I find them all over the house, but, of course, can never find one when I actually need one. Enter the handy-dandy bow holder.
First I started with a blank art canvas (12×12) and some ribbon with various designs. I chose ribbon with polka dots since S’s nursery has a pink and brown circle theme. I already had the paint that we had used for the border in her room.
I applied the paint and let it dry for about 48 hours.
Then I gathered a hammer, thumb tacks, scissors, and an old towel (to lay the painted canvas down on so it wouldn’t get damaged with all the turning and thumb-tacking.) Turns out I didn’t need the hammer because the wood frame was soft enough to push the thumb tacks in without one.
Then I lined up the order of the ribbon pattern. I secured each ribbon end to the backside of the canvas with a thumb tack.
I just eyeballed the spacing between the ribbon and made my way across the canvas. Eventually, I ended up with this:
I attached a bow to hang it from.
The hair bows just slip right under the ribbon and stay securely in place. Nice and handy for when I need to grab one quickly. Now I just need to add all her bows and hang it on the wall!
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