DIY bow clips + fun ways to wear them

Bows are clips such a cute accessory and so easy to make, so I thought I would show you how to make them two different ways.

Some fabric of your choice ( <1 yard)
Hot glue gun
Pinking sheers
Clip of your choice

 1- Decide how wide and tall you want your bow to be. Double the width and add an inch, and triple the height and add an inch.
2- With the wrong side up, fold the bottom up to the middle, and let the top overlap the edge of the bottom. Glue down this flap to make something like a tube.
3- decide how wide you want your center to be and triple it. I like mine about ¾ inch so my width will be
3 ¼ inches. Cut a rectangle 3 inches × 3 ¼

  inches.
4- Create a tube using this piece of fabric the same way you did in step 2.
4½ (Forgot to take a picture)- With your larger "tube", fold the left side into the middle of your tube and  fold the right into the center, overlapping the left side. Using a dot of glue in the middle, glue it down.
5- Glue the end of the smaller tube onto the seam you glued in step 4½. Fold as shown in picture 5, wrap the tube around tightly and glue over the other end of the tube. Trim off the remainder of the smaller tube.
6- Glue your clip onto the back and enjoy!

front and back of the completed bow

two different ribbons, one 1½ inches wide and one ¾ inches wide
glue gun
pinking sheers
clip of your choice

 Using ribbon is a lot easier as the ends do not have to be "finished"
The length of the wider ribbon needs to be three times the width you want your bow to be. The wider ribbon   is about three inches long.
1- With your wider ribbon, fold the left side into the middle of your ribbon and  fold the right into the center, overlapping the left side. Glue the ends together.
2- Glue the end of the thinner ribbon onto the seam you glued in step 1. Pinch the center where the seam is together, wrap the ribbon around tightly and glue over the other end of the ribbon. Trim off the remainder of the thinner tube.
3- Glue your clip onto the back and enjoy!

Here are a few cute ways to style them!

On the side if a high bun looks adorable

I love how bows look tucked under a bun. I saw this on
@monogrammedprep 's instagram. I love her instagram and
recommend that you go follow her. Follow me too
@mimmyums

bows also look cute when you clip them onto a strap on your purse!




I thought it might be cool to include the songs I listened to while making these bows! I just put my iPod on shuffle, so it's a little peek into what's on my iPod
Twilight Omens- Franz Ferdinand
Send him away- Franz Ferdinand
Carried away- Passion Pit
Little talks- Of Monsters and Men
Red Paint- Matt and Kim
Rolling in the Deep- Adele
Golden Skans- Klaxons
Milk and Money- The Fratellis