Hair Bow Holder Instructions
January 13, 2009
There once was a young lady who lived in a house. She had so many hair bows-even one for the mouse.
Okay, it’s not that extreme, but with three girls, we have hair bows all over the house. It has gotten quite out of hand, I must admit.
As part of my new organized life, I decided to fix the hair bow situation. For some reason-let’s be honest here…I’m lazy-the hair bow storage container lives in the family room. We take the girls hair down just before they get in the tub at night, so there is a large collection on the counter also. We also find bows, rubber bands, etc in all sorts of odd places around the house and car. Not anymore. Today the hair bows have a new home. I went to Walmart this morning to get the supplies and this is what I now have behind the girls’ bathroom door:
I am loving the new storage solution. It was so easy! Now I’ll show you how I made it so you can make your own too.
The project took me just under an hour from start to finish.
First gather your supplies.
You will need:
- One painting canvas-I used the kind stretched on a wood frame-16×20 inch, but you can use any size you wish
- Acrylic paint-I used Valentine Pink
- A foam brush-they are cheap and work great for this project
- Ribbon-different colors, sizes, styles-you decide! I used these colors of grosgrain to match the shower curtain in the bathroom. You can use any colors to fit any room or style you wish.
- Glue-I love Beacon Adhesives Fabri-Tac
- Scissors
I have later learned that instead of using glue, staples work just as well! So you can staple the ribbon to the back of the canvas. It’s a quicker and easier way to finish this project.
Paint the canvas and let it dry. I just did one coat so that it would dry fast. Make sure you paint the sides of the canvas also.
While the canvas is drying, start cutting your ribbons. It’s easiest if you measure one and use it as a template to cut the rest. I like using different widths of ribbons because I think it’s easier to slide/snap smaller bows and barrettes on the narrower ribbons. When measuring ribbon, be sure that it’s long enough to glue on the back of the canvas frame. When the canvas is dry place your ribbons on it to see how they look and make adjustments as necessary.
Start gluing your ribbon down. I started with the center ribbon and worked my way out to the edges. Take off the loose ribbon, keeping it in the same order you had previously. Flip the canvas over and slide the middle ribbon into place under the canvas. If the ribbon is decorated with striped, polka dots, etc-make sure it’s facing the correct way. Place glue on the strips of ribbon that are sticking out past the canvas. Hold them down for a minute until the glue starts to hold. This glue starts to dry fast and sticks very well. I glue the end away from me first and then stand the canvas up so I can make sure the ribbon is aligned the way I want. Then I put it back down and glue the other end in place. Continue glueng each ribbon the same way. Be sure to only put glue at the top and bottom of the ribbon, not in the middle.
Half way done!
Here’s what it will look like when all ribbons are glued in place.
It’s ready for the bows.
This hair bow holder works well with alligator clips, barrettes and snap clips.
I added a tutorial on how to add storage for headband and rubber bands. So now this organizer has even more hair accessory storage options.
Click the photo below to head to the tutorial and learn how to add headband and rubber band strips.
Posted in Tutorials
January 28th, 2009 at 11:44 pm
Thank you so much for these great instructions! I made one last night and LOVE it!
January 29th, 2009 at 2:56 am
Just wondering how you hung it on the door. Thanks!
January 29th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
I’m glad you liked the idea and were able to make your own. It came out cute!
To attach it to the door, I just put two small screws in the door and hung it on them. You can also do like Kim and attach ribbons to the top of the board and hang it from a bow. http://bandksmith.blogspot.com/2009/01/hair-bow-overload.html
February 10th, 2009 at 10:16 pm
Hi there! I love the colors that you used…..I featured your tutorial and blog on mine!
http://mytrendytykes.blogspot.com/2009/02/hair-bow-holders-and-hairbow-holder.html
April 1st, 2009 at 3:58 pm
This is great! I used to have one like this when I was a kid!
Thanks,
Jenn
http://www.LearnHowToMakeBows.com
July 14th, 2009 at 2:35 pm
I think that the bow holder would be cute without the bows, and then you could just you it as a tac board for a room, or just an abstract for a wall. P.S. I love the colors + the ribbons you used!
August 26th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
Super cute, thanks for the idea!
September 30th, 2009 at 7:18 pm
Just made one out of an old corkboard I had but couldnt throw away. I covered mine with a good size piece of fabric I had then hot glued the ribbon into place =) Im so excited Im off to make lots more bows to fill it up, lol. Thanks a bunch for a wonderful project idea!!
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March 14th, 2010 at 11:33 pm
Love the bow holder I”m making one for my Granddaughter Thank You
July 25th, 2010 at 4:13 pm
Gorgeous…thanks for taking time to share it.
Just to let you know, your tutorial has been linked at
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August 21st, 2010 at 12:13 pm
Ahhh, excellent tutoriall!!! I am adopting a little girl from Ethiopia right now and this sweet child has so many hair bows piling up while we wait for her. This is exactly what I need!!! Thanks!!!
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February 21st, 2011 at 11:44 pm
I think this is a great idea! I was trying to create a clever way to store my 3 year olds bows & came across this tutorial. I am painting the canvas now & can’t wait to finish this! I am going to drape ribbon from the top to hang on a nail & then fix a fushia flower over the nail! Thanks for the idea~love it!! It’s beautiful.
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July 28th, 2011 at 5:32 am
fantastic Idea!!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
September 25th, 2011 at 11:13 pm
Thank you so much for this awesome idea! I made one this afternoon (it took less than an hour!) and I absolutely love it! Our baby girl will be here in the next few weeks, and I hope she has some hair to wear all these bows in!
December 26th, 2011 at 10:39 am
fantastic. i have three girlie girls and i’m tired of losing and/or finding bows scrunched up in the back of the drawers. This is PERFECT. we will be making one today.
thank you so much.
December 27th, 2011 at 12:28 am
I made one today, his was my first craft project and your instructions were great. I used fabric to cover the canvas instead of paint ( didn’t want to wait on the paint
that turned out nice too… And it was on sale 
January 13th, 2012 at 7:18 pm
Great idea! So gonna use this for me&my sissy! Love the colors that you used, very bright and happy. My hair ties&bows are my life I don’t know what I would do without them! And now I get to have them organized! THANK YOU SO MUCH<3 lots of joy.
-Bertha<3 ;O
January 13th, 2012 at 7:21 pm
I’m back(; I just made a quick one. It’s a little messy but whatever! I tried clipping all my bows and clips to it, and then the board fell off! how do you get it to stay on there??? I feel like a blonde asking it maybe cause I am! Please give me some tips on how to hang it! Lots of thankfulness.
-Bertha Bot<3 ;O
January 13th, 2012 at 9:29 pm
We put a couple of big screws in the back of the door and it hangs sturdy on it.
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January 31st, 2012 at 11:56 pm
I made this a couple of weeks ago and it is so cute. What a wonderful idea. I did alter it a little because we have lots of elastic baby headbands, as well as some ponytail holders with ribbons already attached. What I did was, on 4 of the ribbons, I attached them to the canvas on top using velcro, so I can disattach them and slip the headbands and ponytail holders on them. Also, to make the piece a little more special, I used several ribbons with some sort of sentimental value. One ribbon is from a spool that I bought to put my girls’ crosses on to wear around their necks at their baptism since I was afraid they would break a chain. Another ribbon was from a spool that I bought to use on my older daughter’s birth announcement. One ribbon was part of the wrapping of a gift given to my younger daughter from my parents for her first birthday. Another ribbon was from a wedding gift. Two others and the tulle I used to hang the canvas were from baby shower gifts. And two ribbons were actually ribbons I wore as a cheerleader in high school (20 years ago). I plan to blog about this project soon, but I need to write about my girls’ birthday parties first (I’m way behind). When I do, I will post here again with a link so you can see a pic.Thanks for this. I love it!!!!
February 1st, 2012 at 6:17 pm
What a really neat way to make the hair bow holder special. I’d love to see it when you get the chance to blog it. I can so relate to being behind!
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March 16th, 2012 at 2:08 pm
Oh my gosh thank you so much for these concise, easy to digest instructions, headed to craft store now!
March 19th, 2012 at 10:53 pm
Thanks for the great idea and the easy to follow instructions. My daughter and I made one today. It was a fun project for us to do together. Yippee! No more hair bows laying all over the bathroom counter.
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June 5th, 2012 at 8:02 am
Thanks for this! Am making a large one as per your instructions. Am adding little screw in hooks along the bottom (Into the base of the canvas frame) to hold hair ties head bands and ribbons! Buying supplies tomorrow…wish me luck
June 7th, 2012 at 3:00 pm
Love your idea I have made two. Thanks for the instructions.
July 2nd, 2012 at 11:08 am
i so love this idea me and a friend made one and it turned out so pretty but we only put on a tottol of 6 ribbions and in the middlewe hot glued a heart mirror and then iron on a butterfly and flower iron on we hot glued buttons in the name of our kids and at the bottom we nailed two wooded boxed we wraped in frabic for thoes lil tiny rubber band hair ties that just didn’t go on the ribbon its so beautiful thank you so much for the idea!
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August 26th, 2012 at 7:44 pm
Stupid question I know but did you glue the ribbon on tight or leave it loose on the canvas?
August 26th, 2012 at 10:36 pm
I made this for my daughter. It turned out beautifully! Thank you for the clear directions!
August 29th, 2012 at 12:02 pm
I glued it pretty snug. You don’t need much room to slip the back of a barrette through.
September 27th, 2012 at 3:59 am
I love how it looks like, will make the same storage for my friendship bonds collections that I make myself and that was given by a close friend of mine.Thanks for the idea!
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