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DIY Hair Bow Holder (Easy to Personalize)

Learn how to make a DIY bow holder! This great budget craft tutorial will show you how it’s done; customize with papers you love.

DIY Bow Holder Tutorial (Easy to Personalize)

Hello there, Mod Podge fans! It’s Linda here, from burlap+blue, and I have the most darling tutorial to share with you all today!

As some of you may know, I’m due to have a little girl this week! And do you know what one of my biggest dilemmas has been in preparing for her?

Nope – it doesn’t have to do with feeding schedules, what to pack for the hospital, or choosing a name – it’s figuring out what to do with all those adorable hair bows I’ve been collecting for her!

This simple bow holder is adorable and versatile . . . and so easy to make! Let’s get started.

DIY Bow Holder

Gather These Supplies

Scrapbook paper, foam brush, Mod Podge Gloss, a paper mache letter, and ribbon

Step 1: Gather your supplies, and begin by tearing your scrapbook paper into pieces.

Torn scrapbook paper sitting to the left of a paper mache letter "C"

Step 2: It’s time to pull out the Mod Podge and attach your paper to your letter. There are many ways to do this, but I work in small sections, adding some Mod Podge to the letter and attaching the paper.

It took me about 10 minutes to cover the whole letter. I worked on the front first, then tackled the sides of the letter.

Here’s the letter with just the top covered in paper . . .

Letter C covered in scrapbook paper bits after Mod Podge was applied

After working on the sides of the letter, folding down and Mod Podging the paper, your letter will look something like this:

DIY bow organizer

Step 3: Once dry, add a layer or two of Mod Podge to seal your letter.

Step 4: Take a piece of wide ribbon, fold it over your letter, and attach with a bit of hot glue.

And you’re done!

How to make a hair bow holder

Thank you so much for letting me share my DIY hair bow holder with you all today. You can find lots of other tutorials and inspiration on my blog. Have a lovely day!

Yield: 1 holder

How to Make a Bow Holder

Mod Podge initial DIY bow holder

Learn how to make a DIY hair bow organizer that is personalized! Cute for a nursery or little girls' room. This DIY bow holder is so cute!

Prep Time 10 minutes
Active Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Difficulty Easy
Estimated Cost $5

Materials

  • Mod Podge Gloss
  • Wooden or paper mache letter
  • Scrapbook paper
  • Ribbon

Tools

  • Foam brush
  • Scissors

Instructions

  1. Begin by cutting or tearing your scrapbook paper into pieces.
  2. Use Mod Podge and attach the paper to the letter. Work in small sections, adding some Mod Podge to the letter and attaching the paper.
  3. Once dry, add a layer or two of Mod Podge to seal the letter.
  4. Take a long piece of wide ribbon, fold it over the letter, and attach with a bit of hot glue.
  5. Hang the letter with a Command Strip or couple of nails and hang the bows on the ribbon.

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If you’d like some other cute decor ideas that would work in kids’ rooms, try these:

Lois

Saturday 4th of January 2014

Use a little longer ribbon, and sew a few loops in it and you have a bow and headband holder.

Cassie

Thursday 3rd of October 2013

What an adorable idea! You could put any kind of clip on this, you could even use it as a peg holder! Very creative

Allyson @ All Our Days

Friday 3rd of May 2013

With soon to be 4 little girls, I definitely need to make some of these! Thanks for the great tutorial.

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