BOOtiful Halloween Hair

It all started out so innocently, and then things got a little scary...but I ended up with some BOOtiful Halloween hair bows for Natalie and Michaela Byrd. Let me show you how I made these cute Halloween hair accessories for my girls:

I ran across these cute rolls of ribbon a couple of months ago at Michaels or AC Moore and I knew I had to try something with them.

Once I dug my ribbon out, I gathered the rest of my supplies. Velvet ribbon (to line the inside of the alligator clip and prevent slippage), an alligator clip, hot glue gun, scissors, thread, sewing needle, cute buttons, and a button shank remover.

First, I lined the inside of the clip (not necessary unless you have a toddler with that silky fine baby hair). Then I chose a ribbon to hot glue around the outside of the clip.
Yes, I am aware that it was all lumpy and bumpy. I haven't ever done that part by myself, so give me some credit. This was the scary part for me! But it doesn't matter if yours resembles something from a Halloween horror flick because it will be covered eventually.

I chose a length for my ribbon and measured them all out. Longer pieces for a bigger bow or smaller pieces for a small bow. You can use the same ribbon pattern or mix and match like I did.

Make a cross with the first two matching bows, then layer the others like this to make a star:

Thread your needle and sew a few times through the center to hold it in place. Be careful because the "star's" points can still rotate.

Start with an end, any end, and fold it in to the center. Sew through the center and then back again. Repeat with each piece until you've gone all the way around the star, sewing each "point" into the center.

Now you'll have a flower like this:

Next, choose a button and cut the shank off with your handy button shank remover. I got mine for a few dollars at JoAnn fabric by using my 40% off coupon.

Hot glue the button to the center of the bow, and then hot glue the bow to the alligator clip. Voila!

Each girl has her own Halloween hair bow now, and it only cost me a few dollars!

She's ready to do the Monster Mash:

Michaela Byrd can climb the Empire State Building in hers...or maybe just to the top of the Kitchen table.

My two BOOtiful "ghouls" and their Halloween hair bows:

Linking to Kimba, Positively Splendid

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