Make A Tutu Hair Bow Holder

Make a Tutu Hair Bow Holder

Little girls often have numerous hair bows, and they can easily get lost at home. Hair bow holders come in very handy, and a cute tutu shaped holder will delight little girls. They can be hung in either the bedroom or the bathroom, and they look very decorative, although they are also utilitarian.

Instructions

1. Fold a piece of tracing paper in half.

2. Draw the outline of half of a bodice from the neck to the hips on the fold in the tracing paper.

3. Cut it out and open it, revealing the full symmetrical bodice.

4. Cut out two bodices from the tracing paper pattern, making one the same size as the pattern and the other 1/2 inch bigger all around.

5. Trace the tracing paper pattern onto the foam board and cut out the bodice shape from the foam board.

6. Lay the foam board on top of the large piece of fabric and glue it all around the edges, folding up the edges of the fabric. You may need to cut little slits in the edges so that it curves around the foam board more easily. Make sure that there are no wrinkles in it. This is the front of the hair bow holder.

7. Glue the smaller piece of fabric on to the other side of the foam board, pulling it tight and smooth. Trim off any excess fabric. This is the back of the holder.

8. Cut tulle to fit the bottom of the bodice. Measure the width of the hip area and double it, cutting six pieces of tulle to this measurement. Decide how long you want the tutu to be, and make that the length of the tulle.

9. Put two layers of tulle together and gather it so that it fits across the hip area with about 1/2 inch extra on the sides. Glue it down on the front. Wrap the extra 1/2 inch to the back and glue it down.

10. Repeat with the remaining tulle, doing two layers at a time.

11. Cut five ribbons the length of the tulle. Glue them at the top of the tulle at equal distances from each other across the hip area, so that they hang down.

12. Cut another ribbon the width of the hip area, plus another inch. Glue it across the top of the tulle and ribbon edges, hiding the rough edges. Wrap the extra 1/2 inch on either side around to the back and glue it down, as well.

13. Make a few bows out of the same ribbon. You should have enough to cross the hip area, to cover any rough edges that might still be showing. Glue them in place. The number you need depends on the size of the bows.

14. Cut two lengths of ribbon at three inches. Fold them over to make a small loop and glue them to the front of the foam board at the shoulders, with the loops up above the board.

15. Make two more bows and glue them on top of the rough edges of the ribbon loops.

16. Hold the plastic hangar up to the shoulders of the foam board and cut the hangar so that it matches the width of the board. The hangar should now look like an inverted Y.

17.Wrap the hangar with the leftover ribbon so that none of the plastic is showing. Glue the ends so that the ribbon does not come free.

18. Put the hangar arms through the loops on the foam core and glue them in place.

Tags: foam board, tracing paper, rough edges, across area, back glue, back glue down, board hangar