Bow Holder Tutorial

My little Ella Bean has a LOT of bows. A lot. I was getting sick of them being tossed on the table, on the night stand, in a drawer, wherever, so I made a cutie patatootie holder for all of them. If you have a little princess who wears bows, make one of these for her, she'll love it!

Ok, first the supplies: 1 art canvas, any size you want, some pretty girlie fabric, grosgrain ribbon, scissors, and your trusty staple gun.

First step: Be sure to iron your fabric, and lay it out flat with the canvas on top.

Cut your fabric down, leaving about 2 inches on each side. You want to make sure you have enough to cover the sides of the frame, but not so much where you have too much fabric to work with. Does that make sense?

Now you want to start pulling the fabric up and over the edges of the canvass and staple it to the back of the frame as you go. I did the top and bottom and then the corners. I wrapped the corners, like I would a present.

Once you get your fabric stapled on, lay your ribbon out the way you want it and pin it in place.

Then go ahead and staple the ribbon to the back of the frame as well.
You can adjust as you go to make sure they are straight, mine aren't perfect, but I am ok with that!

That's it! Now clip all your princess's hair pretties to it and you are done!

This is only half of Ella Bean's bows, but it is a nice organized start! I'll have to post pictures once it is hanging up in her room. I also am going to put a frame around it, for a finishing touch, but its cute the way it is!