I just LOVE custom orders!

A good friend of mine recently sent me some pictures of her daughter's winter wardrobe. She gave me the privilege of making the bows to match! I finished them this morning and got the box in the mail! I am so eager to hear what she thinks of them all and whether they match as well as I think they will!

She wanted some regular basic bows and layered basics.

I threw in a layered loopy bow just to mix it up.

And of course she wanted some korkers!

And I think she will LOVE the ponytail streamer! As with any bow or streamer on a pony-o/elastic, you should pull the hair back tightly with a plain elastic and then put the decorated elastic on top of the plain one. This will ensure that your decorated elastic doesn't get all stretched out.

And now on to the ribbon sculptures/clippies. Several of these were my first attempts!

She wanted a reindeer and I wasn't happy with the ones I have seen online so I combined a few techniques and I LOVE LOVE LOVE the end result! This was my first attempt at a reindeer but definitely won't be my last!

And then there was the cupcake. Once again, I liked parts of two different designs so I combined them and this is what I ended up with! This was also a first attempt.

I have seen so many different character clippies, but I have never really been wild about them. My daughter isn't a big Disney Princess fan so she hasn't asked for any. But Jen told me that her daughter was crazy about Tinkerbell. So I HAD to try my hand at that. As with making any clippie for the first time, there is a learning curve. I destroyed several pieces of ribbon before I got this one down! The instructions weren't the best, but the result is pretty darn cute!!

And I can't forget the turkeys! I made the traditional one first. And then she sent me a picture of a pillowcase dress that had a turkey applique on the front. It had the multi-colored tail feathers and the straps of the dress were orange and white polka dot ribbon. So I felt inspired to make a custom turkey to match!

Custom orders are so much fun! I really NEED the direction when putting together color combos! Thanks for inspiring me Jen and I hope you like them!!

Sweet as candy.....Peppermints, that is!

I bought the instructions for making a peppermint candy clippie recently! It's my first attempt so it isn't as exact as I would like but I think it turned out well! My little model was being a little cheesy though! Gotta love her!

I attached this one to an upside down clip so that the candy would lay flat. It would also work well on a barrette and it is definitely large enough to do so. The candy is about 4 1/4 inches long and almost 2 inches wide.

More Korker Color Combinations

I made these korkers recently. They are so much work but I really love the look of them with a ponytail! These are on a french barrette but I can also attach them to an elastic band, to go directly on a pony tail. However, if they are attached to an elastic, I highly recommend using a plain elastic to hold the hair back tightly, and then putting the korker elastic on top of that one. That way the korker elastic doesn't get all stretched out.


From left to right, red, white,& lt pink/ hot pink, orchid, & mint/ red, white, & green/ lt pink & hot pink/ lt pink, brown, lt pink & brown polkas/ hot pink, white, & hot pink polka/ lt pink, white, & lt pink polka/ and orange, white, & orange polka.

Bar Bow Sets

I first began selling my bar bows in pairs. However I soon realized that I typically only used a single in my daughter's hair. So I started making packs of singles in a variety of colors. Pairs are still nice because even if you only need one, you will have a spare in case one gets lost. These are the variety packs I put together.

Popular Variety Pack - lt pink, hot pink, red, white, and brown.



Bright Variety Pack - hot pink, shk pink, orchid, turquoise, and apple green.



Pastel Variety Pack - lt pink, lavender, lt yellow, mint, and lt blue.



Primary Variety Pack - red, royal, yellow-gold, green, and orange.



Neutral Variety Pack - white, cream, khaki, brown, and black.

Printed Bar Bows!

Here are some of my bar bows made from printed ribbon.


From left to right, colorful cupcake, cupcake, sock monkey, ballet shoes, bright flowers, support our troops, and Gymbo ladybug.



From left to right, hot pink crossbones, white crossbones, beach club stripes, lt pink crossbones, orange crossbones, and Christmas stripes.



From left to right, lt pink with brown polka, hot pink polka, brown with pink polka, & orange with black polka.
I have several other colors with the traditional white polka (like the hot pink polka). I also have red with black polka.

Korker on a ponytail!

I was thrilled to discover that after 2 1/2 years, my daughter's hair can finally be pulled into a ponytail! Of course, the stray hairs fall down fairly quickly, but I still got a couple of shots of her in her ponytail.

Her hair is pulled back with a clear elastic and she is wearing a korker on an alligator clip.

This korker is a bit more full than the others....30 pieces instead of the 24. I absolutely love it! This is why I got into bowmaking!

Woven headbands

I began weaving these headbands last year and I must admit, I really enjoy making them! Unlike making bows, which requires the use of a hot glue gun, I can use Fabri-tac when making these. This makes it a portable craft! Woohoo! I often make these while watching tv, although it definitely slows me down. :)

The style that I weave can have up to 4 different colors in each headband. There are different patterns that can be made with the colors, and I have recently purchased some new patterns, but have yet to try them. The headbands come in different widths, including 1/2 inch, 3/4 inch, and 1 inch. I mainly make the 1 inch, although I have all 3 widths. Here are some I made this week on 1 inch bands. Note the different patterns! (Sorry about the paper towel roll but I was too tired to look for a piece of fabric to cover it with!)





These can be made with grosgrain ribbon or satin ribbon, or a combination of both! All of the above were made with grosgrain, except the 4th from the right in the first picture. It was made with all satin.