I wrote earlier in the week about my fixation on hair bows for my daughter. I mentioned that my new mirlish friend SuperMom has an equally serious bow obsession. But (be still my heart) she knows how to make them. She is seriously talented--her daughters' bow collection had me absolutely drooling. I'm trying to convince her she should be selling these gorgeous creations at her blog!
Anyway, much to the dismay of my Hubs (who is just thrilled that I'm taking on yet another hobby, I'm sure), I spent this morning at SuperMom's house so she could teach me this sacred skill. While our children played, swam, and "beat the crud out of" each other (my son's words, I'm so proud) at video games, we turned her kitchen table into something that looked like an explosion at Hancocks:
After fully exploiting her know-how and her ribbon supply, I was able to produce the following things (actually, SuperMom made the first one, but I did the others):
No, I didn't curl all that ribbon; SuperMom already had it done. But she told me how to do it, and I would tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.
Will I be able to reproduce this skill without my new friend standing over my shoulder, armed with a hot glue gun and an extra set of hands? We shall see...
*UPDATED TO ADD* Great big hat tip to Erica at Haphazard Happenstances for sending me this link on how to make an altogether different type of bow--these are so cute. If anyone else wants to send me any bow/ribbon resources, I'll post them here. The madness, I cannot stop it...
Big Bow Baby (link courtesy of Christy)
JuJuBean (link courtesy of Michelle)
Sweet Cheeks Bows (link courtesy of Peach)
Best Friend Bows (link courtesy of Wendy)
