TOPIC: [Craft] Ribbon hair bows

[Craft] Ribbon hair bows 26 May 2013 18:39 #11

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Wow, that's many. ^^
I like the one with the roses and the one with the key best!
Teach me how to make those roses too, please. They're so expensive - yes, I admit I bought some last year and some more when Müller closed and they were 20% off. Still expensive.
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[Craft] Ribbon hair bows 26 May 2013 19:36 #12

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Of course ephie! Next time I make some (I plan to cover an entire headband with them at some point), I'll make a little photo tutorial for you!
Up there just me and my shadow, no bass, no guitar, no tambourine. Then I found you like a melody, you were singin' in the same key as me. <3
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[Craft] Ribbon hair bows 26 May 2013 19:37 #13

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Have some photos of my latest creations.
Inspired by Loki from Avengers Assemble.
The second photo is to show the size of the larger bow. It's one of the largest I've made.
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[Craft] Ribbon hair bows 26 May 2013 19:42 #14

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Well, I'm neither a fan of Avengers nor of that Loki but the colours of the bow are very nice. :cheer:
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[Craft] Ribbon hair bows 26 May 2013 20:04 #15

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And now we have a Captain America inspired one.
This one's for my friend Holly and actually used up all I had of the blue and red ribbon.
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[Craft] Ribbon hair bows 26 May 2013 20:07 #16

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Uhm... I looked at the pic and first it yelled "French flag!" and then "No, UK, where's the Union Jack?!" at me. If it's inspired by a walking USA flag it needs stars, imho.
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[Craft] Ribbon hair bows 26 May 2013 20:11 #17

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Yeeeah, I agree, but I don't know how or even IF I can make a star from ribbon, and I don't have any stars that would work. Ideally I'd like to have a pin badge of Cap's shield to pin to the knot section.
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[Craft] Ribbon hair bows 26 May 2013 20:12 #18

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Any news on the new hairband with roses (which would help me to the desired roses tutorial ^^)?
Just asking, totally inconspiciously. 8)
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[Craft] Ribbon hair bows 26 May 2013 20:14 #19

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Not just yet I'm afraid.
I did complete a 'set' of bows I was working on though.
The Avengers set.
Cap still needs a star or something, but Hobbycraft didn't have any. -.-
Loki
Hawkeye
Black Widow
Hulk
Iron Man
Thor
Captain America
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[Craft] Ribbon hair bows 26 May 2013 20:15 #20

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BIG NEWS!
I've set up a blog!
pandas-for-peggy.tumblr.com/
I'm going to start selling my bows!
I have a list of bows I need to design first, and then I'll get them made and post some photos!
For now I've taken some photos of the book I'm using for all of my designing.

First two are of the Dissidia collection WIP, last is of the Disney Princess WIP collection. =D
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[Craft] Ribbon hair bows 26 May 2013 20:17 #21

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Whoohoo! Good luck with that! ^^d
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[Craft] Ribbon hair bows 26 May 2013 20:21 #22

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I've been using a 'pinch clip' in my own hair for about a week now, and decided it was about time I made a bow for it instead of using the bare clip.
excuse the bad webcam image, but here's what I came up with, I think it's pretty cute!
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[Craft] Ribbon hair bows 26 May 2013 20:22 #23

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You look like a burglar in a library on that pic. ;D
Well, well, too bad those bows aren't doll-sized. The dollies are the only ones around here who're girly enough to wear something like that. *g* Yes, it IS pretty cute! ^o^
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[Craft] Ribbon hair bows 26 May 2013 20:28 #24

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There's potential for them to be smaller! I found while making this one, that it's actually not too hard to work with narrower widths. I could have a look and see what I can do!

Hee. Just looked at your comment about being a burglar in a library again. Most of those behind me are CDs or DVDs, but there are a few books.

Have a photo of the mess I make on the dining room table when I'm making bows!
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[Craft] Ribbon hair bows 26 May 2013 20:29 #25

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*gg* Hm, now I wait for an explanation what the salt and pepper shaker are for. ;D
I should have shown pics of my "atelier" when I still had a dedicated corner in the old flat. Now it's spread EVERYWHERE! I would have to take a video, lol.
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[Craft] Ribbon hair bows 26 May 2013 20:46 #26

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Oh ephie! The salt, paper and vinegar are just there because it's the dinner table.

Cinderella and Snow white bows. In two sizes! With ruler for more accurate comparisons of size!
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[Craft] Ribbon hair bows 26 May 2013 21:59 #27

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And here we have something new! HURRAH!

First up is a Mini Snow White bow my friend Vicky commissioned me to make for her friends 18 month old daughter. Modelled by Animators collection Punzie to show the size.

And then we have Aurora and Rapunzel. Both now added to the collection available for sale. =D
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[Craft] Ribbon hair bows 27 May 2013 22:14 #28

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And because she wouldn't fit in the last post. Here's Ariel too!
And Belle. But there's something not really quite right about Belle...
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[Craft] Ribbon hair bows 28 May 2013 07:15 #29

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I like them all, my fav being Aurora. :)

Maybe a little bit of white lace on the Belle one would help, between the bow and the rose maybe? When I think of that dress in the dance scene the flowing white underskirts come to mind.
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[Craft] Ribbon hair bows 28 May 2013 07:31 #30

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That's an idea...
Vicky said it looked to straight, Belle's dress is quite wavy and rounded after all. She also said maybe make the rose smaller. (Easier said than done when working with ribbon)
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[Craft] Ribbon hair bows 28 May 2013 08:43 #31

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That's right too. So... maybe lace as trim on the ribbon then. Easier said than done too though - it's so hard to find tiny lace.
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[Craft] Ribbon hair bows 28 May 2013 10:47 #32

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Mum says she has an idea, but she needs to get the ribbons herself to show me what she's thinking.
Also found that by making the bows a little bit smaller (As in not so wide), they curve more, and actually do look nicer too.
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[Craft] Ribbon hair bows 28 May 2013 10:49 #33

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I should have posted this AGES ago! Oops!
Remake of Belle. She looks much nicer now, yes?
Also, two bow boards. I made the smaller one to hold the smaller bows because the larger one was getting a bit too full
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[Craft] Ribbon hair bows 28 May 2013 11:14 #34

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That looks more like Belle, yup! Cute boards too!
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[Craft] Ribbon hair bows 28 May 2013 17:50 #35

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(Skipped over a few posts because they were irrelevant)

My friend Jade asked me to make her a GB inspired bow! This was the design she liked best! Have to say, everyone that saw the initial designs liked this one best too! I know I do!
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[Craft] Ribbon hair bows 28 May 2013 17:55 #36

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I love it too. ^^
I'm such a sucker for the Union Jack and can't even say why.
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[Craft] Ribbon hair bows 28 May 2013 18:21 #37

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Found a few photos of my collection that I took relatively recently.
Also discovered I lacked mini bows so sat and made myself a wee army. XD

First off, a photo of my bowboard (Before I added a ton of mini bows)
The army of mini bows! I found that using sticker backing sheets stops the glue going through and sticking the clips together. 8D
Detailed shot of Ariel and two of her sisters, I believe it's Aquata and a Arista.
And finally a photo of a ton of bows I found in my boxes that I haven't put onto clips. They're the prototype princess bows (For the most part).
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[Craft] Ribbon hair bows 28 May 2013 18:30 #38

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Geez, that's really an army of bows! o.o
Even if I were to get one for my dolls... I couldn't decide which one I'd wanted. There's so many gorgeous colour schemes.
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[Craft] Ribbon hair bows 28 May 2013 18:32 #39

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;D That's the idea. XD I guess it makes people want 'ALL THE BOWS' so they spend more money. =')

Also! I'm considering maybe having a table at MCM expo in October, selling these things. =D
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