Faux Leather Hair Bows

Little faux leather bows are easier than you'd think!

You could use faux or real leather. I happened to have these two strips of faux, so that's what I used.

The first thing you do is cut your faux into squares or rectangles. A square will make a bigger, boxier bow and a rectangle will make a longer, thinner bow. Next, cut a strip for the center of the bow. It can be as wide as you'd like, but don't make it too thin. You want to be able to get a good amount of glue in there without it seeping out.

You are going to want to use hot glue so that you can easily pinch the pleats and folds into place while it dries. This is the trickiest part. Lay the faux strip in the direction you want your bow to be. Pinch the top and bottom sections to create two folds. When you bring them together it should make three total folds. Another way you could create this is to fold the strip in half with the top facing in. Then, fold the two sides back, exposing the top of the faux leather, almost like to start a paper airplane.

You are going to place glue inside of the folds on the backside of the strip. Gently pinch the folds until the glue has cooled and they are locked into place. Place a small amount of glue in the center on the top of the strip. Pinch that together until the glue cools.

Now, turn the bow over. Glue the top of your barrette to the section of the bow where everything gathers. You might have to hold the barrette open so it doesn't get glued shut. While that is in place, carefully place the center strip over the top of the barrette, securing it to the glue. You should be able to close your barrette now and hold that in place until the glue has cooled.

Next, wrap the strip around the center of the bow and cut it to the correct length. Now you can glue the strip down all the way around. Make sure that you do not pull and tug so that the seams meet nicely. You can place a very small amount of glue on the end and gently press the seams together.

Once your bow is in place you can tuck the ends of the faux leather to give it a puckered look, or leave it as is. Now you have a perfect faux leather bow for your little girl’s hair accessory stash.

My stash of materials:


Faux Leather/Real Leather

Single Prong Clips (barrette)