No Sew Hair Bow

I love the bun, but I have yet to try it because, I just couldn't get past the cute bow below the bun!

I wear my hair in a bun a lot, so I decided I needed a bow too!

 While searching on Etsy I found some cute ones, but most bigger bows were at least $20, plus shipping.

That just doesn't really fit my budget, so I went back to Pinterest.

I wanted a tutorial on how to make my own. 

But they were all done with sewing machines, and I don't sew.

I have before, but truth moment, sewing machines scare me. 

So I was about ready to give up, and stumbled upon this lovely tutorial from Hopes and Dreams.

And I decided to try it! 

I already had the hot glue gun, and we don't have an ironing board, so I used my hair straightener instead!

All I had to buy was fabric, and metal hair clips.

I bought my hair clips at Sally's Beauty Supply, they were around $3 dollars. 

And fabric from Hobby Lobby. I just picked two different fabrics, 

and got 3/8 yard of each. I paid around $6.

You could probably get less fabric, and still have more than enough to make a couple bows, but I wanted extra to play around with. 

With the help of the Hopes and Dreams tutorial, I made one! 

I definitely recommend heading over there and checking out her tutorial,

it is really simple, and you'll be happy you did!

The finished bow was about 2x3,  which is good for a bow tie,but I wanted to go bigger. 

So I decided to make one with starting measurements of 12" x 7"

I also have a really hard time cutting straight lines, so I made a template to make it easier on myself.

I've been playing with different sizes, I think I'm going to try a really small one,

just to see if I can do it.

This one was 12" x 6"

(please don't mind my lazy bun haha, I'm working on cuter ones!)

Updated to add: 

I tried the bun from the top picture, it's super easy,

and will probably be my new go to hair style :)

Especially in Arizona, because it's just too hot here to wear your hair down in the summer.

And, I went back to buy more fabric, and only got 1/4 of a yard this time.

And it is more than enough :)