Bow Basics: How to Cover an Alligator Clip

I know, this post is a little bit boring, stay with me k? One of my bestest friends in the world, Haley, taught me all I know about bows. Seriously, I was SO lost. I didn’t know what you needed to have, I don’t think I owned glue gun, and wrapping ribbon into something cute was SO confusing to me. Luckily, Haley is a pro and willing to share her skills. Thanks Haley!! 🙂

This was one of the first things she taught me, just how to wrap a basic alligator clip. This works well for the one or two pronged clips. I like to get my clips at Sally’s Beauty Supply. {No, no one paid me to say that! :)} They are a great price, and you get a ton!

First, Put glue on the inside top. Yes, there is a top and bottom 🙂 The top will be the side that DOES NOT lay flat. Grab you glue gun and put some glue on the top, and lay your ribbon all along the top {centering of course!} 🙂

Second, wrap around the top and glue toward the squeezy part {yes, I did just say that 🙂

then glue into the part you squeeze, and fold around to the bottom.

then, I like to stop right where the two prongs separate. I know at times other people will continue on the bottom, fold around and into the inside bottom, but I feel like stopping here makes the clip have more grip to it.

And! You’re done!

Pretty simple right? 🙂 Then you just glue a bow on top. And if you use cute ribbon, that bow doesn’t even have to cover the entire clip! Sometimes it’s fun to see a bit of it poking out 🙂

One more tip: You can burn the ends of ribbon to make them seal and not fray, I do that quite often because fraying drives me nuts!

Another thing I have heard about, but haven’t done yet {because my little girl has more hair than I know what to do with these days!} Is you can glue some of the stuff you buy to put in your cupboards so your cups don’t slide around. Glue some of that to the inside of your clip and it will grip silky smooth hair better! 🙂

Happy Bow Making! More tutorials to come tomorrow! {And tomorrow’s is actually a bow! :)}

Traci 🙂