DIY Bow braid

85 Comment

This is a little bit fiddly but it is actually straightforward once you “get” it. It’s hard to explain in steps so I suggest you look up a video tutorial on youtube to see best.

Material

1 elastic
1 bobby pin, stretched out

Method

Section of a portion of hair around the top part of the crown from the top of the left eyebrow to the right ear. Tie it up out of the way.
Braid the remaining section of hair as normal.
Take the bobby pin and insert it through the top section of each part of the three stranded braid.
Take a section of loose hair, pinch it to form a small loop, then pass it through the eye of the bobby pin. Gently pull it through the braid while keeping your finger in the loop to maintain the "bow" structure.
With the tail end of each bow, pass it behind the braid. Continue with more sections of hair and more parts of the three stranded braid.
Finish up with the remainder of the hair and secure with an elastic.

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- mom19782016
- 11 Jun 2016
  3:24 pm

85 Comments

- - mom81879 said
  - 16 Apr 2017
    8:08 am
Looks a bit fiddley and could get a bit messy towards the end of the day. Pretty simple to do tho

- - mom81879 said
  - 11 Apr 2017
    9:34 am
Just looking at the picture, I immediately think of undoing it all :/ I’m imagining lots of tangles and knots. It does look cool tho

- - mom160421 said
  - 16 Mar 2017
    6:52 pm
This looks so cute, but unfortunately my daughter’s hair is too curly.

- - mom169245 said
  - 16 Nov 2016
    12:39 am
This looks adorable! But I doubt my daughter would sit still for me to try it on her!

- - mom134803 said
  - 07 Oct 2016
    7:43 am
Cute ! I wonder if it sits well for a day.
- mom19782016 replied
  
  09 Oct 2016 , 2:40 pm
  If your child has very clean hair then it can fall out a bit if you haven’t braided it very tightly. If your child has very thin hair that has fly aways, I would spritz in a bit of hairspray at the end to hold it in place but personally, I think it looks lovely and relaxed with few fly aways.
- - mdzzy said
  - 08 Sep 2016
    7:26 pm
Times like this I wish I had a little girl to try this on! Might give this a try on myself instead 🙂

- - mom111059 said
  - 12 Aug 2016
    3:31 pm
I wonder if my little niece would let me practice this on her. I think she would look just gorgeous. Thank you for sharing.

- - mom62624 said
  - 24 Jul 2016
    11:12 am
A beautiful DIY Bow braid; thanks for sharing!.

- - Melissa89 said
  - 19 Jul 2016
    7:49 am
This is so gorgeous!!! I would never be able to pull this off
- mom19782016 replied
  
  23 Oct 2016 , 1:05 pm
  If you can braid, you can do this hairdo! Really, it looks a lot harder that it really is. YouTube it and watch someone doing it step by step and you’ll see what I mean.
- - curlytops said
  - 18 Jul 2016
    8:17 pm
very cute! looks really good and fun.

- - dannsbuild said
  - 04 Jul 2016
    5:08 pm
Looks really nice! Thank you for sharing!

- - mum4107 said
  - 30 Jun 2016
    4:48 am
I love this. It looks fantastic

- - mom93821 said
  - 25 Jun 2016
    6:27 am
This hairstyle is absolutely adorable!
- mom19782016 replied
  
  29 Jun 2016 , 12:51 pm
  Thank you. It does look very impressive when done and it’s quite easy to do when you’ve got the hang of it.
- - Kasey said
  - 23 Jun 2016
    9:21 pm
Such an adorable creation.

- - mom90758 said
  - 23 Jun 2016
    5:35 pm
This doesn’t look that easy to me, but it really looks great!!
- mom19782016 replied
  
  25 Jun 2016 , 4:58 pm
  It looks much fancier than it actually is!
  - mom19782016 replied
    
    23 Mar 2019 , 9:25 am
    
    If you can braid, you can do this style!