Bow Hanger

I kindly ask you to now call me Emily "Craft Queen" Cook. That's right, this not-so-artsy girl made a bow hanger. Dave and I made a fun Monday trip to the shopping center in Wareham a few weekends ago and stopped in a Micheal's. While there, we found an awesome big roll of pink ribbon on sale for $1. That led to the hunt for the perfect piece to which we could attach the ribbon. We stumbled upon the perfect size chalk board that was on sale for $.99. Score! With a little white paint from home, hot glue, a nice bow I could never make twice in a row, and a thumb tack/wire rigging for hanging, Sarah now, at 19 months, finally has a bow hanger.

This bow hanger has meant much more variety amongst the simple bows that Sarah wears to keep her hair out of her face. (We plan to put off the first hair cut for as long as possible...) The most gratifying moment was the first time Sarah saw it above the changing table. Her bows weren't even attached yet and she just kept excitedly saying, "bow, bow, BOW!" It was like she wanted me to take notice, there was something new and fun in her room and she recognized it. Plus, it was one big bow compared to her normal like ones. Alas, my $2, 2 hour project has brought us much joy. Maybe it has even inspired a spirit of craftiness that will linger for while.

Here is the newly finished bow hanger on the kitchen table...

...hanging over the changing table...

...loaded with bows!