I can never seem to keep track of my daughter's hair bows. I came up with an easy upcycle using a toothpaste box to solve all my problems. I've partnered with Tom's of Maine to show you how easy it is to make a hair bow holder and why you should join Tom's of Maine and Whole Food Markets in the Less Waste Challenge.
My daughter has a handful of hair bows to keep her wispy little bangs out of her face. While the bows are adorable, I can't ever seem to find one when I need one. Since I've been participating in the Tom's of Maine Less Waste Challenge, I've started thinking outside the box when it comes to our household waste. As I mentioned in my upcycled homemade bird house and feeder tutorial, more than 250 millions tons of waste is generated in the United States each year. We've pledged to reduce 1 pound of waste each week in the Tom's of Maine #LessWasteChallenge. So, rather than toss my toothpaste box, I wanted to repurpose it. I decided to make a hair bow holder to keep those little bows organized in one spot.
As a Tom's of Maine Goodness Circle member, I've been trying out several new (and new-to-me) Tom's of Maine products over the last month. I love their new Naturally Inspired line of bath products and I couldn't wait to try out their assortment of toothpastes. I had no idea what I was missing by using more mainstream brands in the past. Tom’s of Maine natural personal care and oral care products are made with no artificial colors, flavors, fragrances or preservatives, and they aren't they tested on animals. All of their packaging is recyclable through TerraCycle and 10% of profits are dedicated to human and environmental goodness.
In terms of using more natural products, my eyes have truly been opened, and there is no better place to shop for natural products than Whole Foods Market. Their shelves are stocked with products to help families lead a more sustainable, natural life and that extends way beyond just groceries. You can get all of your Tom's of Maine personal care items there too. Plus, in honor of Earth Month, you'll find an in-store circular with a $1.00 off coupon for Tom’s of Maine products. So, go ahead and grab a tube of toothpaste and get ready for a fun DIY upcycle!
How to make a hair bow holder
You'll need a few supplies for this upcycle: a Tom's of Maine toothpaste box, scissors, glue (I tried to use the rubber cement pictured, but realized a hot glue gun worked much better), and paper to cover the box.
Start by deconstructing the toothpaste box, then notching out a "T" on one side (the top of the T will be the box's flap). I didn't know that Tom's of Maine includes TWO coupons inside of the toothpaste box, so heads up in case you're interested!
Once you've notched out your shape for the bow holder, completely wrap the box in your paper of choice, using glue to hold the paper in place. My daughter loves sparkles, so I chose hot pink glitter paper.
Once your box is wrapped in the paper, reconstruct it back to its original shape using the glue. You'll be left with a long strip down the front of the box where you can clip your hair bows.
I was able to use a small picture holder to display the hair bow holder on my daughter's wall. It's right by the door so when I find I a random bow around the house, I can just pop into her room and clip it to the bow holder.
What are you doing to reduce your contribution to the landfills? Have you thought about upcycling? You've still got time to join the Tom's of Maine #LessWasteChallenge and pledge to reduce your family's waste by 1 pound each week. Small steps can make a HUGE difference if we all pitch in to keep waste out of landfills and make the world a better place for our future generations.
I hope you decide to make a hair bow holder as a fun upcycle!
Rachel Smith says
This is a fun creative way to store and display bows. Thanks for the idea. It's easy, crafty and cheap! I always love finding creative ways to reuse, and recycle items. And making things cute! 🙂
Jenn k says
This is such a cute idea, and adorable!
Vickie Whitley says
This is a great do it yourself idea. My granddaughter could use one of these. She wears hairbows all the time.
Mary Simonton says
Love this affordable n looks easy to make bow holder a fit project that maybe even I can do
Pilar Mendoza says
I love this idea. My daughter has so many bows. I try to keep them in a bowl on her dresser but her brother gets into it constantly placing bows every which way. This will help her keep them organized and out of his reach. I love it.
Mandi Tomlin says
Love up cycling! This is a neat project! I have so many bows that could use a home like this!!!
Miranda Welle says
Great idea! I don't have a good storage solution so we end up with missing bows. 🙁
jazzy says
Great idea! We have soooo many hairbows, i may need more than one of these!!
Elizabeth says
Such a cute idea!
Very easy to make as well.
Thank you for this creative project .
Erin Chadwick says
I'm always losing hairbows, this is so neat
Alex Porter says
I created a fox mask and tail from foam a few years back for Halloween and when our little started getting bows I repurposed it to display them! She had way more than this project would hold. Thanks grandma's! Ha
Yexenia says
This is great! Have so many bows. 🙂
Lynn Slape says
What a great and easy idea! And ... so cute!
Anita Kell says
What a clever diy!
Crystal Sard says
Love this idea thank you!
Helene H says
this is so cute!! Unfortunately I have way too many bows. hahah 🙂
Angel says
So important to have bows in one place!
Sylvia Brock says
Very cute!
Nicole Becker says
My girls have a few bow holders we have endless about of bows around here!
Misty A. says
What a creative diy idea! My Granddaughter really could use one of these bow holders.
Deeanna Campbell says
This such great idea I have so many hair bows it's crazy!!
Jennifer babich says
How beautifully timed for earth day! I love the sparkle of the glitter paper
Laurie Ann smith says
I'm going to do this for my 2 little girls ! Love this idea.
Katie c says
What a fun craft!
Kristin says
This turned out so cute and is such a great idea! Time to get crafty with it. 🙂
Meghan K Duvall says
What a cute idea. Love the glitter paper.
Helen says
Awe, this is so cute, and it looks easy to make too.
tonni says
love the idea will do this for all my head bows for my daughter
Jessica Kruger says
This is precious. Love its simplicity and it's also functional.
Allison Andreoli says
This is neat!! I just bought my daughter over 100 hair bows and clips!!
Laurie Snow says
We love Tom's of Maine and should totally use one of the boxes to make a bow holder!
Laura Gray says
Love it!
ronnie mewbourn says
great idead ! thanks
Mnady Omasta says
What a wonderful way to keep her hair bows organized
Amber Ludwig says
Oooh I love the sparkle paper!! How pretty!! What an awesome idea for hair bows!! We have all boys here but I love the idea of making a glitter box!
Valerie Lerma says
great idea im gonna try this for my daughters because they are always loosing their bows
Elizabeth Johnson says
The cute and creative way to make a bow holder very recycle friendly but beautiful. I think i may have to do this as well. My bows get smashed in the drawers and cubies so this would help them stay im better shape.
Mia says
How creative to find a fun craft and way to reuse while making something so cute and useful
Vanessa Dalton says
So cute for a lil girl. I only have boys, otherwise i'd make it.
Victoria Scott says
This is awesome! And I love the glitter and the fact that it's recycling in the best way!
Linda Manns Linneman says
This is so cute. It definitely looks easy enough to do. Thank you so much for sharing
Jewls says
This is so cute I think I'm going to have to try and make one.
Barbara Parker says
This is a great project for my niece to make when she visits. She like to make her own little storage containers and we love to up-cycle.
Edye says
So cute! This DIY is super easy and super cool :]
denise low says
Thank you for sharing. They look simple to make. They are so cute.
Julie M. says
Perfect!!! I made something with ribbons to hold my daughter's bows but the ponytail holders are always missing. Bonus use for the box below the bows!
Kari Judd says
Love This DIY!
Chastity says
This is a awesome idea for those with little girls. I'm going definitely forward this to my friends with girls.
Meghan k says
What a great idea! I need to make this for my girls.
Sandra Watts says
Super cute upcycle! No little girls for bows in my house though.
Kimberly Harbour says
This is so cute! And I love that is repurposing a toothpaste box (rather than throwing it away). I am going to pass this along to my mommy friends that have daughters.
denise low says
These are just so cute. I will have to sit down with my granddaughter and make these.
Cathy Jarolin says
This Little Bow Box is so clever. It also is very Pretty. I too love Sparkle! Lol! What a Lovely way to display and keep her Bows organized all in one place. Thank You for sharing this awesome Idea!
Angela Vaught Montgomery says
What a cute idea. I love that even my little one could help make it. She could pick out her favorite color to use. Great way to keep track of all those hairbows that are lying around. I think they would make great gifts for others that have little girls. And being able to make it from items that I am able to reuse from my household is awesome
Heather Cahill says
Very creative way to hold bows and so cute! Thanks for sharing!
Mia says
How cute this would look on the dresser. So very clever and good way to organize.
Amy B says
These are cute! If I had a girl this would be perfect....maybe for my niece!
Rija says
Very cute hair bow holder!
Helen Nordstrom says
This is super cute and convenient. I love craft projects. I am just horrible about completing them!
Cathy Jarolin says
I love this little bow box. I will have to try my hand at making a few of these boxes and filling them up with Bows for my Great Granddaughters. I have 4 of them this will be fun to do. I love sparkle so Thank you for the directions and where to go to get the sparkle material..
Lisa Bohn says
I like making stuff
Vanessa Dalton says
A wonderful cute pretty craft idea
Ashley Chassereau Parks says
This is a cute idea! With 2 girl, I have a lot of hair bows!! I used the outer part of a large photo frame and hot glued ribbon running across the back of it. Then, I just clipped all the bows on! We also have a ribbon that hangs from a closet hanger full of bows. Ironically, with so many bows, they only wear them for church or pictures. lol!!
katie says
This is so cute! I would love to keep my daughter's bows organized because she always throws them in her toy containers or buckets and I can never find them. And I love that I would be upcycling my toothpaste box.
Kayla Norris says
We have been eating a lot healthier. I need to start looking into more safe products. I love this simple idea. I am not a huge fan of the large displays with ribbons hanging. Simple and clean.
Sarah Piecznski says
Wow this is perfect for my new baby niece! I can't wait to make this for her! Thank you for the post!
Angela hamel says
It's amazing all different kinds of things that can be made out of just simple items.
Thanks for sharing
angie archerda says
this is adorable!
Richard Hicks says
What a great idea. Wish I were more crafty to think of such things.
Lauryn R says
This is such a cute upcycle, I never would have known that you used an old Toms of Maine toothpaste box! Thank you so much for sharing how you did it!
Karen Propes says
I want to make one, I'm going to get everything and use it as a project on my next visit with my Grandkids. My Granddaughter will love it. I always try to have little projects I can make with each of them or both of them. This is perfect.
Loni H says
I definitely need to give this a try, we have hair bows everywhere!
Kathy Pease says
This would be so fun to make and it looks really pretty also
YVONNE WOODSTOCK says
I-especially-love-crafts-that-are-not-only-fun-and-cutee
but-so-practical-too.
Our-3-daughters-would-have-really-enjoyed-helping-make-these
to-store-their-bows-on-when-they-were-growing-up
and-would-have-been-proud-of-being-able-to-REALLY-use-it-
too!
Hannah C says
This is a really cute craft. I love it.
Deborah D says
This is too cute. So easy to make.
Jina Prez says
Cute!!