Hair Bow Madness

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I gave up. We just keep ours in a pretty bin from Target under the sink. It's all in one bin all mixed together. It's been so much easier to just throw it in there and not worry about it. She doesn't seem to have a hard time finding things. Her necklaces sometimes get tangled together, but it hasn't been to big of a deal to untangle. Plus its much easier when I tell her to go put something away, she just has to open the door and throw it in there.

Whem my older girls were little, we put the hairbows on a ribbon in the closest. For the corker ribbons, I think you mean corkscrew ribbon hanging off the bow, I just gave a little more room for it. Of coursre, in my house the ribbons went to the same place as the missing socks.

If the ribbons have hair bands on the back, like pony bands, you could glue clothes pins to a ribbon and then clip the bow to the ribbon that way.

Clear make - up cases.

get a peg board for holding keys ... or make one with small hooks on it. hand the elastic band part on the hook, bow and ribbons hang down ... voila no smooshies.

I have tried a hanger with several 1" wide ribbons hanging from it and then clipped the bows onto the ribbons. I also have seen those memory boards that have ribbons in a criss-cross pattern going diagonally for barrette boards. You can get them at Target or make them fairly easily. In the end, I finally just chucked them all into a big tupperware container because I got tired of organizing them. It is just easier to scoop them into a bin!

I stole a couple of my grandfather's skinny ties (they're sort of back in fashion, ratpack style) and tied it to my closet hanger rail. One tie could fit about 40 small bows, or 20 larger ones. The ties were thick enough to clip the bows to, but thin enough not to bend them out of shape.

For the elastic banf ones... papertowel roll bar at the time. These days, I shop at home depot, and would just go get some bendy wire and "wave" (so it's rippled to keep the bands separate/ not crushed... or leave it straight if I wasn't feeling all spiffy... either way, bend the wire in a sideways U pattern. Kind of like a climber's D ring. Spin the bows around until it's at the one I would want, and slip it off out of the space between the ends.

How about a pretty silverware tray played in a drawer or on top of a dresser? They make them in all different types of materials from mesh metal to clear acrylic.

Or- Similar to the hanging shoe organizer, they make hanging jewelry organizers that may also do the trick with smaller pockets.....

Good luck!

Have you seen the hanging ribbons? They just hang straight down and you clip bows on them. They are on etsy but you could hang your own ribbon
http://www.etsy.com/listing/83753437/barrette-and-hair-bo...

I use the flower clips in my hair all the time and I have ribbons to hold those, I use an old "Quaker Oats" container to house my headbands (on the outside) and the inside has other hair things. I am not sure how the hair bow with corker ribbons attach to her hair. Are they on elastics too or with a clip? Explain how they fasten and I may have a good answer for you.
I would think if they clip into the hair then on the ribbon they would go but if they are on a pony elastic then IN the Oats contanier they would go. I use card stock or construction paper to go around the box and tape it so it's pretty!

You can purchase a plastic container much like the one you were talking about however this one is clear plastic pockets. It also has velcrove to close the little pockets. It isn't as big as a shoe holder either and with the velcrove the pockets are sealed pretty much. Most Department stores carry these. I would look around the socks area or scarf area in the Department Store. They come in white. You may even find this item at a Buck or Two as well. If you cant' find what your looking for perhaps if you sew yourself or someone you know does', ask them if they would mind making one up for you. It need not be large but large enough to keep all in order. Hope this works' for you and the little princess :0)

I kicked around this idea for my niece for a while, but then just didn't have the time to get to a craft store to get the supplies. This looks pretty easy to make, and very practical & decorative....

http://ginniesgems.blogspot.com/2011/02/canvas-bow-holder...

how about a paper towel holder for he elastic bands. it's just a thought.