Making Red and Green Ribbon Braided Barrette with Wooden Flower Ornaments for Girls

Ribbon braided barrette goes best with girls who have long hairs. With easy basic braiding pattern, you could also make a pretty barrette quickly. Now let's start this DIY project.

To start this ribbon braided barrette DIY project, you will need:

6mm Red Satin Ribbon
6mm Green Satin Ribbon
Flower Shaped Wooden Beads
Iron Bare Barrette
Scissors
Glue Gun

Instructions on making the green and red ribbon braided barrette with wooden flower ornaments:

Step 1: Braid the green and red ribbons on the barrette

1st, cut a piece of red satin ribbon according to the length of the barrette;
2nd, glue the red satin ribbon on the surface of the barrette as shown;
3rd, prepare a piece of red ribbon and a piece of green ribbon, hold the red ribbon under the barrette from the beginning, making a cross;
4th, make the first basic braiding pattern as pictured, hold and fix it and add the green ribbon and braid it in the same way;
5th, alter to the red ribbon, and make the same braiding pattern.

Step 2: Finish the ribbon braided barrette

1st, braid the green and red ribbons alternatively till to the end of the barrette;
2nd, glue the ribbons on the ends of the barrette as shown in the picture below;
3rd, pick 2 colorful wooden flower beads as you like, and glue them on the ending of the barrette, reserving the excessive red and green ribbons.

I'm eager to show you the final pieces! Do you want them?

I hope this tutorial could be helpful to you since you could make some DIY on your old barrettes. As long as you have ribbons and other ornaments like pretty buttons available, you can design your own hair ornaments. Just move and have a try!