Abstract: A method and apparatus for forming decorative hair bows includes the steps of providing an apparatus including a longitudinally extended hair bow frame having top and bottom surfaces and a barrette clip mounted on the bottom surface of the frame, the frame including a plurality of openings extending between the top and bottom surfaces. The method further includes providing an elongated strip of decorative material and extending a portion of the strip of decorative material through one of the openings in the frame such that a loop of decorative material is formed extending out of an opening above the top surface of the frame. This step is then repeated using different openings and different portions of the strip of decorative material until a plurality of upwardly extending loops of the decorative material are formed extending from a plurality of openings on the frame of the apparatus thus forming a decorative hair bow.