Quick & Easy Bow Tutorial

Jamie Cripps is here with a bow tutorial that's a breeze to create! You'll need just a pair of scissors, ribbon, and if using as a hair bow, a hair clip.

 

Cut 4 ribbon pieces about 8" long of 1-1/2" wide wired ribbon. Jamie used our red/white wired dotted ribbon.  Begin by tying a knot in the first piece.

 

Pull the knot tight.

 

Tie the second piece around the first, centering the knots.

 

Tie the third piece around the others, centering the knots.

 

Finally tie the fourth piece around the others, centering the knots. Trim the pieces so they are all similar in length, cutting a triangle in each end. Fluff the ribbon as desired.

 

Flip the bow over and insert your hair clip through one of the slots created from the tie.

 

This bow is easy to slip off and on so you can change it quickly to coordinate. Using different widths and patterns will change the look and size as well!

 

Happy Valentine's Day!

Gift Wrap - From Drab to Fab!

Jamie Cripps loves to wrap gifts in scrapbooking paper. It's colorful, sturdy, and fun to decorate. Jamie takes a plainly wrapped gift and spices it up with extra ribbon! She used Green Lyon French Wired Ribbon 1" for her base wrap then Tornado Blue Double Faced Satin 1/4" Ribbon. She layered the ribbons and bows for a dimensional feel and added color and interest;

 

To finish off her package, Jamie added a stamped tag and circles of patterned papers!

 

How beautiful... Thank you, Jamie.  Join us tomorrow for a ribbon bracelet tutorial that you'll be inspired to make right away!

Valentine Treat Box by Jamie

Looking to dress up a treat box? Ribbon always does the trick! Jamie Cripps added a fluffy dotted bow to the twine-wrapped handle of her treat box (decorated with SRM Stickers), and wrapped the bow with a bit more pink twine;

 

Jamie used wired Baby Pink Dotted Ribbon, 1 1/2" wide.  Check out our huge selection of dotted ribbon!

Valentine Bag by Jamie

Jamie Cripps is back with another quick and easy tutorial on creating the perfect bow. Jamie used her bow to dress up a Valentine treat bag that's sure to please;

 

Jamie used our dotted red/white ribbon, which is edged with fine wire for easy manipulating. Jamie says, "Working with a wired ribbon is perfect for quick gift wrapping as the bow will remain in the shape you want it!

 

TUTORIAL:

1. Cut the Red|White Polka Dot Wired Ribbon to 22". 

2. Tie the ribbon around the handle of the bag so that you have equal parts of the ribbon on both sides of the middle knot. 

3. Tie a bow as you normally would then play with the loops to "fluff" them. 

4. Fold the ribbon ends in half then trim at an angle as shown. 

5. Even out the ends of the box so they lay nicely.

You can add twine or decorative cord (available in 25 colors!) to the center of your bow to add more color and interest.

 

Our dotted wired ribbon is high quality ribbon made in Germany. It is available in a 1 1/2" width. Click HERE to see all of the fantastic color combinations!

Just a note...

Our Designer Jamie Cripps is a card making queen! Jamie assembled this sweet "just a note" card using ribbon to spice it up. Jamie says, "I used my Silhouette for the card pieces then added gray wired ribbon for dimension and interest! I love how easy the Lyon French Wired ribbon is to work with, and how it stays wherever you place it!"

 

Our French Wired ribbon is a dream to work with and one of our best sellers! Although it is named after Lyon, one of France's well known textile centers, it is actually made in Germany. Most of the colors have two shades of thread sewn together to give the ribbon an iridescent quality. It is bio-degradable (except for the wire) and comes in over 100 colors with available widths up to 2 3/8". Click HERE to see it all and shop!