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Day 9- Paper
Bows
No package
is complete without a pretty bow and here are the prettiest bows of all. They are not hard to make; they just take a
little practice the first time. But they
are so wonderful and the perfect thing to finish up your Christmas wrapping.
To make 2
bows you will need:
1 sheet
12x12 double sided printed cardstock.
1 paper fastener
(the big gold brads you find with the office supply products)
Hole punch
Paper
trimmer
Foam pop dot
Instructions:
*Cut the
Cardstock as follows:
1.
Cut 4x12 piece
2.
From that piece cut 2- 1x4 inch pieces
3.
Use the remainder and cut 8- 1x5 inch pieces
4.
With the 8x12 piece that is left over cut 16-
1x6 pieces
You should
end up with:
Two- 1x4”
Eight- 1x5”
Sixteen -1x6
*Punch a hole in both ends of each strip.
*Loop the 1x4 strip and place the Fastener through the
holes.
*place one of the 1x5 strips onto the brad and then
twist the other side around and place the hole through the brad. Do this for 3
more 1x5 strips.
* place one of the 1x6 strips onto the brad and then
twist the other side around and place the hole through the brad. Do this for 3
more 1x6 strips.
*Repeat this step again with 4 more 1x6 strips, staggering them
between the first 1x6’s.
*open up the brad on the bottom to hold all the strips in place.
*place a foam pop dot on the bottom of the bow to use as adhesive to
place the bow on your package.
On each step I alternated which side of the paper I used, or you can
use the same side for each step depending on how you want your bow to turn out.
Make a fun gift by placing 4 to 6 bows in a large cello bag; cut out tags from coordinating paper and tie together with pretty ribbon. Place
everything in a bag and add a tag that says “a little something to Tie up and
Top off your holiday”
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