I posted a bow I made on Instagram and had a few people ask me how I did it so I thought I would make a tutorial! It is super easy, all you need is wrapping paper, scissors, a stapler, and tape. You can use a ruler too, I will add measurements, but they don't really HAVE to be exact.
Step 1: I cut 4 one inch strips of the paper. I didn't measure it when I originally started making the bow. I decided where to cut based on the pattern, it just happened to be 1", so if it's not a perfect inch that shouldn't make much of a difference.
Step 2: Next I cut the strips into different lengths. My roll was 30" long, I cut 1 of the strips in half (15"). I cut 2 of the strips at 2/3 of the length (leaving 20" and 10" pieces). And the last one I cut 5" off the end leaving 25". So now I have 8 pieces:
- (1) 25"
- (2) 20"
- (2) 15"
- (2) 10"
- (1) 5"
Step 3: Take the ends of the strips and meet them at the middle with the pattern on the outside. Staple to hold it. Complete for each piece, except the 5".
Step 4: Take the 5" strip and make it into the circle for the middle.
Once you are done with that you are ready to put them together.
Step 5: Place each piece on top of the other. Start with the longest on the outside, slightly turn them to fill in all the gaps, and tape them together.
Step 6: Optional* Cut 2 small squares, then cut a triangle out of each and place them under the bow. It just adds a little bit of decoration to it.
Step 7: Attach the bow to your present, YOU'RE DONE!!
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