Tutorial: Bow Bookmarks

Don't you just think these are the cutest little bookmarks ever?! :)

A few minutes, some scraps of fabric, paper clips and a couple drops of hot glue and you too can make a "Little Bow Bookmark"!

These bookmarks are so easy and quick to make that you can end up with more than you know what to do with! :)

Scissors

Scrap Fabric

Paper Clips

Hot Glue Gun

Wire

Cut a strip of fabric 6 1/2 inches to 7 inches long.

Lay one end of the strip of fabric over the other end and scrunch the middle.

Wrap a small piece of wire around the middle to hold the scrunch...it now should look something like the picture above.

Make a French knot by taking a smaller piece of fabric and tying a knot on it, like the picture above.

Place the knot in the center of the bow and then bring the excess fabric to the back securing it with a dot of hot glue. Cut the rest of the fabric off with your scissors.

Turn your bow on it's back and apply a dot of hot glue in the center, adding a paper clip quickly to the glue before it dries...

and as quick as a wink you have an adorable little bow bookmark that will

save your books pages in a unique and cute way!

Micaela

How To Make- A Gift Box Bow

I love ribbon and whenever I have an excuse to use one of the many rolls in my growing collection, I take it! So today, I decided, with Christmas just around the corner, I would make, and show you how to make a gift box bow. I bought the ribbon that I'm using today at Michaels for $1.99. Thank you Michaels for your wonderful sales! This pattern is simple and easy and requires very little time.

You will need:

ribbon

 hot glue gun

stapler

ruler

scissors

Time: Five minutes (give or take)

Step ONE

Cut three strips of ribbon 12 inches long,

Cut another three strips of ribbon 11inches long,

Cut two strips of ribbon 10 inches long,

and cut the last strip of ribbon 3 1/2 inches long.

Step TWO

Twist each strip into loops that make a figure eight and staple in the center.

Shape the last, smallest strip into a circle and secure with a staple.

Step THREE

Layer the first three longest pieces on top of each other, spacing them evenly and securing them with a dot of glue from a hot glue gun. Add the next two groups of pieces, doing the same. Finally, stick the loop in the center, with the stapled end at the bottom.

So there you have it, a beautiful gift box bow, made by your very own hands! Enjoy!

Micaela