Video DIY – How to make a gorgeous no-glue door swag

Let’s create a delightful no-glue door swag bow!

Bowdabra designer, Joette, shows you how to make a beautiful, eye-catching bow quickly and effortlessly with the Bowdabra and no hot glue necessary!

Let’s add a festive touch to your decor together!

Supplies:

Hanging foliage bush

Linear, tall, or long floral bush

2 small fern bushes

2 matching stems of Pampas grass

Small filler flower bush

2 small matching rose bush bouquets

1.5 yds of 2.5″ wide burlap

2 yds of a matching printed 2.5″ wide wired ribbon

1.5 yds of a matching solid 2.5″ wide wired ribbon

1 yd of 1.5″ wide wired matching velvet ribbon

Small matching hydrangea bush (or a large head on a stem/pick)

Large Bowdabra

Bowdabra Bow Wire (or zip ties)

Instructions:

First, cut an extra-long piece of Bowdabra bow wire since this is a very large swag. Then, fold it in half and insert it into the Bowdabra.  You will have a loop on one side and two loose wires on the other side.  This will serve as your slipknot. Tuck the ends under to stay out of the way while you are making your bow.

One side will be the bottom, and you will fan out the other side for the top. Now, lay in some linear hanging greenery and some gladioli for the bottom.

Next, fan out some fern bushes for the top. Add some pampas grasses in white and lavender and filler flower bushes.

Make a bow in the center:

First, add some tails. Then, add a small piece of ribbon, making one tail side longer than the other side.

Make a two shoelace bows in the center, keeping one tail side longer than the other. To make a little shoelace bow, find the center of a piece of ribbon and scrunch it down into the Bowdabra.  Now bring one side across and scrunch down, then bring the other side across and scrunch down.

Finally, place a floral bunch in the center and scrunch down a small piece of ribbon to hide any mechanics.

Now scrunch everything down with the Bowdabra wand.  Then, insert the loose wires through the loop and pull tight while the bow is still in the Bowdabra. Then, remove the bow from the Bowdabra, separate the ends, turn to the back, and tie a knot.  Tie a double knot for extra security.

Fluff and arrange the bow loops and tails and bend the florals as desired. You have a beautiful, large no-glue door swag!