The Bowdabra Blog will be featuring paper crafting ideas, all week long. When the snow is coming down, the 
temperature is falling; I also get so much comfort and joy from crafting. I often sit down with my tea and spend hours crafting in my warm and cozy craft room. Recently, I made a gift box using scrapbook paper and a recycled cylinder tea box. I hope you enjoy it, as much as, I do!
Craft Supplies Needed:
Handmade Paper
Winter Scrapbooking Paper
5/8” Light Blue Satin Ribbon (66” in length)
¼” White Satin Ribbon (39” in length)
Recycled Cylinder
Button
Embroidery Thread
Hole Puncher
Tacky Glue, Glue Stick or Hot Glue
Mini Bowdabra
Hair Bow Tool & Ruler
Bowdabra Bow Wire
Instructions:
1. Begin with a cylinder container. I am recycling a cute little loose tea holder.
Paper Crafting Ideas Gift Box
2. Next, cut the paper to the sizes you will need to fit around the gift box.
Paper Crafting Ideas Gift Box
3. Glue the paper onto the box. Cut a little tag to be placed on the gift. Attach the tag to the box using embroidery thread.
Paper Crafting Ideas Gift Box
4. To make the bow for the gift box ”“ Place the Hair Bow Tool & Ruler onto the Mini Bowdabra. Cut 18” of Bowdabra Bow Wire and fold it in half and place it into the Mini Bowdabra.
Paper Crafting Ideas Gift Box
5. Cut 66” of 5/8” satin ribbon, fold the ribbon in half and place it into the Mini Bowdabra.
Paper Crafting Ideas Gift Box
6. Fold and press the ribbon into the Mini Bowdabra at the 2” mark to make your first loop.
Paper Crafting Ideas Gift Box
7. Fold a matching loop on the other side.
Paper Crafting Ideas Gift Box
8. Continue to fold and press the remaining ribbon, leave tails. Scrunch down with the Mini Bowdabra wand to keep it all in place.
Paper Crafting Ideas Gift Box
9. Cut 39” of ¼” satin ribbon. Press the ribbon end into the Mini Bowdabra.
Paper Crafting Ideas Gift Box
10. Fold and press the ribbon at the 1” mark to make your first loop. Use the Mini Bowdabra wand to hold the ribbon in place.
Paper Crafting Ideas Gift Box
11. Make a matching loop on the other side.
Paper Crafting Ideas Gift Box
12. Fold and press remaining ribbon to form additional loops. Scrunch down with the Mini Bowdabra Wand.
Paper Crafting Ideas Gift Box
13. Keep the wand in place thread the two loose ends of Bowdabra Bow Wire through the loop.
Paper Crafting Ideas Gift Box
14. Pull the Bowdabra Bow Wire tightly while the bow is still in the Mini Bowdabra.
Paper Crafting Ideas Gift Box
15. Gently pull the bow out of the Mini Bowdabra. Separate the two loose ends of the Bowdabra Bow Wire and bring them around to the back of the bow. To tie off the bow, pinch the Bowdabra Bow Wire securely against the bow. Twist the bow 4 to 6 times in a clockwise direction. Fluff the bow.
Paper Crafting Ideas Gift Box
16. Using the remaining Bowdabra Bow Wire attach a coordinating button and trim away excess wire.
Paper Crafting Ideas Gift Box
17. Glue the bow onto the top of the homemade container.
Paper Crafting Ideas Gift Box
18. Your little gift box is ready to be filled with winter goodies.
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