Design your own wooden sign using an unfinished wooden plaque and a stick on decal, purchased at the Dollar Store. Finish the wooden sign with a Bowdabra Bow.
Materials Needed:
- Stick on Decal from the Dollar Store
- Sample Paint or Small Tube of Paint
- Paint Brush
- Mini Bowdabra with Ruler
- Tulle
- Ribbon
- Hot Glue
Instructions:
1. Begin by purchasing all the materials you will need to make these sign.
Wooden Sign Sentiment with Bowdabra Bow
2. Paint the sign and add the stick-on decal.
Wooden Sign Sentiment with Bowdabra Bow
3. To make the bow place the Hair Bow Tool & Ruler onto the Mini Bowdabra. Cut 12″ of Bowdabra Bow Wire and fold the wire in half. Place the wire into the Mini Bowdabra. Gather tulle and ribbon.
Wooden Sign Sentiment with Bowdabra Bow
4. Begin to place small strips of tulle into the Mini Bowdabra.
Wooden Sign Sentiment with Bowdabra Bow
5. Place several strips of tulle into the Mini Bowdabra.
Wooden Sign Sentiment with Bowdabra Bow
6. Place a small strip of dovetailed ribbon into the Mini Bowdabra.
Wooden Sign Sentiment with Bowdabra Bow
7. Fold and press the ribbon into the Mini Bowdabra to make your first loop.
Wooden Sign Sentiment with Bowdabra Bow
8. Continue folding and pressing the ribbon into the Mini Bowdabra to make additional loops. Finish the ribbon with a dovetail.
Wooden Sign Sentiment with Bowdabra Bow
9. Place the two tail ends of the wire through the loop.
Wooden Sign Sentiment with Bowdabra Bow
10. Pull the wire tightly.
Wooden Sign Sentiment with Bowdabra Bow
11. Remove the bow from the Mini Bowdabra and knot the back. Make a matching bow.
Wooden Sign Sentiment with Bowdabra Bow
12. Make two additional small bows.
Wooden Sign Sentiment with Bowdabra Bow
13. Glue the bows onto the plaque.
Wooden Sign Sentiment with Bowdabra Bow
14. Your inexpensive wooden sign with sentiment is complete.
Wooden Sign Sentiment with Bowdabra Bow
Craft Tutorial by Bowdabra Designer Sarah
