How To Create Bow Wreath With Only Greenery

If you find yourself flipping through the pages of arts and crafts catalogs more often than creating your own bows, don’t worry Bowdabra is here to help! Making a big, pretty bow wreath with only greenery is really easy! With this simple step-by-step tutorial, you can create the perfect bow wreath every time. Once you get the hang of it, you’ll be making them in no time!

Watch Nick from Nick’s Seasonal Décor on Bowdabra Facebook Live, with funky and traditional bows, and a wreath. Follow the step-by-step instructions and create perfect DIY bow wreaths. Tune in to learn the process from scratch!

Funky Bow with Harlequin Ribbon (Starts at 2:06)

Materials required:

• 100-yard Bowdabra bow wire
• Large Bowdabra
• 1 ½” Black & White Harlequin Ribbon Roll

Funky Bow

Process:

1. Nick folds the bow wire in half and tucks it underneath the Bowdabra.
2. Using the Black & White Harlequin ribbon, he creates one loop, cuts it off, and places it right into the Bowdabra.
3. Using the same process, he creates 5 more loops on the Large Bowdabra.
4. He creates a total of 6 loops.
5. He secures the bow with several wire knots in the back and finishes off by fluffing the loops and cutting the dovetail pattern on the tail ends.

Traditional Bow for Wine Bottles (Starts at 8:15)

Materials required:

• 100-yard Bowdabra bow wire
• Large Bowdabra
• 1 ½” Black Ribbon Roll

Traditional Bow

Process:

1. Nick folds the bow wire in half and tucks it underneath the Bowdabra.
2. After cutting off the tails from the black ribbon roll, he places them right into the Bowdabra.
3. He takes the black ribbon, flips it inside out, places it on the Bowdabra, and creates 8 loops.
4. Then, he pulls the bow wire from one end to the other and ties the bow.
5. He finishes off by fluffing all the loops and cutting the dovetail pattern on all the tail ends.

Funky Bow Wreath (Starts at 11:50)

Materials required:

• 100-yard Bowdabra bow wire
• Large Bowdabra
• 2 ½” White Ribbon Roll
• Hot glue
• 18” Grapevine wreath
• Artificial leaf greenery, dusty miller, and blue foliage decorative picks

Funky Bow Wreath

Process:

1. Nick folds the bow wire in half and tucks it underneath the Bowdabra.
2. After cutting off the tails from the white ribbon roll, he places them right into the Bowdabra.
3. He creates one loop, cuts it off, and places it right into the Bowdabra.
4. Using the same process, he creates 4 more loops right into the Bowdabra.
5. He secures the bow with several wire knots in the back and finishes off by fluffing the loops and cutting the dovetail pattern on the tail ends.
6. In the end, he sticks the bow securely to the wreath and adds some artificial leaf greenery, dusty miller, and blue foliage decorative picks with hot glue.

Mini Bow (Starts at 24:35)

Materials required:

• 100-yard Bowdabra bow wire
• Mini Bowdabra
• Fall Ribbon Roll

Process:

1. Nick folds the bow wire in half and tucks it underneath the Bowdabra.
2. After cutting off the tails (15”) from the fall ribbon roll, he places them right into the Bowdabra.
3. He creates 2 big loops on either side of the Bowdabra and 1 button loop.
4. He secures the bow with several wire knots in the back and finishes off by fluffing the loops.

Traditional Christmas Bow (Starts at 27:56)

Materials required:

• 100-yard Bowdabra bow wire
• Large Bowdabra
• Red-White Ribbon Roll

Traditional Bow

Process:

1. Nick folds the bow wire in half and tucks it underneath the Bowdabra.
2. After cutting off the tails from the red-white ribbon roll, he places them right into the Bowdabra.
3. He takes the same ribbon, flips it inside out, places it on the Bowdabra, and creates 10 medium loops and 1 button loop.
4. Then, he pulls the bow wire from one end to the other and ties the bow.
5. He finishes off by fluffing all the loops and cutting the dovetail pattern on all the tail ends.

Create Bow Wreath With Only Greenery

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