How To Make Easy Christmas Bows And Wreaths – Bowdabra Pro Tips

With the holidays here, you can see the big fancy bows everywhere! On trees, wreaths, presents, and so much more. The possibilities of what you can adorn with one of those fancy bows during the holiday season are endless. As for Christmas, bows are also an indispensable part of décor, and of course, they are popular for gift topping. Today we are sharing some cool Christmas bows and wreath tutorials that can be used to decorate your sweet home.

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

Let’s get started!

DIY Christmas Funky Bow (Starts At 2:30)

Materials Required:

• 100-Yard Bowdabra Bow Wire
• Large Bowdabra
• 1 ½” Christmas Red-Golden Ribbon Roll

 

Process:

1. Nick folds the bow wire in half and tucks it underneath the Bowdabra.
2. Using the Christmas red-golden ribbon roll, he creates one loop (3 ½” – 4”), cuts it off, and places it right into the Bowdabra.
3. In the same fashion, he creates 4 more loops.
4. 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.

 

DIY Christmas Traditional Bow (Starts At 7:45)

Materials Required:

• 100-Yard Bowdabra Bow Wire
• Large Bowdabra
• 2 ½” Red Velvet with Gold Trim Christmas Ribbon Roll

Process:

1. Nick folds the bow wire in half and tucks it underneath the Bowdabra.
2. After cutting off the tails from the red velvet with gold trim Christmas ribbon roll, he places them right into the Bowdabra.
3. He takes the ribbon, flips it inside out, places it on the Bowdabra, and creates 8 loops.
4. Next, 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 the tail ends.

 

Christmas Bow Wreath (Starts At 11:45)

Materials Required:

• 100-Yard Bowdabra Bow Wire
• Large Bowdabra
• Red Green Plaid Christmas Ribbon Roll
• Hot Glue
• Grapevine Wreath
• Christmas Pine Greenery, Berry Decorative Picks

 

Process:

1. Nick folds the bow wire in half and tucks it underneath the Bowdabra.
2. After cutting off the tails from the red-green plaid Christmas ribbon roll, he places them right into the Bowdabra.
3. Using the red-green plaid Christmas ribbon roll, he creates one loop, cuts it off, and places it right into the Bowdabra.
4. In the same fashion, he creates 5 more 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.
6. In the end, he sticks the bow securely to the wreath and adds some Christmas pine greenery, berry decorative picks with hot glue.

 

Simple Mini Bow (Starts at 16:00)

Materials required:

• 100-yard Bowdabra bow wire
• Mini Bowdabra
• Orange Plaid Ribbon Roll

 

Process:

1. Nick folds the bow wire in half and tucks it underneath the Bowdabra.
2. After cutting off the tails from the orange plaid ribbon roll, he places them right into the Bowdabra.
3. He creates 2 big loops (3”) on either side of the Bowdabra.
4. Next, he creates 1 button loop.
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 all the tail ends.

 

3-2-1 Bow (Starts At 25:00)

Materials Required:

• 100-Yard Bowdabra Bow Wire
• Large Bowdabra
• 1 ½” Christmas Red Glitter Ribbon Roll

Process:

1. Nick folds the bow wire in half and tucks it underneath the Bowdabra.
2. After cutting off the tails from the Christmas red glitter ribbon roll, he places them right into the Bowdabra.
3. He takes the ribbon, flips it inside out, places it on the Bowdabra, and creates 3 big loops (5”) on either side of the Bowdabra.
4. Using the same ribbon, he creates 2 comparatively smaller loops (2 ½”-3”) on either side of the Bowdabra and 1 button loop.
5. He secures the bow with several wire knots in the back and finishes off by fluffing the loops.

 

 

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