How to make DIY Spring/Summer Wreath & Bows – Bowdabra Tips

Spring is in full swing and soon summer will be on the horizon. Celebrate the warm weather months in style with a spring/summer wreath for your front door. In addition to a beautiful spring/summer wreath, Bowdabra is sharing some amazing DIY bows techniques using bow-making tools. The nice thing about these lovely DIY spring/summer bows and wreaths is that they are great indoor summer crafts for the whole family.  

Watch this Facebook Live as Nick from Nick’s Seasonal Décor teaches how to make gorgeous DIY Spring/Summer wreaths & bows. 

Funky Bow with Three Ribbons (Starts at 1:06)

Materials Required: 

• 100-Yard Bowdabra Bow Wire
• Large Bowdabra
• 2 ½” Printed Plaid White-Brown Check Ribbon Roll
• 2 ½” Canvas Wired Ribbon Roll
• 1 ½” White Ribbon Roll

Funky Bow with Three Ribbons

Process: 

1. Nick folds the bow wire in half and tucks it underneath the Bowdabra.
2. He creates 1 loop (3 ½” – 4”) with the white-brown check plaid ribbon, cuts it off, and places it right into the Bowdabra. 
3. He takes the canvas ribbon, creates a loop, cuts it off, and places it right into the Bowdabra. 
4. Next, he takes the white ribbon, creates a loop, cuts it off, and places it right into the Bowdabra. 
5. In the same process, he creates 3 more loops with the three different ribbons. 
6. 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.

3-2-1 Spring/Summer Bow (Starts at 7:36)

Materials required:

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

3-2-1 Ribbon 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-white striped ribbon roll, he places them right into the Bowdabra.
3. He takes the black-white striped ribbon, flips it inside out, places it on the Bowdabra, and creates 6 loops (4” – 5”) on the Bowdabra.
4. Next, he creates 4 comparatively smaller loops (2 ½” – 3”) and creates 1 button loop.
5. He secures the bow with several wire knots in the back.
6. He finishes off by fluffing the loops. 

DIY Mini Bow (Starts at 11:44)

Materials Required:

• 100-Yard Bowdabra Bow Wire
• Mini Bowdabra
• White Ribbon Roll

DIY Mini Bow

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 takes the white ribbon, flips it inside out, places it on the Bowdabra, and creates 4 loops and 1 button loop.
4. Then, Nick pulls the bow wire from one end to the other and ties the bow.
5. He finishes off by fluffing the loops and cutting the tail ends at an angle.

DIY Spring/Summer Wreath (Starts At 14:50)

Materials Required:

• 100-Yard Bowdabra Bow Wire
• Large Bowdabra
• 1 ½” Blue Ribbon Roll
• 14” Grapevine Wreath
• Two Types of Blue Flower Stem with Leaves sprays/picks
• Hot Glue

DIY Spring/Summer Wreath

Process:

1. Nick folds the bow wire in half and tucks it underneath the Bowdabra.
2. After cutting off the long tails from the blue 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 (3 ½”).
4. He secures the bow with several wire knots in the back and finishes off by fluffing the loops and curling up the tails.
5. In the end, he sticks the bow securely to the wreath and adds some decorative blue flower stems with leaves sprays with hot glue. 

Funky Spring/Summer Bow (Starts At 23:30)

Materials required:

• 100-yard Bowdabra bow wire
• Mini Bowdabra
• Lime Green Ribbon Roll

Funky Spring/Summer Bow

Process:

1. Nick folds the bow wire in half and tucks it underneath the Bowdabra.
2. He creates one loop with the lime-green ribbon, cuts it off, and places it right into the Bowdabra.
3. In the same fashion, he creates 5 more loops on the Bowdabra.
4. He secures the bow with several wire knots in the back and finishes off by fluffing the loops and cutting the tail ends at an angle.

How to make DIY Spring/Summer Wreath & Bows – Bowdabra Tips

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