DIY Christmas Gift Wrapping Ideas – Bowdabra Tutorial

Another holiday season is here, it’s time to start brainstorming Christmas gift-wrapping ideas that’ll impress your friends and family. A beautifully wrapped gift really shows someone you care. Don’t stress, because we’ve rounded up the coolest gift-wrapping ideas. These DIY Christmas Gift Wrapping Ideas will impress everyone on your Christmas gift list without breaking the bank.  Also today Bowdabra is going to share a few bow ideas that are perfect for Christmas gifts, or any other holiday or occasion!

Watch Sandy Sandler, the creator of the Bowdabra shares DIY Christmas Gift Wrapping ideas. To get started, grab your best scissors and Bowdabra Ultimate Christmas Ribbon Kit now!

DIY Christmas Gift Wrapping (Starts at 1:05)

Materials required:

• Gift Items (Glass Vase, Scarf, Socks, Tic tac)
• Tulle
• Floral Picks

Process:

1. Sandy puts the scarf and socks in the glass vase.
2. She adds some tulle to it.
3. She finishes it off by adding some floral picks and tic tac in it.

Funky Bow For Christmas (Starts at 2:10)

Materials required:

• Snowflake Ribbon (Teal Blue)
• White Snowflake Ribbon
• Silver Ribbon
• Snowflake Ornament
• Large Bowdabra
• 100-yard Bowdabra bow wire

Funky Bow For Christmas

Process:

1. Sandy folds the bow wire in half and tucks it underneath the Bowdabra.
2. After cutting the dovetail pattern on the six snowflake (teal blue) ribbon pieces, six white snowflake ribbon pieces, and three silver ribbon pieces, she puts them all alternatively inside the Bowdabra.
3. She places the snowflake ornament on the Bowdabra.
4. She pulls the bow wire from one end to the other and ties the bow.

Burlap Bow (Starts at 6:03)

Materials required:

• 100-yard Bowdabra bow wire
• Large Bowdabra
• Burlap Ribbon (Red, Beige)
• Buffalo Plaid Ribbon
• Silver Ribbon
• Cute Little Ornament

Burlap Bow

Process:

1. Sandy folds the bow wire in half and tucks it underneath the Bowdabra.
2. After cutting the dovetail pattern on the six burlap ribbon (beige, red) pieces, she puts them all alternatively inside the Bowdabra.
3. She places the buffalo plaid ribbon on the Bowdabra, and creates 6 loops.
4. She places a cute little ornament on top of it.
5. She secures the bow with several wire knots in the back and finishes off by fluffing the loops.

Tree Topper Bow (Starts at 9:20)

Materials required:

• 100-yard Bowdabra bow wire
• Large Bowdabra
• Velvet Red Ribbon
• Plaid Ribbon
• Sheer Silver Ribbon

Tree Topper Bow

Process:

1. Sandy folds the bow wire in half and tucks it underneath the Bowdabra.
2. After cutting the dovetail pattern on the red velvet ribbon tail end, she puts it in the Bowdabra.
3. She cuts off 2 yards of that ribbon roll, puts it inside the Bowdabra, and creates 5 loops.
4. She takes the plaid ribbon, flips it inside out, places it on the Bowdabra, and creates 6 loops.
5. Then, she places the sheer silver ribbon in and creates 5 loops.
6. She secures the bow with several wire knots in the back and finishes off by fluffing the loops.

DIY Scrunchy Ribbon Bow (Starts at 14:50)

Materials required:

• 100-yard Bowdabra bow wire
• Large Bowdabra
• Silver and Red Scrunchy Ribbon Roll

Process:

1. Sandy folds the bow wire in half and tucks it underneath the Bowdabra.
2. She holds the silver scrunchy ribbon and scrunches it down into the Bowdabra.
3. In the same way, she holds the red scrunchy ribbon, and silver scrunchy ribbon and scrunches them down into the Bowdabra.
4. Next, she secures the bow with several wire knots in the back and finishes off by fluffing the loops.

Snowflake Ribbon Bow (Starts at 17:42)

Materials required:

• 100-yard Bowdabra bow wire
• Large Bowdabra
• Burgundy/Gold Snowflake Ribbon Roll

Snowflake Ribbon Bow

Process:

1. Sandy folds the bow wire in half and tucks it underneath the Bowdabra.
2. After cutting the dovetail pattern on the tail ends, she puts it inside the Bowdabra.
3. She cuts off 3 yards from the ribbon roll and creates 7 loops with it.
4. She secures the bow with several wire knots in the back and finishes off by fluffing the loops.

Scrap Ribbon Bow (Starts at 20:05)

Materials required:

• 100-yard Bowdabra bow wire
• Large Bowdabra
• Scrap ribbons (golden ribbon, white/gold snowflake ribbon, gold sheer ribbon, and brown/gold ribbon)

DIY Christmas Scrap Ribbon Bow

Process:

1. Sandy folds the bow wire in half and tucks it underneath the Bowdabra.
2. After cutting the dovetail pattern on the one golden ribbon piece, and one white/gold snowflake ribbon piece, she lays them inside the Bowdabra.
3. She holds two gold sheer ribbon pieces together, puts them inside, and creates 3 loops.
4. After cutting the dovetail pattern on the three pieces of brown/gold ribbon and put them inside the Bowdabra.
5. She secures the bow with several wire knots in the back and finishes off by fluffing the loops.

Christmas Gift Wrapping Idea (Starts at 24:10)

Materials required:

• Gift Items (Baking Pan, Cookie mix, Oven Mitts, Cookie Cutter, Candies)
• Sheer Red/Gold Ribbon Roll
• Large Bowdabra
• 100-yard Bowdabra bow wire

Process:

1. Sandy takes all the gift items except the Cookie Cutter (Baking Pan, Cookie mix, Oven Mitts, Candies) and wraps them all up with the sheer red/gold ribbon, and puts a knot.
2. She folds the bow wire in half and tucks it underneath the Bowdabra.
3. She cuts a length of the same ribbon, puts it inside the Bowdabra, creates 8 loops, and adds the cookie cutter to it.
4. She pulls the bow wire from one end to the other and ties the bow.
5. In the end, she attaches the bow to the gift.

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