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DIY St. Patrick's Day Bows and Wreaths

Get Your Craft On: DIY St. Patrick's Day Bows and Wreaths

Making bows and wreaths is an easy and fun way to get into the holiday spirit. You can use different shades and patterns of green ribbon to create a unique and festive decoration that’s perfect for your home. Check out our bow-making materials that are needed to craft these bows and wreaths. Watch this Facebook Live as Joette from the Bowdabra Design Team teaches how to make these easy DIY wreaths and bows, and so much more!

DIY  Centerpiece Bow (Starts at 5:26)

Materials required:

 

DIY Centerpiece Bow

Process:

  1. Joette folds the bow wire in half and tucks it underneath the Bowdabra.
  2. She holds the green-gold mesh and scrunches it down into the Bowdabra.
  3. She places four dovetailed pieces of green chicago ribbon, greenery (fern), white lilac flower, green carnation, green shamrock leaf, and some white hydrangea picks into the Bowdabra.
  4. She lays down two dovetailed pieces of shamrock white-green ribbon into the Bowdabra.
  5. She places the same ribbon in and creates 6 loops (4” – 5”) into the Bowdabra.
  6. She places the green shamrock ribbon in and creates 4 loops into the Bowdabra.
  7. She places the white-green shamrock ribbon in and creates 2 loops into the Bowdabra.
  8. She secures the bow with several wire knots in the back and finishes off by fluffing the loops.
  9. In the end, she sticks the bow to a green balloon with hot glue.

 

DIY Lantern Swag (Starts at 16:16)

Materials required:

 

DIY Lantern Swag

Process:

  1. Joette folds the bow wire in half and tucks it underneath the Bowdabra.
  2. She lays down a few ferns, eucalyptus, more greenery, and flower picks into the Bowdabra.
  3. She places a dovetailed tail from the carrot ribbon roll inside the Bowdabra.
  4. She places the same ribbon in and creates 4 loops and 1 button loop.
  5. She secures the bow with several wire knots in the back and finishes off by fluffing the loops.
  6. In the end, she attaches the bow to a lantern.

 

DIY Easter Wreath (Starts at 20:48)

Materials required:

 

DIY Easter Wreath

Process:

  1. Joette folds the bow wire in half and tucks it underneath the Bowdabra.
  2. She lays down a few ferns, pink flowers, blue flowers, yellow flowers, and eucalyptus picks into the Bowdabra.
  3. She places the dovetailed tails cut from the easter eggs printed yellow ribbon.
  4. She places the same ribbon again and creates 7 loops and 1 button loop into the Bowdabra.
  5. She secures the bow with several wire knots in the back and finishes off by fluffing the loops.
  6. In the end, she sticks the bow securely around the little wreath.

 

DIY Hair Bow (Starts at 27:23)

Materials required:

 

DIY Hair Bow

Process:

  1. Joette adds a little bead with the wire at the end, folds the bow wire in half, and tucks it underneath the Bowdabra.
  2. She folds the green-gold gleam ribbon and scrunches it in the Bowdabra.
  3. She secures the bow with several wire knots in the back and finishes off by fluffing the loops.

 

Mini Bow (Starts at 29:55)

Materials required:

 

Mini Bow

Process:

  1. Joette folds the bow wire in half and tucks it underneath the Bowdabra.
  2. She places one dovetailed piece of beekeeper gnome yellow ribbon, four dovetailed pieces of yellow gingham ribbon, and one dovetailed piece of bees & blossoms yellow ribbon into the Bowdabra.
  3. She secures the bow with several wire knots in the back and finishes off by fluffing the loops.

 

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