Create DIY Swags and Bows in Under 30 minutes with the Bowdabra

Creating beautiful DIY swag and bows is an easy and inexpensive way to add some personal flair to your home or event decorations. With just a few simple bow-making materials and some creativity, you can make stunning swag and bows in just a few minutes. In this blog post, we’ll show you how to create a stunning cemetery saddle, a spring door swag, bows, and more in just a few minutes.

Watch this Facebook Live as Sandy and Joette from Bowdabra teaches how to make these stunning DIY bows and swags easily!

 

DIY Hair Bow (Starts at 0:34)

Materials required: 

• 100-Yard Bowdabra Bow Wire
• Mini Bowdabra
• Pink Polka Dot Ribbon

 

Process:

1. Sandy folds the bow wire in half and tucks it underneath the Bowdabra.
2. She folds the ribbon in half, puts that down into the Bowdabra, and creates 4 loops.
3. She secures the bow with several wire knots in the back and finishes off by fluffing the loops.

 

Big Rag Bow (Starts at 2:45)

Materials required:

• 100-Yard Bowdabra Bow Wire
• Large Bowdabra
• Dollar Tree Grass Skirts
• Dollar Tree Lemon Printed Quilting Strips, Blue Quilting Strips
• Neutral Fabric Ribbon, 2 ½” Blue Burlap, Chicago Ribbon

 

Process:

1. Joette folds the bow wire in half and tucks it underneath the Bowdabra.
2. She lays down a half grass skirt, lemon-printed quilting strips, and blue quilting strips into the Bowdabra.
3. Then she puts another half of the grass skirts and another two pieces of lemon-printed quilting strips into the Bowdabra.
4. She places the neutral fabric ribbon in and creates 1 loop leaving 2 tails. She repeats the process again.
5. She lays down the blue quilting strip into the Bowdabra and creates 1 loop leaving 2 tails. She repeats the process again.
6. She places the lemon-printed quilting strip in and creates 1 loop leaving 2 tails.
7. She puts the blue burlap ribbon (dovetailed) in and creates 1 loop. In the same fashion, she creates 1 more loop.
8. Next, she places the lemon-printed quilting strip in and creates 1 loop.
9. She holds the Chicago ribbon and scrunches it down into the Bowdabra.
10. She secures the bow with several wire knots in the back and finishes off by fluffing the loops.

 

Hair Bow (Starts at 8:35)

Materials required:

• 100-Yard Bowdabra Bow Wire
• Mini Bowdabra
• Green-White Gingham, Yellow Floral Ribbon Roll
• Brooch
• Zot Glue

 

Process:

1. Sandy folds the bow wire in half and tucks it underneath the Bowdabra.
2. She places two dovetailed tails from the green-white gingham ribbon roll and six dovetailed tails from the yellow floral ribbon roll and two more dovetailed tails from the green-white gingham ribbon roll inside the Bowdabra.
3. She secures the bow with several wire knots in the back and finishes off by fluffing the loops.
4. In the end, she takes a pretty little brooch and puts it in the center of the bow with zot glue.

 

DIY Cemetery Saddle (Starts at 11:00)

Materials required:

• 100-Yard Bowdabra Bow Wire
• Large Bowdabra
• Greenery Picks, Floral Bush, Yellow Lily Picks, Yellow Fillers, Purple Floral Pick

 

Process:

1. Joette folds the bow wire in half and tucks it underneath the Bowdabra.
2. She lays down a few pieces of greenery, a floral bush, big yellow lily picks, more greeneries, yellow fillers, and purple floral picks into the Bowdabra.
3. She secures the bow with several wire knots in the back and finishes off by fluffing the loops.
4. In the end, she attaches the cemetery saddle flowers to the bars.

 

DIY Scrunchy Bow (Starts at 19:24)

Materials required:

• 100-Yard Bowdabra Bow Wire
• Large Bowdabra
• Red Scrunchy Ribbon Roll

 

Process:

1. Sandy folds the bow wire in half and tucks it underneath the Bowdabra.
2. She places the red scrunchy ribbon into the Bowdabra and creates 2 loops.
3. She holds the red scrunchy ribbon and scrunches it down into the Bowdabra.
4. She secures the bow with several wire knots in the back and finishes off by fluffing the loops.

 

DIY Swag (Starts at 20:55)

Materials required:

• 100-Yard Bowdabra Bow Wire
• Large Bowdabra
• 21” Wide Yellow Mesh Ribbon Roll
• Green-White Gingham and Yellow-White Gingham Ribbon Roll
• Floral Picks

 

Process:

1. Sandy folds the bow wire in half and tucks it underneath the Bowdabra.
2. She holds the yellow mesh ribbon and scrunches it down into the Bowdabra.
3. She lays down 1 piece of green-white gingham ribbon (with a dovetailed end) into the Bowdabra.
4. She places 1 piece of yellow-white gingham ribbon (with a dovetailed end) inside the Bowdabra.
5. She lays down a few pieces of floral picks.
6. She lays down a piece of green-white gingham ribbon and creates 7 loops. Then she places 1 piece of yellow-white gingham ribbon and creates 10 loops.
7. She lays down a few pieces of floral picks.
8. She secures the bow with several wire knots in the back and finishes off by fluffing the loops.

 

DIY Swag (Starts at 26:25)

Materials required:

• 100-Yard Bowdabra Bow Wire
• Large Bowdabra
• Hello Spring Ribbon Roll
• Turquoise/Teal Ribbon Roll
• Pink Gingham Check Ribbon Roll
• Eucalyptus Picks

 

Process: 

1. Sandy folds the bow wire in half and tucks it underneath the Bowdabra.
2. She lays down 2 tails of hello spring ribbon (with a dovetailed end) into the Bowdabra. Then she places another piece of the same ribbon.
3. She places 1 piece of turquoise/teal ribbon (with a dovetailed end) inside the Bowdabra.
4. She puts a few eucalyptus picks, 1 piece of pink gingham ribbon, few more eucalyptus picks, 2 pieces of pink gingham ribbon, 1 piece of hello spring ribbon, few more eucalyptus picks, 2 pieces of turquoise/teal ribbon, another piece of pink gingham ribbon and few more eucalyptus picks into the Bowdabra one-by-one.
5. She secures the bow with several wire knots in the back and finishes off by fluffing the loops.

 

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