Sandy Sandler, the creator of the Bowdabra shows you in this step-by-step guide how to make the best patriotic wreath bow in minutes. Glam up your patriotic holidays with this amazing bow. Use it on a wreath, on a door, or as a centerpiece.
Materials:
10” x 9 yards white tulle
(2) 5” x 2 yards red mesh
(2) 9” x 20” glitter red ribbon
9” x 62” glitter red ribbon
Two 24” pieces of patriotic garland
Four pieces 2 ½” 12” blue wired ribbon
2 ½” x 1 yard blue wired ribbon
2 ½” 1 yard red and white ribbon
26” piece of 2 ½” wide blue ribbon
Instructions:
First, cut a piece of Bowdabra bow wire. Then, fold it in half and insert it into the Bowdabra. You will have a loop on one side and two loose wires on the other side. This will serve as your slipknot. Tuck the ends under to stay out of the way while you are making your bow.
Next, place the tulle in the Bowdabra and make loops back and forth.
Then, lay in the red mesh and make loops back and forth as you did with the tulle.
Next, take the two pieces of glitter red ribbon, find the center, and scrunch them in the Bowdabra. Push everything down with the Bowdabra wand.
Now, take the long piece of glitter red ribbon find the center, and place it right side of the ribbon down into the Bowdabra. Next, take one end of the ribbon bring it over, and scrunch that right side down into the Bowdabra. Then, bring the other end over the first loop which forms a sort of X shape, and lay that in the Bowdabra. Now, push the lower ribbon in first, then push the top one and you have a boutique bow. Scrunch everything down with the Bowdabra wand.
Now scrunch in the patriotic garland pieces followed by the blue wired ribbon.
Next, working with the blue ribbon, red, and white ribbon pieces together twist and fold making loops back and forth. Make sure the right sides are facing up.
Taking the last piece of blue ribbon create a scrunchy style bow. Insert the bow from the top and push down like an accordion.
Finishing your patriotic wreath bow
Now scrunch everything down with the Bowdabra wand. Then, insert the loose wires through the loop and pull tight while the bow is still in the Bowdabra. Then, remove the bow from the Bowdabra, separate the ends, turn to the back, and tie a knot. Tie a double knot for extra security.
Now the fun part of arranging and fluffing your bow by pulling apart the loops in opposite directions and you have the best patriotic wreath bow!
