Celebrate the holidays in style with this DIY Holiday Patriotic Door Swag tutorial! Sandy Sandler, the creator of the Bowdabra guides you through the easy steps for a stunning door decoration made easy with the Bowdabra.
Mesh ribbon (21 inches wide)
Red, white, and blue burlap ribbon
Patriotic ornaments
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, take the 21-inch-wide mesh ribbon and roll the ends under to hide any fraying. Then gather it and scrunch it down into the Bowdabra. When you reach the end of the ribbon roll it under as you did at the start and scrunch it in the Bowdabra.
Now, lay in the tails starting with the stars ribbon, then red, white, and blue burlap ribbon on which they all have already been dovetailed. To dovetail, fold the ribbon in half and cut at an angle away from the fold. Keep alternating colors as you go. Scrunch down with the Bowdabra wand.
Next, add a long piece of the star ribbon and fold and twist to make loops for a bow. Make sure as you fold and twist that the right side is always facing up.
Finally, add a cluster of ornaments. 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. The Bowdabra wire makes it so easy!
To finish, shape all the loops of the bow and arrange the tails. You have the most beautiful Holiday Patriotic door swag!
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