I Try It: Gift Bow Flowers

With all the beautiful wrapping paper and ribbons you could choose from, it’s easy to let them do all the pretty presenting.  However, if you’ve got the creative bug, I personally love thinking of unexpected color combinations or adding bits of trim here and there straight out of my craft box.

I was going through a stack of tearsheets I filed away some time ago, and came upon this cute gift-bow-turn-flower-bloom DIY craft project.  The original instructions called for two gift bows of the same color, one larger than the other.  I chose two different shades to give emphasis to the “bloom.” They use a same-colored snippet of ribbon for the center of the smaller bloom.  I opted for natural color tissue paper.

{Materials} Two gift bows – one larger, the other smaller to fit inside the larger; approx. 3” of ribbon to fit inside the smaller bow OR tissue paper; glue.

{What I Did} Snip all the loops of both gift bows.  Fit the smaller into the center of the larger bow.  If the bow doesn’t come with a self-adhesive, apply glue.  For the smaller center, you can choose to roll a bit of ribbon or tissue paper to finish off the bloom.  

Comments

[Rani Dixon]

so simple yet very pleasant effect!

[Becky Keynes]

Such a cute idea. I love using different colors for the petals.

[Karen Sones]

This is a nice way to freshen up dull gift wrap. Been there a bunch of times.

[Marjorie]

Love this idea...