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.






so simple yet very pleasant effect!
Posted by: Rani Dixon | January 28, 2013 at 12:55 PM
Such a cute idea. I love using different colors for the petals.
Posted by: Becky Keynes | January 28, 2013 at 12:57 PM
This is a nice way to freshen up dull gift wrap. Been there a bunch of times.
Posted by: Karen Sones | January 28, 2013 at 03:03 PM
Love this idea...
Posted by: Marjorie | January 28, 2013 at 03:04 PM