How to Make a Christmas Bow

During Christmas, my favorite part, apart from decorating the tree and eating delicious food is getting Christmas gifts. But I have always been a shabby gift wrapper and can't seem to get anything right in that department. More often than not, I ask for someone's help and end up discussing what the gift is. However, this year, I've decided to teach myself to at least know how to wrap the gifts without getting frustrated. And I've found a way. I take colorful ribbons and make beautiful bows that go right on the boxes. Isn't that a neat trick? The gift wrap looks attractive, doesn't take a lot of my time, and I don't even have to tell anyone what my gift to someone is. How about you? Do you know how a Christmas bow can be made? It's a necessary Christmas decoration for the gifts and the wreaths as well. In the following article, we will take a look at some Christmas bows and how you can make one for yourself.

Make a Bow Out of Ribbon

Here's an inexpensive decoration you can make to tie on the presents. For the ribbon, you can use shiny or metallic gold/silver colored ribbons as they make wonderful accessories to your presents. Take a look at the steps.

• Collect the material - gold or silver ribbon, scissors, and wire to tie the bow.
• Take the ribbon (size depends on how big you want the bow to be) in your left hand and leave few inches of tail in the bottom.
• Make a loop (sort of a teardrop) with the ribbon and hold it with your left thumb.
• Keep making loops and hold the bottom of the teardrops underneath your thumb.
• As you make the loops, slightly increase their sizes. You need to make a big, full bow.
• Once you reach the end of the ribbon, leave the same length for the tail as you did before.
• Use the wire to tie the bow properly. Make sure the wire is thin.
• All there's left to do now is fan the teardrops around to make it look like a flower.
• Cut the tails in an angle and attach the bow on presents or tree.

There's a variation to the floral bow we just learned. Make 2 floral bow with different colored ribbons, one smaller than the other. Layer the smaller bow on the bigger one, tie with the wire, fan out the teardrops, and attach it to the presents, wreath, or tree. You can use this layered bow as a Christmas window decoration as well.

Make a Bow for a Wreath

It's not necessary to attach a Christmas bow only on presents. You can use them for decorating wreaths as well. For your outdoor Christmas wreaths, here's a beautiful bow you can make.

• Collect the materials - velvet or satin ribbon, scissors, wire, and glue.
• Hold your left hand in front and wrap the long ribbon around your fingers.
• If you want a big ribbon, spread your fingers apart.
• Once you wrap the ribbon, remove from your hand and fold it in half.
• With the scissors, you will make a "V" cut where the ribbon is folded in half.
• Make sure you don't cut too much or cut the ribbon in half. We need the middle part.
• Use a wire to secure the ribbon at the cut. Make sure it's a thin wire.
• Start separating the loops on the ribbon. Fan them out in all directions.
• Now twist the loops to face forward and pull slightly towards the middle.
• Trim the tail in the bottom at an angle and secure the bow on the Christmas wreath.

These were some fabulous Christmas decorations which you can make. Instead of wasting precious time at the mall to get the gifts wrapped properly, why not make these gorgeous bows and get the job done faster? I hope that you enjoyed learning how to make a Christmas bow and will put it to good use. Till next time, Merry Christmas!