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Summer Paper Flower Wreath with a Mini Bowdabra Bow

Bowdabra Design Team - Sarah — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:00:50 +0000

Paper flower wreaths are perfect for inside decor. Best of all they really don’t cost that much to make. I used cardstock for my flowers along with my wreath form. To add stability to my summer wreath I place stiff satin ribbon around the inside of the wreath. I added dimension to the wreath by folding many of the flower petals upward and gluing flower soft in the center. I finished my summer paper flower wreath with a Mini Bowdabra bow. Materials Needed: Cricut Accent Essentials (flowers, leaves, and wreath form) Aleene’s Tacky Glue Flower Soft Lilac Green Glitter Cardstock for the leaves Pink Glitter Cardstock for the flowers Cardstock for wreath form 5/8″ stiff satin ribbon Mini Bowdabra Hair Bow Tool & Ruler Bowdabra Bow Wire Instructions: 1. Begin by gathering all the supplies you will need to make the summer paper flower wreath. If you don’t have a Cricut use paper punches and manually cut out a wreath form. 2. Using Aleene’s Tacky Glue attach the ribbon to the back of the wreath form. Thread two tails through the center of the wreath. These ribbon tails will be used for the bottom of your bow. 3. [...]

Grapevine Wreath with Bowdabra Deco Mesh Bow

Bowdabra Design Team - Sarah — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:00:32 +0000

Deco mesh wreaths are all the rave! We decided to add our own spin by making a Bowdabra deco mesh bow. The deco mesh bow is durable for outside and looks great against the grapevine wreath. To add some color to the wreath I placed silk blue azaleas around it. This style wreath is really easy to make and can be done and hung in less than 3o minutes. The deco mesh makes a really full and vibrant colored bow with just a few bow loops. Materials Needed: Grapevine Wreath Silk Flowers 6″ Deco Mesh Bowdabra Bowdabra Bow Wire Wire Cutters Instructions: 1. Begin gathering all materials you will need to make this grapevine wreath with Bowdabra deco mesh bow. 2. To make the bow for the wreath cut 18″ of Bowdabra Bow Wire, fold the wire in half and place it into the Bowdabra. Next, place the end of the deco mesh into the towers of the Bowdabra. 3. Fold the deco mesh to create your first loop. 4. Fold a matching loop on the other side. 5. Fold two more similar sized loops and cut the mesh from the spool. 6. Scrunch [...]

Huge Collection Bowdabra Hair Bow Tutorials: Basic, Stacked, Boutique, Ribbon Art, and Dog Bows

Bowdabra Design Team - Sarah — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:26:23 +0000

Our Bowdabra Blog has so many hair bow tutorials we wanted to make it easier to find them all for you. We have sorted the bows by categories for quick viewing. We separated each category into basic beginner bow, stacked boutique bows, seasonal hair bows, ribbon art, adult bows, and dog bows. Click on each of the thumbnails for step-by-step hair bow making instructions. To design and create the bows our Bowdabra designers’ used our Bowdabra Bow making products. The Mini Bowdabra acts like a third hand holding the ribbon loops in place while you create your bow. The Hair Bow Tool & Ruler measures each bow loop to give you exact loops every time. The ruler also comes with an interactive CD for making 70 different hair bows. Bowdabra Category – Basic Beginner Bows Twisted Boutique Bow Ponytail Bows Korker Bow Video Hair Bow with Glass Bead Center Valentine Hair Bow Curly Ribbon Clips Personalize Ribbon Spiky Hair Bow Pink Polka Dot Hair Bow InLinkz.com Bowdabra Category – Stacked Boutique Bow St. Patrickâ��s Day Boutique Bow with Tulle Funky Loopy Hair Bow Pink and Black Stacked Hair Bows Hair Bow [...]

Flocking Moss Summer Wreath

Bowdabra Design Team - Sarah — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:00:30 +0000

Celebrate summer with a flocking moss wreath. I added silk flowers to my moss wreath along with a beautiful Bowdabra burlap bow. The colors are vibrant and fun – perfect for summer decor! This style wreath looks adorable on a fence gate or gardening shed. Materials Needed: Flocking Moss Wreath Form Silk Flowers Burlap Ribbon Bowdabra Bowdabra Bow Wire Wire Cutters Instructions: 1. Begin by gathering all the materials you will need to make this wreath. 2. Use wire cutters to cut the flowers from the bouquet. Leave several inches of stem to insert into the moss wreath form. Arrange the flowers around the wreath form to decide where to place them. Insert flowers into the wreath but leave the bottom empty for a bow. 3. To make the bow for the wreath cut 18″ of Bowdabra Bow Wire. Fold the wire in half and place it into the Bowdabra. 4. Cut a piece of burlap ribbon for the bow’s tail. Place the ribbon into the Bowdabra. 5. To make the bow loops place the end of the burlap ribbon into the Bowdabra. 6. To make the first loop fold and twist the [...]

Bowdabra Crafty Showcase with featured Summer Wreaths #60

Bowdabra Design Team - Susie — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 21:00:12 +0000

Thank you for stopping in for our weekly Bowdabra Crafty Showcase. We love having this weekly party! It gives us a chance to get some new inspiration from you! What have you been crafting? Last week we were crafting Dog Bow Tutorials and this week we will be sharing Summer Wreaths. If you have any summer wreath ideas, please share them below! We love seeing your projects each week and can’t wait to see what you share with us. Last week we had 58 new projects shared from all of you! The Showcase begins Friday night at midnight and ends on Thursday at 11:59am (eastern time). On Friday, our Bowdabra Designers will pick their favorite projects and share them at our weekly Feature Friday post. Stop over and check out the Friday featured bloggers from yesterday. We featured some of our favorite Fun in the Sun Summer Projects yesterday. Each week we will be working hard to showcase projects from other crafters who use the Bowdabra and Mini Bowdabra in their projects. We hope that you purchase one or get yours out of the craft cabinet and create some new projects. Here are a few Bowdabra Wreath idea from our archives Welcome Home Summer Frame Wreath [...]

Bowdabra Feature Friday with Summer Fun Recipes & Projects

Bowdabra Design Team - Susie — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 03:00:02 +0000

Happy Friday! We love our Feature Friday post because we get to share and showcase projects linked up in our weekly Bowdabra Crafty Showcase each week. We love seeing what everyone is working on and then sharing it with all of you!! We also feature bloggers who share projects using the Bowdabra and Mini Bowdabra on their personal blogs. This week we also shared with you Dog Bow ideas. Do you have a dog? Have you ever made your dog hair bows? Our Crafty Showcase runs Friday midnight through Thursday noon. Last week we had 58 new projects linked in our Crafty Showcase! Thank you for linking and visiting! Go check them out! They are wonderful! Each week, our Bowdabra Design team will pick our favorites and feature them here on our Bowdabra blog, Bowdabra Pinterest, Sandy Sandler Pinterest, Bowdabra Twitter, and Bowdabra Facebook sites! It is NOT an easy task in picking our favorites. We appreciate all of you for linking up and we love visiting all of your blogs, too! Saturday Crafty Showcase Top Picks #1 Craft Project of the Week - Lemonade Cupcakes by Don’t Mess With My Tutus – yummy! These would be great for any picnic this summer! Thank you bloggers for [...]