Thursday, December 1, 2022

Growing in Unity bow maker

Today I have a fun project to share with you. I made a fancy bow maker to give to a new stamping friend. I used the floral stamp from this past kit of the month called Everyday Fairytale

I took a piece of cardstock double the size of the stamped image. I stamped the flowers and folded the cardstock. 


I took four bamboos skewers and broke them so that they were the same length. I got glued them to the backside of the stamped floral


I then put hot glue all over the skewers and folded the lower half over the cardstock onto it sandwiching the skewers inside the cardstock. 

(Kind of like a matchbook)




I watercolored the floral image. 


I stamped the flowers again, fussy cut and painted them. 


I used dimensional sticky tape to adhere these flowers on top of the already stamped flowers on the cardstock. 


This is the back of the bow maker. I wrote the 2 lengths of ribbon needed to make the bow. 
16 inches and 7 inches 




To make the bow you start with the 16 inch length bow. You weave it in and out of the bamboo skewers. Leaving about 3 inches over the left side. 

Then you weave back the other way 
Then you weave back the other way 

Then back again 
You will have about 3 inches hanging off the right side 


Then you slip the 7 inch ribbon in the middle two skewers at the bottom and at the top 


Tie the 7 inch ribbon gathering the woven ribbon into a bow 

Then you slide the bow off. 


I hope you liked this fun project. Come back tomorrow for my last day of growing in Unity 




10 comments:

  1. This is so beautiful and such easy to follow directions. She is going to be tickled pink! I still have mine, too!

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  2. I definitely like this project! Lovely and practical. :)

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  3. Awesome project! Looks to be an easy way to create a bow. Thank you.

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  4. This is brilliant! I love this idea. Your friend will be thrilled!

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  5. Great idea! I'm going to try this!

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  6. I don't think there is a more beautiful bow maker out there! How unique and just
    gorgeous!! And makes a lovely bow, too.

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  7. What a practical and beautiful wee gift MariLynn - love your colouring of the base!! Your instructions are so clear and precise too.
    Blessings
    Maxine

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  8. So creative to pretty up a bow maker!!

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  9. Oh I love how you even decorated a tool for your craft room, I will have to make myself one now!

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