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I found this simple tutorial for gift bows on Craftster
It's a great way to make some pretty additions to your presents this Christmas and because they use recycled paper, they are ecofriendly and thrifty too!
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These are my first attempt, I'm pretty pleased with how they turned out. I think they differ from the ones on the tutorial as I used thinner strips and made the loops looser.
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All you need is some scissors, paper of your choice and shiny brads to hold them together. I used some sheets of music from a vintage book and the coloured ones are made from the glossy outer pages of magazines. I looked for adverts that had lots of color, but virtually no text.
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I'm going to have another attempt and try and make some exactly like the tutorial ones, I think I need to cut the strips thicker!
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These are simple to make and a good relaxing-in-front-of-the-television activity, but be warned, they are very addictive once you start making them!
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7 comments:
oh wow, what a great idea! thanks for sharing :)
Thanks for sharing--I'm always looking for new and creative recycling ideas!
They are really good-looking..
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Diana
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This is so awesome! I really like this idea and will do them for birthdays, holidays, etc. Thanks for sharing it!
These are beautiful i will definately remember that one for next year!!
By the way congratulations on being a featured seller on Folksy!
These are fantastic!!
And something that can be done all year round for all manner of gifts.
Thank you.
:)
That was a great paper gift bows thank you so much for the tutorial good that you shared this. Keep posting!
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