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CRAFTS, BELLYDANCING, ARTS

whichever order I put them in, these are my passion!

... all from my little home studio in Durban, on the east coast of sunny South Africa!

"I used to think that anyone doing anything weird was weird. I suddenly realized that anyone doing anything weird wasn't weird at all and it was the people saying they were weird that were weird." -- Paul McCartney









Wednesday, May 25, 2016

HOW DO YOU TIE THE PERFECT BOW? ... a Tutorial for Bugaboo Stamps

As a papercrafts teacher I often get asked how to tie the perfect bow, as this is something many crafters really find difficult to do.  Now while I can tie one with my eyes closed, I realise I needed to come up with a better solution, and here is that answer, and a little 'how-to' ... 

 Step 1

cut 4 pieces of satin ribbon (it doesn't really matter about the width)
1 x 15cm
2 x 7cm
1 x 5cm

Step 2

Step 3
Step 4
Step 5
Step 6
How easy is that!?
You might want to make a a whole bunch of these while sitting in front of the tv, or whilst waiting for the kids to come out of school.  A couple in every colour, so that they will be ready and waiting for the perfect project!

You can see the bow I made on my card, that features the Bugaboo image called  

 I hope you'll give it a try!

luv'n huggz
Jen Leeflang
DURBAN
SOUTH AFRICA






7 comments:

  1. this gives a much flatter bow than i do with my fingers.

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  2. I have never seen this made like this. Makes a wonderful bow, thanks for the tips.
    Faith
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  3. Great tutorial! Now, if I could just find someone who could tell how to tie a bow with baker's twine without the loops twisting when I pull the tails to make the loops smaller! Thank you for the tutorial! ~ Andrea

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    1. Pinch the knot and twist the tails as you pull them, Andrea - it works for me.

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  4. Great tutorial! You made it very easy...thanks for sharing!

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  5. Such a fab way to do a bow. Definitely going to try that. Thanks Jen!

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