Chapter 2 Bows / 99 ways to decorate gifts

You can make the simplest bow yourself as follows:

Before starting work, prepare two ribbons (wide and narrow) of different colors. The length and width of the light tape is 20x5cm, dark - 40x5cm, respectively.
Next, fold the wide ribbon into a loop and secure the edges with glue.
Repeat the same with a narrow ribbon. To do this, you need to put it on top of the wide one, and fasten the ends of both with glue to each other.
Take the remaining piece of narrow ribbon and tie it loosely in the middle of the resulting product.
Free edges allow you to attach a bow to a gift or clothing

Ribbon bows

To make gift bows from ribbons, you will need satin ribbons, or pieces of braid or fabric that does not fray.
For some designs, you can use paper or thin plastic, securing the components with a stapler or glue. Strict horizontal bows are perfect for stylish minimalist gift packaging. In this case, you can use several ribbons of different shades.

You can make this cute bow from scraps of multi-colored ribbons:

We make larger fluffy bows according to the following schemes:

We make a bright contrasting bow from two narrow and one wide ribbon like this:

You can tie a gift with real hair bows. Gentle, beautiful and reminiscent of school childhood! This option is great for wrapping a gift for a teacher.

How to make a flower bow from a napkin

Photo © Maria Savenkova

In a matter of minutes, you can make a beautiful flower from an ordinary multi-layer napkin for simple and affordable room decoration, for table decoration, and also to complement the simplest gift wrapping with a bright and unforgettable element. Such bows can be collected into a ball by connecting several pieces at once, and used as a pendant in the room.

To attach the bow to the gift wrapping, you can use a drop of any glue or double-sided tape.

multilayer paper napkin
threads

Paper bows

Fold paper ribbons for quilling or strips of colored paper in the shape of various rings, cut out an inscription with a wish or anniversary dates from other paper. Pin them together to create a custom gift bow.

You can make a large flower from paper curls; in the center there is a place for wishes and additional decoration.

We make a holly flower from many cut out paper circles. We roll them into a cone and glue them along the edge. Then we collect it in the shape of a flower.

Paper bow with - simple and beautiful!

If you really want to surprise your loved ones with your original packaged gift, then you should familiarize yourself with the detailed diagrams for cutting, folding and attaching extraordinary bows. Let's take a look and get down to business!

Even a child can make such a bow: fold the paper into a fan, fasten it with thread - and the bow is ready! You can use colored paper, newspaper and magazine clippings, wallpaper, and geographic maps.

Men's bows

We are preparing a special bow for a gift for a man.
This could be decorating a gift with a tie or suspenders. A paper bag with a gift inside can be shaped like a shirt and tie. We use colored ribbons or paper.

You can also use the shirt itself as wrapping paper and a bow. See what you can come up with!

How to tie a bow

The holidays are coming, and you want to wrap a gift beautifully. It’s always a problem for me, how to tie a bow that doesn’t turn but lies flat?

So, to tie a bow you will only need an ordinary table fork, the size of which will determine the size of the bow itself. On a fork, bows made from ribbons of small width - up to 1 cm - work well. Wider ribbons will be very difficult to tie on a fork. After you tighten this knot, carefully make another one to secure the bow. And this is what you get on the back of the fork. Remove the bow, straighten all the ribbons, trim the ends (you can cut them with corners). Little tips. 1. Try not to twist the tape when working. 2. Practice a few times first, my first few bows were very ugly. In order to tie large bows using ribbons of larger width, it is very convenient to use the following template. It must be printed and pasted on cardboard. You can tie bows of any size on its edges. (MK video on the website https://vyshivka.mirtesen.ru/blog/43268218346/Drugoe-rukodelie:-Kak-zavyazat-bantik)

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Unconventional solutions

The gift can simply be closed with a button.
It would be very useful to decorate a gift related to photographs or a gift for a photographer with old film from photographs.

You can make fabric packaging and a bow from a single piece of fabric.

How to beautifully wrap a round gift? A package made from a piece of fabric with a handle and double rows of bows is suitable.

When a pie is given as a gift, it is usually brought on a baking sheet in a towel. What if you complement your work of culinary art with beautiful packaging? An edible gift can be decorated with a fabric napkin and decorated with a “bow” of spoons.

Flower bows

Flowers are always bright, solemn and tender.
Therefore, we take note of decorating gifts with bows and flowers. We make a flower from two different ribbons.

Simple paper flower:

You can make a flower with leaves from paper according to the diagram:

Delicate voluminous flowers can be made from crepe paper or ordinary napkins.

See what kind of flower can be made from ordinary newsprint paper.

Fabric flowers are very similar to real ones. If you “burn” the edges of the fabric, you can get the effect of real petals. Similar flowers can be made from a plastic bottle by heating its edges.

We hope that our ideas will definitely inspire your creativity. Motherhood.ru wishes you and your loved ones pleasant gifts!

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There are different reasons for feasts: birthdays and significant dates, Defender of the Fatherland Day and International Women's Day, Valentine's Day and numerous professional holidays. And for some, a special occasion is not needed to create a festive atmosphere in the house. Yesterday we talked to you about how to beautifully fold paper napkins for any celebration, but today we will use them to decorate the New Year's table, inviting the spirit of our favorite holiday into the house.

How to fold napkins for the New Year's table?

Let's decorate the holiday table together with napkins in the shape of a New Year's tree, a bright snowflake, a playful bunny and a romantic swan. I hope the detailed photo instructions will make your task easier and help you make your holiday unforgettable.

Napkins in the shape of a Christmas tree

To decorate napkins in the shape of a spruce, green napkins are best suited for greater realism. Unfortunately, I didn’t have any on hand, so I will demonstrate this method of folding napkins on orange napkins. You can also make a very beautiful Christmas tree from napkins with New Year or Christmas ornaments.

1. Take the napkin out of the package. 2. Bend one corner down, as in figure two. 3. Bend another corner, trying to make single indents. 4. Bend down the third corner. 5. Bend down the fourth corner. 6. Turn the napkin over. 7. Fold the two sides of the napkin, as shown in Figure seven. 8. Turn the napkin over again. 9. Take the first corner and gently pull it towards you. 10. We also bend the second corner and tuck it under the first. 11. We fill all the corners one by one. 12. Decorate our Christmas tree with “toys” and a bow.

Bunny shaped napkin

You can also please your guests with bunny-shaped napkins. Such napkins of various sizes and several contrasting colors will look especially cool.

1. Fold a square napkin in half. 2. Fold it in half again (take it from bottom to center). 3. Find the middle and bend part of the napkin down, as in the third picture. 4. We bend the second part in the same way. 5. Now bend the lower corners towards the center. 6. We bend each side of the napkin again towards the center, as in figure six. 7. Turn the napkin over. 8. Lower the top corner down. 9. Turn the napkin over. 10. Connect the two ends of the napkin, pinching one end after the other. 11. Turn the napkin over and straighten our bunny’s ears. 12. Tie the napkin with a string, tie a bow and trim it so that you get a mustache.

Napkin in the shape of a swan

Napkins in the shape of swans will look very romantic on the holiday table. White and black napkins are best suited for these purposes.

1. Place a square napkin on the table. 2. Fold it in half, carefully ironing the edge - this is very important. 3. Open the napkin and bend the corner so that the next corner can be bent exactly the same distance. 4. Bend the second corner and iron it thoroughly. 5. Now we fold the parts of the napkin, as in figure five. 6. Fold the napkin in half, but so that its sharp tip protrudes beyond the napkin for some distance. 7. Bend this tip back. 8. Turn the napkin over. 9. Bend it in half. 10. We take the swan in our hands. 11. We bend the bottom of the napkin (the base of the swan) on each side, otherwise the swan simply will not be able to stand. 12. Place the swan on a plate or table.

Fold the napkin into the shape of a snowflake (star)

Napkins in the shape of snowflakes will look very bright and festive on the New Year's table. It is best to use multi-colored napkins with New Year's ornaments.

1. Fold the bottom and top sides of the laid out square napkin towards the center. 2. Turn the napkin towards you. 3. Fold the napkin like an accordion. 4. You must have at least five edges, otherwise it will be difficult to fold the napkin into a snowflake. 5. Bend down the corners, as in figure number five. 6. We do this on each side. 7. Pin the napkin in the center and straighten it into a snowflake. If you have made too few ribs and it does not straighten out, you can staple the opposite ends together. 8. Place the napkin on the festive table.

Everyone loves to receive and give good gifts. It's no secret that the best gift is made with your own hands. Thanks to our article, which will present: master classes, diagrams, videos, you will get an interesting idea on how beautifully and unusually you can decorate a gift or card. Let's start creating. Let's start with a simpler version of the usual origami bow!

Step-by-step instructions on how to make a flower bow from a napkin:

You will need a multi-layer napkin, scissors and a needle and thread.

The napkin must be folded in half.

Then again in half, and again.

Holding the center with your hand, you need to cut the edges in a semicircle. If it is difficult to do this by eye, then you can outline the outline with a simple pencil.

Straighten the napkin. It should turn out to be a flower. Now you need to take it apart into layers.

Fold one third part slightly and secure the center with thread.

Without cutting the thread, fasten another third of the paper flowers in the center, also folding them slightly.

Secure the resulting volumetric part in the center of the remaining third of the flowers. The thread must be secured and cut.

Spread the “petals”, fluffing the flower bow.

Making an original bow using the origami technique with your own hands

The key to good and high-quality work depends on the workplace. We will remove everything unnecessary and prepare everything necessary. We will need:

Scissors
Sheet of colored paper

Let's prepare the necessary templates, as shown in the pictures. You will need a strip for fastening in the center, the center of the bow and the back part on which everything is attached.

We take a part that consists of two wings. The ends of these wings must be bent towards the center, and wrapped in the center with a thin strip of paper, which we cut out according to the template. The wrapped strip must be glued to the back of the part so that the gluing points are not visible. All that remains is to take the bow and glue it to the base; you should glue it in the central part so that the wings of the bow are free and look more voluminous.

Now we have three main parts. To begin with, let's take a part that consists of two wings. The ends of these wings must be bent towards the center, and wrapped in the center with a thin strip of paper, which we cut out according to the template. The wrapped strip must be glued to the back of the part so that the gluing points are not visible. All that remains is to take the bow and glue it to the base, you should glue it in the central part so that the wings of our bow are free and look more voluminous

This is how easy it is for us to create original bows that can be used to decorate gifts, cards, or simply be used in the home for decoration.

Hair ornaments

Handmade hair bows are a great way to stand out. To do this, adhere to the following points:

Take 2 pieces of tape (5x25) and a thin tape
Fold the corner at one edge of the wide ribbon
Combine the end of the second corner with the first
Connect the resulting corners with a needle to form a loop.
Then do the same next to the corners. Turning the product over, make another corner (perform these steps until a triangle of tape remains)
Bend the resulting “diamond” in half twice
Fold the free end to form a triangle
Carefully hold it in the center so that the structure does not fall apart
Remove the needles and bend the inner triangle to create a petal.
Sew the element in the middle

After this, you should prepare another such part and connect both using a narrow ribbon. To attach the products to your hair, you will need a clip or elastic band.

Master class on creating a butterfly bow for a celebration

Let's move on to a more complex task, let's make a bow using the origami technique in the shape of a butterfly. We stock up on patience, put in a lot of effort and desire.

We take a sheet of colored paper in our hands.

We form a square and draw diagonals along it.

Using diagonal lines we make a double square.

We patch the corner bend about a centimeter wide.

We open the sheet from the same side, pinch the edges of the visible small square.

Now you need to fold the same double square again, and the small central one should be inside. Its lateral folds bend inward.

The upper sides of the base need to be bent towards the center. The small top segment should line up exactly with the center vertical line.

The same must be done with the remaining upper sides. At both sides.

Carefully unroll the workpiece. In this case, the central part of the bow will be ready.

To form the “wings” of the bow, we make cuts on the back side, i.e. where there is no square-core bow. Between the large square parts and the narrow stripes there are protruding folds in the shape of a “mountain”. It is along them that you need to cut almost to the core.

Laying the sides of the bow is done like this: turn one side down, make folds on one half of the bow, directed towards the middle and forming a right angle with respect to the vertical.

oh do the same on all sides. It’s better not to look at the front of the bow, don’t get distracted. Working with the bottom square. Fold the corners parallel to the vertical line.

Cut along the most vertical line.

We bend the inner side corners.

The only small thing left to do is put the corners of the bow into the core, which fit easily into it, and cut out sharp corners on the lower parts.

Simple bow
More complicated bow
Flower bow
Elegant bow
Carnation bow
Star bow
Bow applique
"Bouquet of Hearts"
Satin ribbon rose

Chapter 2

Bows

Wrapping a gift or bouquet is unthinkable without a bow. And even the most creative givers, who do not accept everything pink, golden and with curls, will agree that it is the presence of bows, frills, garlands that gives the gift and the holiday in general that frivolous and even frivolous mood that we expect from it. In addition, a neatly made bow in itself is an accent of the packaging. Even if your small box with plastic earrings is packed in simple colored paper, a simple bow made of elastic ribbon will not only decorate the gift, but will also convey your warm attitude towards the person for whom you tried to decorate the gift in a more elegant way.

At first, making a bow will seem like difficult and tedious work, but over time, once you get the hang of it, you will be making gift bows very quickly.

Simple bow

The starting material is polymer tape: it holds its shape most firmly.

1. Cut a ribbon approximately 40 cm long. Make a figure eight, then tie the ribbon with a thin thread.