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easy hand made wreath bow
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14" Wreath Bow

Make a 14" weath bow with 4" wired ribbon. No bow-making skills required! You only need a bit of floral wire.
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Keyword: 14" wreath bow, easy bow, easy wreath bow, velvet bow, wreath bow
Servings: 3 14" Bows Plus one 12" bow
Cost: $10-15

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Ingredients

Instructions

  • Cut 1 piece of ribbon 32" in length. (This is the ribbon tail)
    Cut 2 pieces of ribbon 29" in length
    Cut 1 piece of ribbon 10" in length (or use a contrasing or scrap piece of ribbon)
    cut ribbon for easy wreath bow
  • Cut a piece of floral wire about 14" or use a premade floral wire
  • Fold the 32" piece in half, fold again lengthwise and cut across folded end to chevron end. (Ribbon tails)
    chevron ends of ribbon
  • Fold the ends of the 29" piece to the center, overlapping a half inch. Fold the second 29" piece the same way.
    fold ribbon with edges overlapping
  • Pinch the folded 29" pieces in the center and stack one on top of the other.
    Pinch the 32" piece in the center and place to the back of the two folded 29" pieces with right side of ribbon facing forward.
    pinch center of ribbon
  • Place the floral wire over the center of the ribbon where you are holding in your hand, twist to secure from the back. Twist tightly. Separate wires.
    place wire over center of bow
  • Fold edges of 10" piece to make it narrow. If you use 4" ribbon, just cut a piece about 1" in width; 10" in length and then fold the raw edges. You can also use something like braid, trim, or a 1.5" ribbon.
    Lay the folded ribbon over the center (to cover up the wire) and tie it in the back. Double tie if you wish. Snip the ends short.
    tie folded piece of ribbon around wire to cover
  • Fluff the bow gently taking care not to pull on the loops too much to risk pulling them out of the wire.
    fluff easy wreath bow gently
  • Secure to your wreath using the wire
    easy wreath bow

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