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DIY BOWS

DIFFICULTY: BEGINNER

TIME: 5 MINUTES

DIY Bows Moriah Elizabeth instuctions

1. Cut an inch wide strip off of the shortest side of your sheet of fabric. (You may have to cut your fabric into an even rectangle if using a t-shirt, or other odd shaped fabric)

DIY Bows Moriah Elizabeth instuctions

3. Fold and glue down the top and bottom edges of your large piece of fabric. If you are using fabric with designs on only one side, make sure you glue with the designed side facing out

DIY Bows Moriah Elizabeth instuctions

Moriah Elizabeth DIY Crafts

Supplies:

  1. Fabric

  2. Scissors

  3. Hot glue gun

  4. Glue sticks

  5. Chip clip

  6. (Optional) rhinestones or any decorations you want to glue on

2. Set your inch wide strip off to the side, and cut the remainder of your fabric in half.

DIY Bows Moriah Elizabeth instuctions

4. Fold and glue the sides of your fabric so that they meet in the center of your rectangle

DIY Bows Moriah Elizabeth instuctions

5. Flip the fabric over and with your fingers, make a pinch in the center

DIY Bows Moriah Elizabeth instuctions

6. Gather the fabric above & below your pinch so that the middle is tighter together with the side of the fabric flared out. 

DIY Bows Moriah Elizabeth instuctions

7. Clip your pinches together to temporarily hold their shape in place

DIY Bows Moriah Elizabeth instuctions

9. Unclip your bow, and in place of the clip, place and glue your strip of folded fabric around its middle

DIY Bows Moriah Elizabeth instuctions

8. Take the strip you cut off in step 1, & glue down its edges so that you are left with a skinny strip of fabric material. (make sure your designed side is out)

DIY Bows Moriah Elizabeth instuctions

10. Trim off the excess of your strip you wrapped around your bow

DIY Bows Moriah Elizabeth instuctions

11. You now have a finished bow!

DIY Bows Moriah Elizabeth instuctions

12. (Optional) glue on rhinestones or other decorations to finish your bow

DIY Bows Moriah Elizabeth instuctions
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