How to make cool gift bows!

How to make cool gift bows!

This guide will show you how to glue paper strips so that when you pull the one in the center a bow is created. You can make as many as you like ahead of time, store them flat and pull them into bows in an instant.

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Steps

  1. 1

    Step 1

    Step 1
    Materials: Wrapping paper Glue with pointed tip Scissors Ruler
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    Step 2

    Step 2
    Cut strips from wrapping paper: 2 strips 2 ½ inches X 24 inches 1 strip 3/8 inch X 24 inches
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    Step 3

    Step 3
    Result
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    Step 4

    Step 4
    Take one of the wide strips and place it on the table with the colored side face down. Put a line of glue at one end
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    Step 5

    Step 5
    Place the thin strip in the center. Make sure the strip lies straight. See next picture
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    Step 6

    Step 6
    The thin strip is centered the length of the wide strip
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    Step 7

    Step 7
    Place the second wide strip on top. It should be aligned and the colored side should be facing up.
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    Step 8

    Step 8
    Snip off a tiny bit of the glued edge so that it still holds together but with a thin line of glue.
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    Step 9

    Step 9
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