Christmas Party Bow Favor Bags

Hi everybody! I'm over on Bowdabrablog sharing with you an easy tutorial on making this adorable Christmas party bow favor bag.   Your guests will be amazed and it's a great way to get the party started with a beautiful holiday table display! 

So stop by and get all the details and make your party a memorable way to send off guests.  Good things come in fabulous packages and these Bowdabra Bow Favor Bags are so tastefully chic! Why not make a few!

How to Easily Make the Best Christmas Party Favor Bags

Christmas party favor bags are a great way to get the party started with a beautiful holiday table display! Make your party a memorable way to send off guests with this fabulous Bowdabra holiday favor bag with bow ribbon handles, filled with special treats.
Here’s how to make:  Gather
Double sided decorative cardstock
Ribbon – 3/8″ wide
Paper bone scorer
Tacky glue
Favor bag template
Scissors
Mini Bowdabra tool and ruler, bow wire and wand

Party favor bags

First, copy, paste, and save the box template to cut out on cardstock. Score all lines and fold. Cut 1″ folds on left and right sides.

Add glue on side flaps to secure box.

For outer cover, copy, paste and save to, then cut out on decorative cardstock.

Next, fold cover on bottom fold lines.

Glue bottom of box to inside of cover.

For handles, cut and seal two 17″ strips of ribbon. Glue one end on cover bottom 1″ from edge, wrapping around in a U shape and gluing on bottom 1″ from edge on opposite side. Repeat for second ribbon handle. Add tacky glue to portion of ribbon handle on cover, front and back and press together.

Next, cut a 16″ piece of bow wire, fold in half, and place in the Mini Bowdabra, tucking ends under.

To make bows, cut and seal four – 6″ strips of ribbon.  Dovetail two strips by folding ends together lengthwise and cutting at an angle on fold.

Take one of the dovetail ribbon strips and lay in the Mini Bowdabra, centering right side up.

Next, pinch the end of a plain ribbon strip and place in the Mini Bowdabra on top of the tail.

Squeeze the other ribbon end up and over the tower and insert into the Mini Bowdabra.

Pinch the center into the Mini Bowdabra and scrunch down the bow with the Mini Bowdabra wand.

While the bow is still in the Mini Bowdabra, push the loose ends of the bow wire through the loop, pulling tightly and gently pulling it out, tying the wire to the back in a knot.
Cut off excess bow wire, fluff loops and straighten tails. Make a second bow the same way.

 
Glue on bows, as pictured.

Next fill your party favor bags with special treats

Good things come in fabulous packages – especially those adorned with Bowdabra Bows that are so tastefully chic!  Why not make a few!

Ruffled Ribbon Angel Ornaments DIY

Want to make adorable handcrafted Christmas ornaments with items you have at home?  With only a few supplies this DIY ruffled ribbon angel ornament is simple to make.  Almost everyone has wired ribbon in their craft stash, along with a bit of tulle, plain or glittered poster board, small ball ornaments, skewer stick, tacky glue, hot glue, tape and seed beads to make this lovely ornament.

Here's how: 

Draw a 10" circle on poster board and cut out.

Divide in half .  .  .

and bring one end of the half circle over to the other forming a pointed end and cone shape. Hold it together and make sure the lower edge of both sides overlap evenly.  Tape the inside of the cone where the two sides overlap and your cone is ready for the next step!

Glue on tulle to cover cone for a dressy look instead of painting.

Hot glue shank of ball ornament to tip of cone for the head.

Take a strip (double the diameter of the bottom portion of cone) of wired ribbon and gently expose the wire on opposite ends, same side. Once you have both wire ends, begin pulling the wire and gathering the ribbon into ruffles.

Position ruffles on the cone and tie wire in a knot. Cut off excess wire and save for halo. Add as many ruffles as needed to cover cone. You might need a dab of glue to hold in place.

Cut off additional ribbon trim to cover area around "neck."  Use wire ribbon trim to make arms and glue on.

For hair, cut off wire fabric edges from ribbon and wrap ends around skewer stick into spiral curls. 

Glue hair on top of head.  Use excess wire from ruffles to string on seed beads for halo,

forming a circle and gluing on to back of head.

Hand draw wings on glittered poster board and cut out. Glue pattern on back of another piece of glittered poster board for double facing, let dry, and cut out.

Hot glue wings on back just below head.

And finally, glue on ribbon hanger and bow embellishments.

Take a look at the back:

Have fun making lots of Ruffled Ribbon Angel ornaments using

different types of wired ribbon for a fabulous looking tree !

Take a little time to enjoy

and

Happy Holiday Crafting!

How to Make a Reindeer Bow Gift Topper

Want to learn how to make this adorable reindeer bow gift topper?  I'm over on Bowdabrablog where I'm part of the design team, sharing  with you one way  to dress up drab holiday gift wrapping!  It's an easy and simple creation that makes the holiday giving extra special!  You can find the details in my tutorial at Bowdabrablog!  Have fun stopping by!

And remember, everything looks better with a bow!

Happy Holiday Crafting!

Ribbon Quilling Comb Ornament

Welcome to our Wrapping Up the Holidays Link Party!  I'm thrilled to be joining a group of talented ladies for an awesome link party highlighting Christmas ideas ranging from Tree Trimmings, Gift Wraps & Cards, Recipes, Holiday Traditions and Family Activities!  
We thought it would be fun for all of us to share an extended link party celebrating all that's Christmas from November 15th to December 24th.


Handcrafting my Christmas décor is one of my favorite traditions this time of year and I'm so excited to be sharing with you how to make a ribbon quilling comb snowflake ornament.  You might know that quilling,  the coiling and shaping of narrow paper strips to create a design - has been around for many, many years and that beautiful paper quilling patterns and designs can be created with a quilling comb technique. But instead of using paper, I'm using ribbon to make an ornament.  And I'm also creating a "comb" out of cardboard and skewer sticks so that I can use a larger width ribbon and a simple quilling technique to make a lovely ribbon snowflake. A regular quilling comb just wouldn't work for this size.

Materials Needed:
Ribbon - 3/8" & 1/8" wide
Cardboard corrugated flap
Skewer sticks
Hot glue gun
Scissors/embellishments

  

Let's begin by making the quilling comb:

1.  Cut the closing flap off of a cardboard box making sure the corrugated openings are large enough for skewer sticks.

2.  Insert pointed ends of skewer sticks into every other corrugated hole or channel.  Press the flap with the pointed stick ends down on a flat surface so none will be protruding out.

3.  Continue inserting sticks until flap is filled and your handmade quilling comb is ready!

4.  Next, cut approximately 60 inches of ribbon for each snowflake "ray" (depending on size of flap and skewers). Insert ribbon in between the first and second stick or prong and place a dab of glue on the ribbon end to secure  around the first prong.  Gently move ribbon sideways and back to make sure it is not stuck to the wood. 
5.  Next, wrap a long loop around the tenth prong, down and around the first prong and apply a little bit of glue on the ribbon.

6.  Wrap a second loop around to the right on the eight prong, down and back around the first prong, applying a bit of glue to the back and front of the ribbon base.

7 & 8.  Next, wrap a loop on the eighth prong to the left of the first loop and back down to the first prong, securing the ribbon with a bit of glue on the front and back. 

9, 10, 11.  Continue decreasing the loop sizes on the prongs, adding a right loop and left loop, wrapping down and around, as before, adding glue to secure.

12. When finished looping, apply a bit of glue to the bottom of the looped ribbon to hold the shape, cut off excess ribbon and remove from comb.

Voila! What a pretty design for a snowflake ray!

Now make five more!

Then take a strip of 1/8 inch ribbon and thread it through the open bottom loops of each snowflake ray .  .  .

gathering into a circle.  Tie into a knot and make a loop for hanging.

Add an embellishment to front and back center and your adorable

Ribbon Quilling Ornament is ready for hanging on the tree!

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FaveCraft's Best Ornament 2016 Contest

Great news!  I entered my Ribbon Angel Ornament tutorial to  Fave Crafts Best Ornament Contest 2016.  #FaveOrnament

And guess what?  My project was just added to their site and a chance for me to win $250.00! 

Oh boy! How cool is that!

You can find my tutorial here:  http://www.favecrafts.com/Ornaments/Ribbon-Angel-Ornament-FaveOrnament2016

Please take a moment and check it out for my chance to win! 

FaveCrafts is the best craft site in the world! 

Thank you so much!

No-Sew Deer Antlers Napkin Ring

For crafters, it's never too early to start making Christmas projects.  Right now, the stores are stocked to the brim with holiday assortments and I'm slowly making my way around to see the fabulous displays and to find out what's trendy and inspiring before things get too picked over!
On a recent trip to Pier1, I found the cutest antler napkin rings made out of burlap and pom poms. 

Pier1 source

The antlers were stitched together but instantly I knew I could make one using fabric glue.  Check out how I did it!

Gather :

Antler template

Burlap ribbon - 2.5" wide

Fabric-Tac fabric glue

Poly-fil

Pom pom

Cabone wood 2" rings

Twine

Scissors

Hot glue gun

Skewer stick/clips

First, I googled antlers to find a pattern I could use.  I made adjustments to one that I liked and drew the following.  You can Copy and paste to Word or right click to save picture as, if you like. 

Next, I printed and cut out the pattern and used it to cut the antlers out of burlap ribbon.

Then, line up the way you want the antlers to look and carefully add Fabri-Tac fabric glue around the edges on one side. Leave the bottom clear of glue so you can stuff it. The glue can be a bit stringy and you might need to use the pointed tip of a skewer stick to keep it on edge. *Do not put glue anywhere else except on the edges. 

Press the top pattern to the glue side, first on the edges, laying it down carefully. Press down and around the edges making sure to seal. Allow to dry completely before stuffing.

 Next, after drying, insert the flat end of a skewer stick inside to make sure the antlers are open completely and then stuff with poly-fil.  Use the flat end of a skewer to push the filling into the round areas, being extremely careful not to open any edges. (like I did) If you open any edges, push in the filling, add more glue and use a clip to seal until dry. 

Once stuffed, clean up any excess glue and seal the ends with fabric glue.

I already had cabone wood rings from another project but you can find them at Walmart (5 for $1.54).

I wrapped twine around the wood ring, sealing the ends on with hot glue. 

Then, I hot glued the ends of the antlers onto the twine wrapped ring.

 And finally, glued on the pom pom in the center of the antlers for an adorable holiday napkin ring!

 Imagine your holiday table adorned with these cuties!

Take a little time to enjoy

and

Happy Holiday Crafting!