How to Make a Beautiful Bow Ribbon Woven Basket

A decorated wire basket can easily add interest to any space in your home! If you love making decorative items using ribbon and bows, here's a delightful and easy way to make a beautiful bow ribbon woven basket using a metal basket from the Dollar Tree! 

This post first appeared on Bowdabra.com/blog where I'm on the Design Team!

The fun part about weaving ribbon throughout the wire basket is that you can use any color combination you desire! How cool is that!

So let's get started!

Materials:

• Wire Basket - Dollar Tree
• Ribbon - 3/8" wide - three colors
• Scissors
• Fabri-Tac Fabric Glue
• Mini Bowdabra, Measuring Tool, Wand
• Bowdabra Bow Wire

How To:

Take the end of one of the 3/8" ribbons and begin weaving it in and out around the first bottom row. 

Once you've reached where you began weaving, insert the ends into the inside of the basket, overlapping the ends. 

Cut off excess ribbon and add a bit of fabric glue to seal the ribbon ends.

Continue with another color of ribbon for the next row, weaving it in and out .  .  .

until reaching where you began, cutting off excess ribbon and gluing in place inside the basket.

Continue weaving different color ribbon - inside and out until

the entire basket is woven with colorful ribbon.

To Make the Bow:

 Insert an 18″ length of bow wire folded in half into the Mini Bowdabra, tucking ends under. Take the ends of the three different color 3/8" ribbons  creasing the ends of the ribbon and placing into the Mini Bowdabra.

             

Fold the ribbons into loops at the 2" mark and press into the Mini Bowdabra. 

Next, fold the other side at the same 2" loop. Continue folding the group ribbons into two inch loops for a total of . . .

six groups of three loops or 18 single loops.

Scrunch down the loops with the Mini Bowdabra Wand.  

While the bow is still in the Mini Bowdabra, thread the two loose ends of the bow wire through the loop at the other end pulling tightly, tie in a knot and gently pull bow out.

Tie the bow onto the top of the basket with the Bowdabra bow wire fluffing loops and cutting off excess bow wire.

Stand back and admire your beautiful bow ribbon woven basket!

Perfect for any occasion!