I made these heart bows for Macey on Saturday (to match her Sunday dress, and of course for the upcoming holiday) and they were so super simple to make I thought I’d do a little tutorial for you.
Step one: Cut four pieces of ribbon. I prefer to use 3/8 inch grosgrain ribbon, but I’m all out of white so I had to rock what I got and ended up using some wider sheer white.
You’re going to need one piece each of 6 inch, 5 1/2 inch, 5 inch, and 4 1/2 inch ribbon. Seal the ends with a candle.
Take your 6 inch piece of ribbon and put a dab of glue on the TOP of it at three inches and pinch it. Then you’ll put a dab of glue on the bottom of the “v” and put your 5 1/2 inch ribbon underneath the 6 inch ribbon. Keep going until you’ve got your ribbon looking like this.
Line a clippy with ribbon (I get mine at Sally Beauty Supply). Put a dob of glue on it like so. . .
Stick the bottom of the “v” in the glue.
Take your bottom layer of ribbon and glue it down so it forms a heart. Keep going with your layers of ribbon until it looks like this.
And there you have a cute little heart bow.
Happy bow making to ya!
How darling are those. love them. SEE YOU SOON! jen
So cute! Love it!
LOVE! So sweet. New follower. I hope you come by to visit! 🙂
Cheers!
Jen
These are really the most adorable bows! I’d love for you to submit this to the M&T Spotlight: http://www.makeandtakes.com/spotlight
I HAVE to make these!
Visiting from Not Just a Housewife – these are so cute! Thank you so much for sharing a tutorial!
I LOVE these–so adorable and so clever of you!!
Yay! I’m glad you’re using some of the ribbon I got you for your birthday!
Oh yes I am! That scrapbook paper you gave me has gotten a ton of use too. Ya know what’s funny is just the other day I was thinking that that has been one of the most USED birthday presents I’ve ever gotten – all the ribbon and paper. 🙂 You know how to pick ’em!
Wow!! You sure are creative!! Literally stumbled upon your blog and it’s AMAZING!! I’m new to the bow making world and you make it look very easy =0) and best of all is that you offering these tutorials for FREEEEE!! Thank you so much and feel free to join my blog too http://ontheedgephotographybyanasilva.blogspot.com/ I’m a photographer and you can like me at http://www.facebook.com/AnaSilvaPhotography. Take care and God bless!!
So cute ribbons….and soo easy!!!!!!
Thank you so much for this tutorial…I just finished making the valentine’s bows for my daughter…I’m so excited for her to wear it on Thursday!!!