Find the center of the bow through all of your layers, squish layer together and wrap a zip tie around it and tighten it. Cut off the excess zip tie. Step 5: Add your tinsel ties Cut three to four lengths of ribbon that are about two feet long to use as your streamers. Cut the end that will be dangling down over your tree on an angle for a nice finished look. To secure my streamers, I just wrapped the top few inches of each right around the top of my tree. Since the ribbon is wired, it holds quite well and looks tidy. This seemed like a really good idea at the time and it lasted about a year.But after too many hot glue burns and 2 a.m. Dr. Pepper breaks, I decided it would be best to take an early retirement from the bow-making business. You don’t have to have wire ribbon to make beautiful bows! One tip for making a bow without wire ribbon is to spray your finished bow with hair spray. When I made hair bows, I would dowse them with hair spray and let them dry overnight. The next morning they were dry and just as stiff as they were if they were made with wire ribbon. Some people also swear by mod podge as a stiffening agent but I haven’t tried it personally. The Best Place to Put a Burlap Ribbon on a Wreath When my daughter Morgan was about 6 months old, I decided that I needed a way to work from home. For some reason, my answer to that dilemma was a hair bow business.

Shares In this post, I’ll show you how to make a festive bow Christmas tree topper. A ribbon tree topper is an easy and elegant solution that you can easily customize to coordinate with your tree decorations this year. More holiday decoration guidance: Simple Christmas Decorating Ideas Using Things You Already Have Supplies Needed to Make a Christmas Bow Tree Topper You can hot glue the bow to a longer piece of ribbon that attaches to the pew or chair. Be sure to twist or gather the ribbon with wire before hot gluing it to the bow before attaching it. That will make it look like you made the bow from one long continuous piece of ribbon. No one will know the difference!!! The Best Type of Ribbon for a Burlap BowContinuing creating loops until you have the full, fluffy bow that you were hoping for. My bow has twelve loops for reference. I could have gone for more, but you do want to leave a little bit of extra ribbon so that you can create matching streamers to hang down from your bow topper over the top 1/3-1/2 of your tree, which really helps to balance the look.

Make one long tinsel tie by wrapping two together. Then, wrap the arms of the tinsel tie around the center, over the zip tie and twist the arms to secure. This will be the way you or your customer will attach the topper bow to the tree. Step 6: Fluff your bow This easy DIY burlap bow tutorial is great because it naturally makes a poofy bow that doesn’t lay flat. It works great for so many craft projects and fun uses whether it’s a fall wreath or a gift basket or even Christmas gift wrapping. How Do You Make a Bow Out of Burlap? The process for making the bow basically involves creating as many loops as you want and then securing them tightly at the bottom of your bow to hold the whole thing together. If you are wondering how to make burlap bows for wedding decor you can easily use this tutorial! Use the instructions in step 1 to customize the bow to whatever size you need for the pew or for making burlap bows for wedding chairs.You can make several different bow shapes without wire ribbon. Many bow-making tutorials don’t tell you that you can use any ribbon as long as you spray the bow with hair spray to hold it’s shape. Hair spray works well on burlap ribbon bows but also satin and grosgrain ribbon. Place your bow on the top branches of your tree as the perfect finishing-touch after adding all your sparkling ball ornaments, tinsel, keepsake homemade Christmas ornaments, and any other natural elements you’d like to add to the main part of your tree, such as fresh greenery or your favorite type of pinecone. While you’re here, though, I’ll answer a few other frequently asked questions to help get you started! How much ribbon do you need to make a tree topper bow? If you are using the EZ Bow Maker like me (hello carpal tunnel!), you will slide the center of the bow through the holder. The EZ Bow Maker helps each layer of your bow stay put while you make the others. You can go without it and clamp each layer of the bow and set aside. Step 2: Make the next bow layers To make your first loop, unravel about 12 inches of ribbon from your roll, and create a loop. Next, create another loop by pulling out more ribbon and creating kind of a figure 8, then pinch both loops together at their bases.

If you don’t have wire on hand for the middle of the bow, you can use the same tutorial above but you can use the burlap strip itself to hold the bow together. Cut your center strip slightly longer so that you can tie it in a knot behind the center of the bow. Once you have tied the knot, clip the excess ends so they don’t show from behind the bow. How to Make a Burlap Bow Without Wire Ribbon You’ll want to take measurements before purchasing a topper to make sure you aren’t buying one too small or too big for your tree. Big trees generally need larger toppers, whereas smaller trees need smaller toppers. For a small tree, we love the Starlight Collection Red Santa Finial Tree Topper for its dainty size, and for a larger tree topper, we like the Balsam Hill Capiz Lighted Angel. You’ll also want to make sure your topper isn’t too heavy, as you don’t want it bending the top branch that it’s attached to, or weighing down your tree and falling off. Material More Holiday Decor Inspiration: Our Most Popular Christmas Tree Decorating Ideas How to Make the Streamers for Your Tree Topper Wired ribbon can get pretty expensive, but it also goes on sale quite a bit around this time of year, so if you still don’t have a topper for your tree, you can make one of these quite affordably. Also, keep in mind to search the after-Christmas sales for clearance ribbons that you might want to use for this project next year.Start with one 2.5-inch ribbon. Make the tail as long as you’d like. Then make two, 7-inch loops on each side. To make the bow, loop, pinch, twist then loop again. Repeat three times. Consider the type of Christmas decor you have around the room that the tree is in before buying a topper. If you’re going for a vintage/retro vibe, the Tinsel Wreath Star Topper is a fabulous addition that would fit right in, for example. Or if you’re going for something more whimsical or unique, a gnome topper like the one from Pottery Barn adds a touch of fun. There are toppers for all types of themes, too, including snowflakes, silver and gold, Santa Claus, and more. Power Requirements When you have all of your loops done, pinch them all tightly together at the base and wrap them tightly in floral wire or pipe cleaners. I used two pipe cleaners and twisted each together like a twist-tie to hold everything in place. There are several different ways to attach burlap bows and floral bows to vases and wreaths. To attach a burlap bow around a vase, I like to cut a seperate piece of burlap ribbon to the desired length depending on the vase size. Next, wrap the strip around the vase and hot glue the end so it overlaps slightly. Then hot glue the bow to the strip of ribbon on the vase. With very little additional cost, you can also use rubber bands or chenille stems (pipe cleaners ) from The Dollar Tree or Joann Fabrics. Did you know that Joann Fabric will honor Hobby Lobby’s 40% off coupons? How Do You Make a Multi-Loop Burlap Bow? If you’ve made a wreath with a bow, you’ll master this tree topper in no time! This topper is comprised of 5 layers – using 5 different ribbon designs (of two different widths). Follow these step-by-step instructions to make your dazzling topper – whether for your tree or a customer’s! Step 1: Make the bottom layer

If you can get wired ribbon, that usually helps the bow to stay in place and also be fuller. However, if you can’t find wired ribbon, you can see the tip below to use this tutorial with any other kind of ribbon material. You can find lots of burlap wired ribbon here: Wired Burlap Ribbon in All Colors How to Make a Bow for a Wreath Stiff You aren’t just limited to making bows for wreaths with this tutorial but you can also use this same technique for door hangers, Christmas tree toppers and gift wrappings. Just use the tutorial above and attach it with wire or a zip tie. You can even add a bow to these vibrant sunflowers or other burlap flowers and floral bows. How to Tie a Burlap Bow Around A Vase If you are like me, you have tons of burlap fabric laying around from other DIY crafts. To use burlap fabric to make large bows, cut it in long 12-inch strips. Then fold over the fabric to make 3 or 4 inch wide ribbon strips. I like to iron them so they lay flat and keep their shape. Then, use those long strips as your burlap ribbon. How to Tie a Burlap Bow for a Wreath Find the center loop and move it over the zip/tinsel ties. Separate and spread the loops out so you can see each layer. Dovetail the ends by folding the ribbon in half and cutting at an angle. You want the tails of each ribbon to be the same length. How to Attach a Tree Topper Bow

wide wired ribbon to match your Christmas ornaments and tree decoration plan. My roll was 25 feet long, and I used basically all of it for this one bow.