Fun Festive Wreath, Swag & Bows you can make in Under 30 minutes!

The holiday season is upon us, and it’s time to start decorating your home with festive decorations. Wreaths, swags, and bows are classic holiday decorations that add a touch of warmth and cheer to any room. The best part is that they are easy to make and don’t require a lot of time or money. In this blog, we’ll show you some fun festive wreaths, swags, and bows that you can make in under 30 minutes. With a few simple bow-making materials and the tips and hacks provided in this blog post, you can easily create a swag, wreath, bows, or other decorative items in under 30 minutes. Watch this Facebook Live as Sandy and Joette from Bowdabra teaches how to make these easy DIY Fun Festive wreath, swag & bows and so much more!

Big Wreath Bow (Starts at 1:10)

Materials required: 

• 100-Yard Bowdabra Bow Wire
• Large Bowdabra
• Red Gingham Roll
• Purple Gingham Roll

Big Wreath Bow

Process:

1. Sandy folds the bow wire in half and tucks it underneath the Bowdabra.
2. She holds the red gingham and purple gingham together, cuts tails short (dovetailed ends), and lays down into the Bowdabra.
3. She holds both the ribbons together, puts them inside, and creates 8 loops and 1 button loop.
4. She secures the bow with several wire knots in the back and finishes off by fluffing the loops.

DIY Wreath (Starts at 4:56)

Materials required:

• 100-Yard Bowdabra Bow Wire
• Large Bowdabra
• Flower Picks, Pansy Flower Picks
• Green Burlap Ribbon
• Lavender-Butterfly-Daisy Ribbon

DIY Wreath

Process:

1. Joette folds the bow wire in half and tucks it underneath the Bowdabra.
2. She lays down a few flowers picks into the Bowdabra, secures it with several wire knots in the back, and creates a little bundle. In the same way, she creates 6 more little floral bundles.
3. She folds the bow wire in half and tucks it underneath the Bowdabra.
4. She places a dovetailed 24” long green burlap ribbon tail inside the Bowdabra.
5. She places the green burlap ribbon in and creates 2 loops. She repeats the process and creates 2 loops.
6. She places the lavender-butterfly-daisy ribbon inside the Bowdabra and creates 4 loops.
7. She lays down little pansy flower picks into the Bowdabra.
8. She secures the bow with several wire knots in the back.
9. In the end, she attaches the bow to the wreath. She covered the wreath with all the seven little floral bundles.

Funky Bow (Starts at 15:04)

Materials required:

• 100-Yard Bowdabra Bow Wire
• Large Bowdabra
• Polka Dot Yellow Ribbon Roll
• Green Bee Ribbon Roll

Funky Bow

Process:

1. Sandy folds the bow wire in half and tucks it underneath the Bowdabra.
2. She places the polka-dot yellow ribbon inside the Bowdabra and creates 1 loop leaving 2 tails.
3. She places the green bee ribbon inside the Bowdabra and creates 1 loop leaving 2 tails.
4. She lays down the polka-dot yellow ribbon inside the Bowdabra and creates 1 loop leaving 2 tails.
5. She repeats the same process and creates 5 loops with both ribbons simultaneously.
6. She places the green bee ribbon inside the Bowdabra and creates 2 loops.
7. She secures the bow with several wire knots in the back and finishes off by fluffing the loops.

DIY Swag (Starts at 18:53)

Materials required:

• 100-Yard Bowdabra Bow Wire
• Large Bowdabra
• Green-Gold Mesh
• 4” Wide Burlap Ribbon Roll
• Greenery, flower picks, pink hydrangeas, white lisianthus picks, proteas picks, big stems
• Pink Floral Ribbon Roll
• Pink hydrangea bloom pick
• Swag

DIY Swag

Process:

1. Joette folds the bow wire in half and tucks it underneath the Bowdabra.
2. She lays down a few pieces of greenery, floral picks, pink hydrangea picks, white lisianthus flower picks, proteas, and big stems into the Bowdabra. She secures it with several wire knots in the back.
3. She folds the bow wire in half and tucks it underneath the Bowdabra.
4. She places a pink floral ribbon tail (dovetailed ends) inside the Bowdabra.
5. She places the ribbon in and creates 6 loops.
6. She puts the hydrangea pick on top. She secures it with several wire knots in the back.
7. She puts it on the swag.
8. She folds the bow wire in half and tucks it underneath the Bowdabra.
9. She places the pink floral ribbon in and creates 8 loops.
10. She puts the pink hydrangea bloom on top. She secures the bow with several wire knots in the back. In the end, she puts it on the swag.

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