Make Velvet Christmas Bows

Don’t underestimate the beauty and power of bows. Bows can be used for a variety of things.

In the wreath instructions, you learned that the bow is the focal point of the wreath, so you should have some idea as to how important bows are to Christmas decorations in general.

Bows are also great as stand alone decorations. They can be used on the branches of the Christmas tree, and a large bow can even be used as a Christmas tree topper.

You need one main material for bows – velvet ribbon. The width of the ribbon can vary, depending on how big or how small you want your bow to be.

You also need some type of material to decorate the bow, and to secure the bow. As with the wreath bow, bows are not tied – they are formed and secured so that they don’t look knotted.

You can follow the same directions for forming the bow as you did for the wreath. Cut your ribbon, form the loops, and secure the loops with another smaller piece of ribbon that is sewed around the center of the loops.

This is where you always start when making Christmas bows – by forming the bow. Only then do you decorate the bow. Bows can be decorated an unlimited number of ways. You can line the edges with glitter. You can put decorations on the ribbons of the bow, and more.

However, bows also need a focal point, and that focal point is the center of the bow – where the loops are secured. In the wreath directions you glued pomegranates in the center of the bow to dress it up. Again, you could dress the center of the bow with any number of different items. What would suit your particular décor?

Bows look great everywhere. Aside from using them on the tree, you can also use them to decorate staircase railings, banisters, lamp posts, and doorways. You could also use a large bow on your front door instead of a wreath.

You can get really creative with your bow making.

You can make different colored bows, using more than one color of ribbon.

You can make multi-looped bows as well by forming more than two loops. Again, you can decorate the bows anyway that you choose – or leave them quite plain for an understated, classic look.

Remember that you will want bows of varying sizes for different uses. Make sure that you purchase ribbon in different widths, as well as in different colors. For gifts, you will want to use poly satin ribbon.