Ribbon Tutorial

How to Use Bowdabra Bow Wire to Make Flower Bows

May 18, 2011
By Bowdabra Design Team
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Bowdabra Bow Wire makes it easy to create hair bows using silk flowers.  Silk flowers look beautiful attached to headbands and barrettes but the floral stems and stamens make them bulky and hard to work with.  Removing the stems from faux flowers and using the Bowdabra Bow Wire as a needle to thread the...

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How to Make a Patriotic Hair Bow

May 17, 2011
By Bowdabra Design Team
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Use Bowdabra’s Hair Bow Making Tutorial to make a bow for Memorial Day, 4th of July, or anytime you are in the red, white, & blue spirit. Materials: Mini Bowdabra Bow Wire Hair Bow Tool and Ruler 9” of Red Marabou 2 strips of 6” Dovetailed White Grosgrain 1 strip of 22” Blue Grosgrain...

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Made to Match Bows to Outfits

May 16, 2011
By Bowdabra Design Team
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(Editor’s Notes: Made to Match Bows, often abbreviated to M2M, is a wonderful way to coordinate and accessorize bows to your daughter’s favorite outfits.  Betsy, Izzy’s mom, has been making bows to match her daughter’s outfits for a while (read all about their wonderful family).  We sent Betsy our Mini Bowdabra, Hair Bow Tool...

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Spiked Flower Bow

May 13, 2011
By Bowdabra Design Team
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A spike flower bow is perfect to be used as a brooch, in an up-do, or even as a wrist corsage.  You can change the presentation of the bow just by changing the hardware.  To be used as brooch attach a pin to the back, or add a hair clip for an up-do, or...

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How to Make a Ribbon Storage Device

May 12, 2011
By Bowdabra Design Team
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As a Bowdabra Designer I have an amazing collection of ribbon.  I create with ribbon so often, that I need to see all the different ribbon styles, colors, textures, and sizes that I have quickly and easily.  I designed a ribbon storage device that hangs on my studio wall that lets me view a...

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Best Teacher Award using Bowdabra

May 11, 2011
By Bowdabra Design Team
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It is important to recognize dedicated and exceptional teachers.  The outstanding excellence that many teachers display in the classroom and after-school deserves our respect and admiration.  At the end of the year I always like to express my deep felt thanks and gratitude to my children’s teachers.  My children and I make thank you...

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