DIY Christmas tree bows

Nowadays, everything can be bought in a store. With the onset of December, toys, tinsel, garlands and other decorations for the Christmas tree and home are sold at every turn. But at the same time, things that are made with one’s own hands are still more valued. Bows are not as difficult a job as, for example, cross-stitching or satin stitch, so the whole family, including the smallest members of the household, is involved in their making.

DIY Christmas tree bows from ribbons with photos

To make them, they buy ribbons from a wide variety of materials: satin, guipure, fabrics with various patterns. Some craftswomen make them from old clothes or improvise with leftover yarn from large projects.

REFERENCE! These miniature elements are made so quickly that up to ten pieces can be made in an hour!

It is most comfortable to make both simple and complex bows on a fork (they will turn out small and neat) or on an improvised machine made from sticks inserted into cardboard or polystyrene foam.

Materials:

1. Cardboard, preferably corrugated, or polystyrene foam, depending on what you have on hand.
2. Wooden sticks.
3. Scissors.
4. Ruler.
5. Clamps.
6. Strips of fabrics of any color.
7. Lighter.

Making a machine is very quick and easy:

• take cardboard 12 centimeters wide;
• We mark steps of two centimeters with dots;
• We insert the sticks into the cardboard according to the markings.

The machine is ready!

Queue for the bow: we insert the fabric between the sticks, make broaches at the top and bottom until there are five rows. We cut it and secure it with clamps. Using a beautiful thread, carefully tie a neat knot in the middle next to it, tie the workpiece, remove it and straighten it.

The knot should be strengthened with glue; some needlewomen sew decorative buttons onto it. If you really want, you can decorate it with beads, beads, coat it with transparent glue and sprinkle it with glitter.

Due to the variety of fabrics, it is possible to make the most fantastic bows!

Another interesting option: a multi-layered Christmas bow made from different materials.

Materials:

• scissors;
• strips of fabric of various widths;
• threads;
• lighter.

First we take the widest tape, this is the future base, so it should be the largest. Carefully fold it three times, and tie it in the middle with thread; for strength, be sure to wrap it several times. In the same way, we assemble two more bows from strips of smaller width. We sew the blanks together. It turns out to be an original interior item.

To decorate the center of the product, you can use one trick. Take ten identical small segments. Twist each one with scissors, and we will have ten curly petals, which are first sewn together and then attached to the middle.

There is also a way to assemble an original tree topper. Take one ribbon and tie it into a knot in the middle of a wire stick. Then we take the tail of the fabric and begin to fold it into an accordion; it will be enough to make three loops, then we wrap the free end around the center and pull it through the hole created. Straighten the resulting bow and trim off the excess.Repeat the same steps with two stripes of other colors.

All that remains is to fasten everything together, fluff it beautifully and cut off the excess ends and attach it to the Christmas tree using wire.

How to make bows for a Christmas tree from paper step by step

If you don’t want to bother with needles and threads, then you can create decorations from paper.

The easiest way:

1. Take a sheet of colored paper, fold it diagonally and align the two remaining corners.
2. Make cuts along the resulting lines, stepping back about a centimeter in the middle.
3. One triangle must be cut out completely, and a smaller triangle on the opposite side.
4. The narrow strips are the tips; they need to be left vertical, and the large “ears” that form on the sides should be glued to the middle.
5. For the finishing touch, glue in something small and beautiful: rhinestones, beads, a bead or a button.

There are also numerous origami schemes on the Internet.

New Year's ribbon bows in the shape of a flower

Decorations in the form of flowers look gorgeous. For example, you should try to make an interesting flower using the following instructions.

Materials:

• rigid ribbons of different shades;
• needle and thread;
• rhinestones (or something else shiny and round to decorate the middle);
• lighter.

The procedure is simple:

1. We thread short pieces of ribbon onto a needle, forming petals from them.
2. When the result becomes voluminous, we intercept it with a thread in the middle, tie it up, and glue it for reliability.
3. The highlight on top will be a small rhinestone glued into the middle of the New Year's flower.

ATTENTION! Of all the variety of colors, it is worth highlighting the shades of the New Year theme: combinations of green with red and white. Frost and winter are reminiscent of such color schemes as a white background with blue and light blue tints.

In addition to decorating the New Year tree with bows, you can decorate postcards, a child’s costume for the New Year’s party, and a table for guests!