In my family, we’ve been buying fewer presents and spending more time and attention on wrapping the gifts we buy. We like to add a little ornament to the package or use a decorative reusable shopping bag as a tote to hold gifts that are individually wrapped but work as a set. Sometimes, the extras end up costing pretty much, though, so I was excited to see a lighted bow tutorial from Alison Lewis that uses just a few items – saran wrap, hot glue and some LEDs.
The whole process involves a few simple steps:
- Make a loop bow just as you would with regular ribbon.
- Get your hot glue gun and go back and forth with the hot glue over the surface of the bow. You should do this over and over again.
- Add your lights.
It is hard to believe those few simple steps help you create such an amazing decoration. I’m looking forward to making a few of them as gift toppers. I also think they’d be a nice addition to a wreath that was sheltered by a porch overhang. Make sure you watch the video the whole way through. At the very end, she turns out the lights to show you how the lighted bows look and it is just spectacular.
(If you have problems with a really choppy video and no sound, click on the little HD is on button on the right hand side of the VIMEO player. With HD off, it plays very well for me.)
Photo: Alison Lewis
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