I love Costco for lots of things....but I REALLY love their wire edged ribbon!
During every major holiday season they have beautiful wired ribbon at ridiculously cheap prices.
How cheap? $6.99 for 50 yards!
And the patterns are amazing....not always Holiday themed either!
While I was buying mine, I saw a couple buying every spool of one design....they told me it was for their wedding! Very patient groom taking the whole display apart to get enough spools!
These are the ones that caught my eye this year.
I haven't used bright colors for a few years....
I am lovin' the plaid...
oh....and polka dots..... and that green really pops!
Here is a tutorial to show you how to make some pretty and easy bows!
I went down to the ribbon stash!
Dug around and found other Costco Ribbons....
I must really love you my bloggy friends, because I am risking having Mr. Sweetwater see how much ribbon I have!"Really dear...I will use it all someday!"
People who know me, know that I put bows on everything...
Tooo funny....I was looking for pictures of pretty bows to add to this post and I found this site:christmastreewreaths
You can buy a a pre-made bow like this for a mere $8.50....or go wild and buy 12 for $102.00!
It always amazes me that people really buy stuff like that....go figure!
Now....you do the math!
$8.00 for 50 yards of ribbon.....2 yards per bow.....hmmmmmm!
I have put some links to bow making tutorials at the end of the post....
but now you get to see my lame attempt to show you how....
holding the ribbon, the wire, and taking pictures.....now THAT was a trick!
Start by cutting a piece of florist wire about 12 inches long....
If you don't have any paddle wire like this...GET SOME! NOW1 You will use it and use it and use it!
Leave the ribbon attached to the spool and pull out about a yard.....
If you cut now...you might not have enough for a pretty bow....and besides...if you mess up...
just let go and start again!
Make a loop that is half the size of the bow you want....
pinch it tight....
flip over and make a loop on the other side that is the same size
pinch that tight
Keep going back and forth....
loop, pinch, loop, pinch
This bow has 5 loops on one side and 6 loops on the other.....
I read somewhere that you should always have an odd number of loops....but who's counting? Oh...ME!
Now take the piece of wire and wrap it around the center....whew! You can let go of the loops now and hold on to the wire.
Twist the wire around about 3 times to get an nice tight center.
NOW....you can cut the bow away from the spool!
Then start pulling the loops up and twisting them into a pretty shaped bow.
The wire in the center lets you have at it without worrying that the bow will come apart.
The wire edge of the ribbon lets you shape the loops.
There you have it!
Here are the other links I found with much more professional tutorials....take a look!
Better Homes and Gardens Video Tutorial
Directions for lots of fancy bows
Bowmaking...with yardage chart
I love to hear from YOU!
What is your favorite thing to buy at CostCo?
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Great tutorial, I need some of the wire. Love your choice of ribbons. Hugs, Marty
ReplyDeleteNice tutorial! I have used that wire for years...one little spool goes a long ways! I like seeing all the "old" Christmas colors sometimes, too. xo Diana
ReplyDeleteThis is a great tutorial! I always struggle with making these things. Mine never look as good as the ones done by a "pro". Take care.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tutorial. The bow looks great!!! My bows never end up quite how I envisage they will. Practise makes perfect, I guess.
ReplyDeleteSo pretty. Can't wait to try my own:) x
ReplyDeleteFunny you ask as we just went to our new Costco for the first time. I do not know what I like. So far maybe the organic brown rice, I cook that a lot and it was a bargain. I have that wire and really should make my own bows. Maybe I will now. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteA dear friend of mine used to make beautiful bows like this. She never used wire, but it would definitely be helpful for me. Thanks so much for sharing this. I should do some of those this year.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this, I stink at making bows.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful bow tutorial. Merry Christmas and hugs from Bacon Time.
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