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Christmas Bow Wreath

November 26, 2014 by brenna 33 Comments

Find out how the Bow- it- All helped me make this beautiful wreath for our first Christmas in our new house. Also check out how you can get one on sale for Black Friday and enter a great giveaway sponsored by Blitsy.

Christmas Bow Wreath via lifeafterlaundry

A few weeks ago I received a Bow-it-All from Blitsy. With Christmas coming I couldn’t ask for better timing. I don’t have a little girl to create cutesy bows for during the year, but at Christmas momma takes over this house of boys and everything gets a bow. The mantel, the tree, and even the door.

Bow it All

Please excuse the glitter all over my Bow- it- All in the picture above. I might have made a bad choice in ribbon, but it was burlap and glitter so can you blame me! My first impression with this product was great! I love that it comes with it’s own storage. The pegs slide into the board and the whole thing neatly fits into the zippered pouch.

Making bows

The Bow- it- All comes with a great instruction manual, but I find that I learn better with someone showing me. Thankfully there are a ton of YouTube tutorials out there for it! Once I mastered the “figure 8,” it was easy to make any kind of bow, no matter how many layers!

all the bows

You can see my bow progression above. I started out simple and then add several layers. My husband was watching as I made these bows, and decided to give it a try too. Of course, he went for the “Mega” bow, and was trying to see how many layers he could possibly get into one bow (his are the burlap bows on the bottom.)

We had a lot of fun and laughs working on these bows. He was actually the one who made the bows for our Christmas wreath. I think they turned out fantastic!

Christmas Bow Wreath

Since this is the first year in our house I get kind of excited about things like hanging our Christmas wreath on the front door. I will probably have to keep this wreath forever, being that it was our first.

I can’t wait to get our tree. I plan on putting the bow a big bow right on top of our tree, using the glittery burlap ribbon. I love how simple it is with the Bow- it- All to make big fancy bows! But, it also makes little bows just as well, so I plan on incorporated some into my christmas cards.

If you have been looking for something to assist with making beautiful bows, I definitely recommend this product. The Bow- it- All 2.0 will actually be part of  Blitsy ​Black Friday Sale, so now is a great time to get one!

Until the sale starts be sure to enter this giveaway for one! Blitsy is giving away one Bow- it- All to the Design Teams’ readers! All you have to do is comment below to be entered to win. And, yes, the giveaway is open internationally!

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Giveaway ends 12/24/2014 at 10:00PM CST

What would be your first project with the Bow- it- All?

Filed Under: General Crafts, Holiday Ideas Tagged With: Christmas

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Comments

  1. Bethany Stockman says

    November 26, 2014 at 1:49 PM

    I hope I win one

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  2. ratgirl says

    November 26, 2014 at 2:14 PM

    Very cool! I love that you can use it with so many kinds of ribbon. It would be fun to use with some vintage ribbon!
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  3. Jenelle Reyes says

    November 26, 2014 at 2:50 PM

    My first project would be to make a series of bows for my embellishment stash! I think I’d go “bow” crazy! The Bow-It-All looks so fun and easy to use. I’d really like to win one! I love all the bows you and your husband made. TFS!

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  4. barb macaskill says

    November 26, 2014 at 3:15 PM

    LOVELOVELOVE your gorgeous wreath!! Your bows are yummy!! TFS!

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  5. Sue D says

    November 26, 2014 at 4:04 PM

    Gorgeous bows for your wreath. i would probably start off making bows for my cards.

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  6. Sherry Letchford says

    November 26, 2014 at 4:44 PM

    Love the wreath could see it on my door

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  7. Helen Gullett says

    November 26, 2014 at 6:51 PM

    Love your layered christmas bows. They are gorgoeus! And I would love to make hairbows for my daughters 🙂

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  8. Kelley @Miss Information Blog says

    November 26, 2014 at 7:11 PM

    I am so bow challenged I could totally use one of those!
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  9. Iris Soscia says

    November 26, 2014 at 7:35 PM

    My first project would be a new Christmas wreath for the front door.
    isoscia at aol dot com

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  10. Heather - dollarstorecrafts says

    November 26, 2014 at 7:43 PM

    What a cute and cool bow-making tool!
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  11. Katie @Clarks Condensed says

    November 26, 2014 at 7:44 PM

    I’d love to make a wreath like yours! I cannot make a bow. At all. I just don’t think it would be possible without something like this. haha
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  12. Hezzi-D says

    November 26, 2014 at 8:14 PM

    I would make a wreath for sure!
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  13. Patricia B says

    November 26, 2014 at 8:15 PM

    Love your wreath. Also love the bows you made with the Zutter Bow-It-All 2.0 Thanks for sharing. Love ya’ Patricia B

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  14. Viki says

    November 26, 2014 at 8:29 PM

    That is fabulous! I jut can’t seem to get the hang if making pretty bows on my own! Love the wreath!

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  15. Kathleen @ Fearlessly Creative Mammas says

    November 26, 2014 at 8:52 PM

    I can not make a nice bow to save my life! This would be fantastic!! Your wreath turned out so great too. Happy Thanksgiving.
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  16. Debbie says

    November 26, 2014 at 8:55 PM

    I’d make a huge bow if I win! Fingers crossed!
    Debbie
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  17. TracyM #6773 says

    November 26, 2014 at 9:22 PM

    What a DELIGHTFUL post!!!
    Apart from enjoying the BEAUTIFUL bows, it is such a JOY to read about your husband joining you on your bow-making ADVENTURE and the FUN you had TOGETHER!!!
    THANK YOU for sharing your bows, wreath, precious story and the chance to win this VERY COOL TOOL – keeping my fingers & toes crossed for luck, as although I LOVE using bows on my cards & gifts, I am not very good at tying them 🙂
    PS – my husband helps me with my creating too, doing some of the tasks I struggle with and always giving feedback & suggestions to help me, so I love hearing about your husband and his AWESOME MEGA multi-layered bow 🙂

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  18. Pam says

    November 26, 2014 at 9:44 PM

    Gorgeous wreath! I totally need this! Must have one. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  19. Shinee says

    November 26, 2014 at 9:57 PM

    Wow, those bows are so darn cute! I’m not crafty at all, but I really want to try that! Beautiful wreath too. I want one just like yours! 🙂

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  20. Kathleen Scott says

    November 26, 2014 at 10:31 PM

    I try to make bows & sometimes they are ok. BUT I cannot consistently make bows that look alike. I love the wreath you did and with Christmas on the way, I will try to spruce up my wreath with a beautiful bunch of bows.

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  21. Denise Dragonetti says

    November 26, 2014 at 10:43 PM

    I love the wreath you made. I would love to make something similar.

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  22. Katelyn Fagan says

    November 26, 2014 at 10:48 PM

    Cool! Maybe I could actually craft with this thing!
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  23. Carisa says

    November 26, 2014 at 11:59 PM

    beautiful wreath – I must have one of these after all these gorgeous projects!

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  24. Dani says

    November 27, 2014 at 12:23 AM

    I get frustrated with my bows not looking even…one side is always bigger than the other or the “knot” is out of whack. This sounds like a great item to assist with getting better bows!

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  25. Beatrice Lawson says

    November 27, 2014 at 12:23 AM

    I would love to make a big fancy, perfect loops bow for my front door wreath, given that the old one literally blew away in the high wind two nights ago.

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  26. Anastasia says

    November 27, 2014 at 3:13 AM

    I need to try and make one myself! looks cool!

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  27. Jean Bullock says

    November 27, 2014 at 1:51 PM

    The bows look great . I have been wanting this tool for a long time.

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  28. Carla Hundley says

    November 27, 2014 at 2:41 PM

    Wonderful way to use this
    bow maker! And your husband
    helped, always fun that way!
    Carla from Utah

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  29. Amy C. says

    November 27, 2014 at 7:41 PM

    I’ve seen this tool and thought it would be neat to have! I would look like a bow-making pro!

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  30. Valerie Breingan says

    November 27, 2014 at 8:19 PM

    I’d learn how to master the size for cardmakingan then hair peices.

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  31. Renee H says

    November 27, 2014 at 9:04 PM

    I love the bows, and especially your husbands mega bows! I’d love to get my hands on this tool; I cannot make a bow to save my life!

    Reply
  32. Liz Lumsden says

    November 27, 2014 at 10:10 PM

    Gorgeous bows! Your wreath is wonderful.

    Reply

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