Creative bow for a gift with your own hands ( 52 pictures)

Holidays and special events constantly accompany our life, and there are regular occasions for giving gifts. Agree, it would be great to learn how to pack them beautifully?

Today we offer instructions for tying bright creative bows for a gift!

Ribbon bows

To make gift bows from ribbons, you will need satin ribbons, pieces of braid, fabrics that does not fall apart into threads. 

For some designs, you can use paper, thin plastic, attached the parts with a stapler or glue.

Strict horizontal bows are perfect for stylish, minimalist gift wrapping. In this case, you can use several tapes of different shades.

From scraps of multi-colored ribbons, you can make such a cute bow:

We make larger lush bows according to the following schemes:

We make a bright contrasting bow of two narrow and one wide ribbons as follows:

You can tie a gift with real hair bows. Gentle and beautiful.

Animal bows from ribbons and braids

For gift wrapping for children and themed celebrations, we use the idea of animal bows. See what a cute elephant or bunny you can make!

Paper bows

Fold paper quilling ribbons or strips of colored paper in the form of multiple rings, cut out an inscription with a wish or anniversary dates from other paper. Tie them together for a custom gift bow.

A large flower can be assembled from paper curls; in the center there is a place for a wish, an additional decoration.

We make a holly flower from many cut out paper circles. We roll them up with a cone and glue them along the edge. Then we collect in the shape of a flower.

Paper bow with button decor - simple and beautiful!

Even a child can make such a bow: fold the paper like a fan, fasten it with a thread - and the bow is ready! In this case, you can use colored paper, newspaper and magazine clippings, wallpaper, geographical maps.

If you really want to surprise your loved ones with your originally wrapped gift, then you should familiarize yourself with the detailed schemes for cutting, folding and attaching extraordinary bows. We look and get down to business!

Men's bows

A paper bag with a gift inside can be shaped like a shirt and tie. We use colored ribbons or paper.

We are preparing a special bow for a gift to a man. This can be a decoration of a gift with a tie or suspenders.

The shirt itself can be used as wrapping paper and bow. See what you can do!

Gift decors from natural materials

A bow made of grass or straw is an original and simple solution.

Combining a decoration and a bouquet is a great idea. We decorate a gift with fresh flowers!

Use fresh green leaves and branches to decorate the gift.

We decorate a gift with a vintage masterpiece: sequins, a flower made of beads and a real feather.

Unconventional solutions

You can make fabric wrapping and a bow from a single piece of fabric.

When a cake is presented, it is usually served on a baking sheet in a towel. What if you supplement your culinary art with beautiful packaging? An edible gift can be decorated with a cloth napkin and decorated with a bow made of spoons.

How beautiful to wrap a round gift? A patch of fabric with a handle and double rows of bows will do.

The gift can be simply closed with a "button".

A gift related to photographs, or a gift for a photographer, would be very useful to decorate with old film from photographs.

A combination of simple bows

All ingenious is simple. If you don't want to spend a lot of time tying an original bow, make a lot of simple bows. The main thing is to observe their harmonious combination.

Flower bows

Flowers are always bright, solemn and tender. Therefore, we take note of decorating gifts with flower bows.

We make a flower from two different ribbons.

Simple paper flower:

A flower with leaves can be made from paper according to the scheme:

Delicate voluminous flowers can be made from crepe paper or ordinary napkins.

See what kind of flower you can make with regular newsprint.

Fabric flowers are very similar to real ones. If you "burn" the edges of the fabric, you can get the effect of real petals. Similar flowers can be made from a plastic bottle by heating the edges.

We hope that our ideas will definitely inspire your creativity. Our site wishes you and your loved ones pleasant gifts!