DIY EASY BOW MAKER
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I wanted to make something for my followers who would love to make a bow an easier way. I think I have something simple for you to make a beautiful designer bow each and every time. I am sharing today my tutorial on an easy bow maker.
The items you will need to make one are:
Materials:
- 5" x 22" x ½" MDF board
- ½' dowel rod cut into three 8" pieces
- wood glue
- black sharpie
- Round Self-Stick Adhesive Furniture Gripper Pads
Tools:
- circular saw
- drill with drill bit
- hand sander
- mallet
- tape measurer
- ruler
Taking the 1/2" dowel rod cutting into 3 pieces of 8". Sanded all the ends to a more rounded edge.
To make the ribbon spool holder I placed a mark in the center of one end of the board and measured 1" from the edge, marked.
Taking the drill and a drill bit a little smaller than the dowel rod and drill a hole on the mark. Make sure not to drill all the way through the board. Drill about a third way through.
Taking a zip tie and place it on the mark. This will provide the space I need for the two dowel rods to place in the center. Drill the two marks as steps above.
To add the dowel rods to the drilled holes, I added some wood glue into the drilled holes and tapped in the dowel rods. Removing off any excess glue.
To protect the area I will be working on I applied furniture pads to the bottom corners of the board.
To make it easy to keep the loops of the bow even on each side I marked spaces on each side of the two dowel rods. Solid lines for 1" space and broken lines for ½". I wrote numbers to represent total inches.
That's it!
Now let's make a pretty bow. :)
Frequently asked questions
Have a question about this project?
So how do you start making the bow? I absolutely can not make a bow and am looking for an easy way to learn. No problem making the board but then what?