I’m at my Lucy Lu’s house that she shares with her roommate, Martha Stewart, in West Hollywood. Lucy and Martha have been working hard to add some Christmas Spirit into their house and it looks fabulous.
They hung the stockings.
They decorated the tree. Looks so professional and perfect.
They are wrapping gifts.
Martha shows me how to make these beautiful bows with her new toy…
The BOWDABRA! (bow-dabra)
STEP 1
Clip a piece of thin string. This is what will tie your bow together. Martha is using a pretty gold one.
STEP 2
Place the desired fabric for the bow (one that has wiring it in works best so that it will keep its shape) thru the middle slot at the desired length and size.
STEP 3
Push down the provided tool to pinch the center of bow.
STEP 4
Now make another loop on the other side.
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STEP 5
Push that down as well.
STEP 6
Martha is doing a double bow where one bow is smaller. Therefore, you need to make a smaller loop this time and repeat the steps.
STEP 7
Now remember that thin wire from before, tie a knot with it in the center.
STEP 8
Poof out your bow.
STEP 9
Add a small ornament if you wish.
STEP 10
Add some ribbon underneath.
STEP 11
Glue the bow to your gift. Martha tells me she has a crappy glue gun and because the glue is having a hard time coming out, she has to use her chin and a pencil to push it down. LOL
FINAL RESULT
Ta-da! See how easy that was? And beautiful!
I love love love pretty packaging!
Nice Job Martha!
I wonder if Lady Gaga uses the Bowdabra for her hair.
-Jane, Fan of Bowdabra
17/12/2009 at 9:29 AM Permalink
I’m a fan of nice packaging. I have a bow maker that I bought from the container store. It works really good when you are trying to make big bows.