DIY Photo Tutorial: Cardstock Paper Gift Bows (revisited)

Like the gift bow? It's not perfect, but it's cute as can be :)

I made them in 2009 & made so many, infact, I had plenty to use this year as well. If you'd like to learn how to make these quick, easy & inexpensive bows yourself, please refer to
my DIY: Photo Tutorial on Cardstock Paper Gift Bows HERE.

These are also fun to make with slightly older children. Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays! :)

Just a few more bows and things.

Just a quick update: We will be heading back to UNC Children's Hospital for Ethan's follow up next month. But I think Dr. Bukowski did an amazing job for Ethan. We were very lucky to have been given the time of day by him when no other pediatric urologist around would see him. To include the ONLY one in Fayetteville. He is a God Send! Right now Ethan is on a 10 day biotic for a respiratory infection. Man, this poor little guy has been through enough the last couple of months it seems..

Anyway, here are a few more bows I made from my cardstock value pack I had bought at joanne's YEARS ago..finally glad I could put them to some use;)

And here is a cute snowman family handprint ornament my daughter made. (acrylic paint and sharpie paint pen). simple and cute! I've seen way cuter ones online, but we are always so plain jane it seems.

Lastly, I just wanted so share a few of the children's ornaments that hang on our tree:

Ethan's First OrnamentMiMi's First Ornament (well one of many)
Parent's to be ornament <3 id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5418149104088455586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2YDpZRQlWLXXw-ul8ncNTrdrHiaZCmkxcJulMsGTsU_J4ukSrHkKZjO389DsyUB2dzVKL4PFJ5Aiw8zazx9VjI2rSMMRLpTrHdSAniH5DsesBHcczgEQuTeZUXQ5iljUhiJuigpE-YQ/s320/q9.jpg" border="0">MiMi with the above ornament:
An ornament from her g/ma and g/pa

(we were big on carebears when she was a baby)
Her my little pony ornament:
Another carebear for the little girl who loves 'em!

Another baby's first ornament from my parents to Ethan:
Decorating the tree:

DIY Photo Tutorial: Card Stock Paper Gift Bows

DIY PHOTO TUTORIAL: Card Stock Paper Bows..

Materials Needed:

* Glue Gun//or//Stapler

* One piece of card stock or scrap book, etc paper

* Scissors

Step One: Cut 9 Strips of Paper Full Cardstock Length.

*Leave 3 piece the full length
* Trim off 1 inch off of 3 of the pieces
* Trim 2 inches off of 2 of the pieces
* Cut the last piece of paper so that it is only 3.5 inches long

Start by folding each strip in half:
Dab some hot glue on the back of the folded piece in the center.

Twist one end over so that it will meet the dab of hot glue, add another dab of hot glue atop that piece then twist the other end in the opposite direction and secure it.

For the smallest piece, make a circle, they should look like this when you are done prepping for your bow: Finally start layering the pieces as pictured from largest to smallest:

The final piece in the center will be the rounded piece. In the end you get a cute and textured cardstock bow:)