Bow Holder tutorial

Bow Holder tutorial

Side Note-this picture was taken before husband had the chance to put in the screws.

Materials:

Picture Frame (whatever size but I did 11X 14; purchased with a coupon at Michaels for $13 dollars)
Fabric- out of the dollar bin at JoAnns
Batting (from JoAnns but had it for another project -the bench)
Ribbon (purchased from JoAnn's for $1.99)
Hot glue/glue gun which I already had
Scissors
those little white hooks with the screws on the end (we already had these)

Steps:
First, take the glass out of the picture frame.
Measure the number of hooks that you are using and use a pencil to make marks evenly where the hooks will go.
USE A RULER to make sure that they are evenly spaced apart.
Once your marks are made, screw in the hooks (or have your wonderful hubby do it for you).
Measure out the batting so that it is slightly larger than the glass from your frame. Then glue the batting to the glass. Now, I tried this about 3 times trying to put the glue on the glass and it just did not work for me. So I put the glue on the batting and pressed the two together and bingo!

Let it sit for a few minutes to ensure good bonding.
Then trim up any extra batting hanging over the glass.
Then,measure out your fabric and make sure you have a little extra to put over top of the batting. You want the extra to glue to the backside of the glass.

Then, measure the glass to see how long your ribbon needs to be cut.
Cut your ribbon about 1-2 inches longer than the glass so that you can have a little bit of over hang (again to glue to the glass).
I suggest cutting all of them and laying them out on the board to decide exactly how far apart you want the ribbons.

Once you have cut all the ribbons and decided where to place them, glue them to the glass. Then continue to do that with the rest of the ribbons.
Let it sit to ensure bonding.
Pop it into the frame.
If you wish, add an embellishment with hot glue.
Begin decorating it with those adorable bows.