DIY Gift Bows

I struggled an abnormal amount in naming this post; I went through Bow Derek, Bowling for Soup, Bow Legged, Little Bow Peep, Bowdacious, Bowna Fide, Rocky and Bowinkle, and several others that will remain in my bizarre little head. How I landed on DIY Gift Bows is still a mystery, as I clearly had many better back-ups.

Remember these bad boys? The magazine upcycling is making a comeback in Casa de Fullwood. I used this tutorial found on Lines Across My Face to make these bows. Zach teased me that I wasn't saving us any money as bows are dirt cheap anyway, but I quickly reminded him how beautifully green it is to upcycle our old paper goods. I tried all different paper types and found that magazines were the easiest to work with; scrapbook paper tended to be too thick and book pages and newspaper were almost too thin. Point of story: Vogue never disappoints.

Note:Tootsie Roll in top right corner. No nocturnal crafter should ever be without sugar.