DIY Wired Ribbon Bow: How To Make A Wired Ribbon Bow & Holiday Tips

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DIY Wired Ribbon Bow is perfect for all the holiday gift baskets and gift giving. We have been making gift baskets to give to family and friends. I am sharing tips for how to make a wired ribbon bow and ideas for the holidays!

There has been baking and all things crafty going on over here behind the scenes. What about at your house?

We love making holiday memories. But, with that comes holiday messes! Oh, well. It comes with the territory and we have our favorites to tackle that! We are getting things wrapped up. And topping our gift baskets and gifts with pretty bows. I have a few tricks to help you and a DIY showing you how to make a holiday bow. Let’s get started making #HolidayMoments.

Keeping The House Stocked For The Holidays

We renewed our Costco membership this year. All I can say is we should have done this sooner! The savings, seasonal offerings, and things for cleaning or hosting the holidays are all in one place. Ahem, my life just got easier! Do you shop at Costco?

The first thing I did was purchase the items for the gift basket I was making. Then I grabbed all the supplies for hosting holiday gatherings and cleaning up those messes.

How To Make a Gift Basket And Add A Ribbon Bow

DIY Wired Bow

Baker’s Gift Basket Idea

The items in one of the gift baskets I picked out from Costco: were baking pan liners, a set of measuring cups, a cookbook, and a giant bag of chocolate chips and vanilla…

All you need to do is grab your gift items and add them to your basket. Then make a bow to add to the basket. Add a bit of pretty filler to finish it off. Let me show you how to DIY Wired Ribbon Bow.

What you’ll need for your gift basket:

Materials Used

• Wired ribbon: 1 roll of 2-1/5″ wired ribbon
• Scissors
• Ruler
• Pipe cleaner (1 per bow) a similar color as the ribbon or wire tie
• Crinkle cut paper
• Floral pick *optional
• Ornament *optional

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How to make a wired bow for your gift basket

Note: Measure from the bottom to the top of the basket to get the ribbon size you’ll need.

Wired Ribbon Bow DIY

1. Keep your ribbon attached to the spool and roll out enough for the end of the bow plus about 6 inches.
2. Next, Start folding 6 inches away from your ribbon connected measuring about 5 inches (for a low basket) * Measure from the bottom to the top of the basket to get the ribbon size you’ll need.
3. Continue folding until you have at least eight folds.
4. Once you have all the folds you want to fold it in half to find the middle.
5. Then cut a triangle on each side from the center.
6. Wrap your twist tie around the ribbon in the cutout area.
7. Flip it over and twist it a few times.
8. Next, you unfold the loops by pulling and twisting the ribbon into loops to create the bow. Don’t worry about it being perfect! (*if your ribbon doesn’t have 2 right sides you can turn your loops inside out, then twist the loop)
9. Attach pipe cleaner through the holes in your basket, and twist a few times.
10. Cut the ends of the ribbon at each side at an angle.
11. If you need to adjust or cut matching sides ribbon end: 1. measure the piece the same as the opposite side 2. cut at an angle you will secure it behind the bow at the pipe cleaner tie (after it’s attached to the basket- 3rd from last image/step)
12. Next, fluff up your loops and make them look pretty!
13. Add a floral pick, ornament, and or accent pieces.
14. Fill your gift basket with gift items.
15. Next, add glittered crinkle-cut paper to the basket.
16. Then clean up your mess. My go-to is Bounty paper towels for all my project’s clean-ups.

For the baker’s gift basket, I added a roll of Bounty paper towels and one of the seasonal Febreze Air Effects (vanilla) because they are useful everyday items. But, I love this trio of Febreze Holiday and Vanilla scents.

I stocked up on several items so I wouldn’t run out. For me, it also saves me time from running back to the store for constant restocking.

What I loved about Febreze is that they had a seasonal selection. Perfect for all pets, cooking, and other odors.

I liked that the Bounty paper towels were wrapped individually. Perfect for storing extras.

Holiday Tips for Keeping Your House Stocked

1. Bounty Paper Towels for all the kitchen, craft, and wrapping messes.
2. Toilet Paper for keeping the restroom stocked.
3. Febreze Air Effects to keep the house smelling free of pet odors.
4. Laundry Soap and Softener. Perfect for washing linens, guests’ clothes, and for the family. My favorites are Tide Free and Downy Softener.
5. Mr. Clean Magic Eraser for taking care of a wall mark or tough stain to tackle and the little ones marking things they shouldn’t)
6. Swiffer Set with Refills like this or this Swiffer Set– Perfect for so many floor types Keeping floors clean from footprints, pets, spills, and general cleaning. A daily Swiffer is a must in my house! I like keeping refills on hand for daily mop-ups.

Where else to Shop For Household goods, gifts, or supplies for gift baskets and bows

I also like shopping on Amazon and Target. I love the pickup option at Target when I am really busy! Just pop the items in the cart and do a pickup order. We live over an hour from our local Costco.

By keeping these P&G items and a few others stocked in my (or your) home I think that I’ll be (you’ll be) prepared for all things messy or fun! What are your must-have items for keeping your home stocked up for the holidays?

I love how Costco has the store organized. You can find everything you need in the various sections. I love checking out the books and seasonal items too, which are always changing. Don’t you? You can usually find seasonal in the center of the stores. Now I didn’t even mention foods/ beverages. Oh, my!

Here’s where I found all my cleaning supplies in Costco.

I think we are making the most of the holiday season by shopping at Costco for all of our household needs and gift basket items. Moving forward I’m planning on being more organized with my shopping. My motto for the new year is “being prepared” and “saving”. Thanks to Costco I can do both!

I love the gold bow ribbon for this DIY Wired Ribbon Bow. Don’t you?

This post has been updated! This shop had been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #HolidayMoments #CollectiveBias

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