Snowflake Bow for Oversize Gift

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Snowflake Bow for Oversize Gift - red tissue paper bow with a paper snowflake in the center mounted to a cupcake liner Did you a get a gift for someone that is too big to be wrapped? Instead of just purchasing a bow, you can make one!

This bow looks like a holiday candy, or a snowflake holiday bow. You can even apply this same concept as a garland (the snowflake part), or with the cupcake liners the snowflakes would make a nice garland or decoration.

Total Time: 20 minutes

Supplies:

paper
scissors
paper cutter - optional
glue stick
cupcake liner
tissue paper
stapler
pen
tape/glue spots

Steps:

To create the snowflake - fold a sheet of standard white paper in half. Then using scissors or a paper cutter, cut in half.

Snowflake Bow for Oversize Gift - fold a sheet of white paper in half lengthwise

Snowflake Bow for Oversize Gift - cut in half using scissors or a paper cutter

Fold the half sheet of paper accordion style.

Snowflake Bow for Oversize Gift - begin to fold accordion style

Snowflake Bow for Oversize Gift - continuing to fold

Then fold to find the center and staple.

Snowflake Bow for Oversize Gift - fold in half to find the center

Snowflake Bow for Oversize Gift - staple crosswise

Now you are ready to draw and create your snowflake design. Be sure what whatever pattern you make above the staple matches the bottom that way your snowflake will be even. Cut your design out.

Snowflake Bow for Oversize Gift - lines drawn to nip off corners

Snowflake Bow for Oversize Gift - triangle about and below the staple

Snowflake Bow for Oversize Gift - cut a piece out opposite the triangles

Once your design is cut out, you can open your snowflake.

Snowflake Bow for Oversize Gift - open the snowflake

Glue all of the seams together. Optional: At this point, you can create a bunch more assorted snowflakes and make a garland.

Snowflake Bow for Oversize Gift - use glue stick and glue the seams together

As a pop for my snowflake, I used a cupcake liner and squished it with my palm. Then I applied a glue spot to my snowflake to stick it onto the green side up of my cupcake liner.

Snowflake Bow for Oversize Gift - green side of cupcake liner

Snowflake Bow for Oversize Gift - flattened

Snowflake Bow for Oversize Gift - box of glue spots and snowflake stuck to the liner

Snowflake Bow for Oversize Gift - closeup of isolated snowflake on liner

For my bow, I used some leftover red tissue paper - I cut out 2 pieces (a long rectangle and a small rectangle). For the long rectangle I gathered the tissue paper together as shown.

Snowflake Bow for Oversize Gift - cut out a long and a short rectangle of tissue paper, gather the longer one

Then using a glue stick secure the center of the tissue paper to create the "bow" by wrapping the smaller rectangle of tissue paper around it and glueing in place. Finally puff it out.