Magazine Gift Bow

Magazine Gift Bow

All my friends have been making these really cool magazine bowls out of their old magazines – A really cool idea, and I like it. I do. (There’s even one in Home, Paper, Scissors) So I started tearing out my pages in anticipation of making one, and so far those pages haven’t made it off my desk. So when I saw a tutorial for this project over at How About Orange (another blog I’ve enjoyed for at least a couple years), I knew it was something I could do in ten minutes flat. And honestly, right now ten minutes is about all I have to devote to crafting.

First, tear out a page from a magazine or catalog. Grab your paper trimmer (I love this one), and cut 9 strips of paper 3/4″ wide. Leave three strips the full length, cut 1″ off three of the strips, 2″ off  two strips, and cut the final strip to about 3 1/2″.

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Next,  fold over both ends of each of the strips in a figure eight pattern, and secure with a glue dot, staple or double-sided tape.

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Repeat for each strip, except the shortest one, which you just secure as a loop.

Arrange the strips adjacent to one another, using the largest loops first, and working your way down to the smallest.

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Finally, secure the loop in the middle.

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