A Perfect Bow
It's still so hot! I'm up late as I cannot sleep, even with two fans going! Winter can't be too far away, can it?
As part of my job, something I do almost weekly is tie bows. I wish that read, "Tae Bo" instead, as the infomercials with Billy Blanks always got me feeling quite motivated, but no, I mean of the sit-down/minimal workout, ribbon variety. Everything from invitations to table favours to wedding arches and vases can be tied with ribbons, and you really can't go past a cute, good quality satin ribbon to inject a little bit of colour and whimsy into your decor.
The trick, however, is tying a perfect bow, one that is even and neat and looks like it should. I found some great links today which explained how to do so in a very simple fashion - in a way very similar to tying shoelaces, as a matter of fact. My old tactic always ended up with me tying the bow upside down, but it appears I was looping incorrectly. Silly me!
For your reading pleasure, instructions on how to tie bows (with pictures!)
- Lisa M. Pace's Scrapbooking Journal: Tying a Perfect Bow Everytime!
- The Container Store: How to Tie a Ribbon around a Box
- Bow Making 101: How to make a Tailored Bow (can't wait to try this one out, it looks pretty flash!)
- MarthaStewart.com: Three Perfect Bows
Images above © 2008 Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.
Image above © Apartment Therapy.
Two other lovely things from Decor8 today: Orla Kiely is designing a line of home accessories for Target in the US, which looks so cute, and as Holly mentions on her blog, is super-extensive . I'm loving the over sized leaf and fruit silhouettes, the patterns are to die for, and I'm really digging the colours - there's lots of inspiration there for some upcoming stationery suites I'm working on.
Image above © Anthropologie.
Then there's mention of Anthropologie running craft classes - as a big fan of their line, I can't imagine anywhere more inspiring for crafting. Oh, to be in the Northern Hemisphere...
As part of my job, something I do almost weekly is tie bows. I wish that read, "Tae Bo" instead, as the infomercials with Billy Blanks always got me feeling quite motivated, but no, I mean of the sit-down/minimal workout, ribbon variety. Everything from invitations to table favours to wedding arches and vases can be tied with ribbons, and you really can't go past a cute, good quality satin ribbon to inject a little bit of colour and whimsy into your decor.
The trick, however, is tying a perfect bow, one that is even and neat and looks like it should. I found some great links today which explained how to do so in a very simple fashion - in a way very similar to tying shoelaces, as a matter of fact. My old tactic always ended up with me tying the bow upside down, but it appears I was looping incorrectly. Silly me!
For your reading pleasure, instructions on how to tie bows (with pictures!)
- Lisa M. Pace's Scrapbooking Journal: Tying a Perfect Bow Everytime!
- The Container Store: How to Tie a Ribbon around a Box
- Bow Making 101: How to make a Tailored Bow (can't wait to try this one out, it looks pretty flash!)
- MarthaStewart.com: Three Perfect Bows
Images above © 2008 Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.
Image above © Apartment Therapy.
Two other lovely things from Decor8 today: Orla Kiely is designing a line of home accessories for Target in the US, which looks so cute, and as Holly mentions on her blog, is super-extensive . I'm loving the over sized leaf and fruit silhouettes, the patterns are to die for, and I'm really digging the colours - there's lots of inspiration there for some upcoming stationery suites I'm working on.
Image above © Anthropologie.
Then there's mention of Anthropologie running craft classes - as a big fan of their line, I can't imagine anywhere more inspiring for crafting. Oh, to be in the Northern Hemisphere...
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