I bought the stuff to make my daughter a bow holder thing for her birthday. This is one of the things that I have been planning on doing for a long time and just haven't had the time or the stuff at the same time. To make the holder I needed about a 12" long wood plank, scrapbook paper that matched her room, ribbon, paint, and mod podge.
Here is how I made it:
1: I painted the wood because it had a decorative edge that would have made it really hard to cover in paper. Wait for paint to dry before moving on.
2: trace the shape of the plank on to the side of the paper that is NOT the side you want to use; Cut out the shape.
3: Working quickly cover the surface of the plank with mod podge and place the paper on the podge. Let it sit for about 3-5 min.
4: Cover the paper with podge. This will give you the nice clean finish on the paper. Let it dry and you can decorate with stickers, rub on decals, vinyl, really anything you want. GO CRAZY!
5: The ribbon is what you actually connect the bows to so this is vital. Depending on how many bows you would like to store this changes. On mine I did three 1/2 yard ribbons hanging. Cut the ribbon double the length you want hanging. Sew together the ends so its a loop.
6: Once again this is personal choice. I chose to sew a straight line across the ribbon every 1-1/2 inches so if the bows slid they had their own little compartment that they would still stay in.
7: Attach the ribbon to the wood. I used a simple staple gun and it worked like a charm.
8: Be Proud! You made an incredibly cute bow holder. You can hang it by connecting a picture hook or even ribbon to the plank.
I also made a tissue paper poof to hang from the ceiling at my daughters birthday party I have 2 of 6-7 done now. Just FYI the soft tissue paper does NOT make good poofs. If it had, I would have had 2 done instead of just one.
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