Beautiful Bows Blog Hop

 

Hi Folks, Welcome to the Beautiful Bows blog hop. We have some wonderful projects to show you today, so grab your favorite drink, get comfy, and have some fun!!


 If you've come here from my talented DT sista Jessica E then your at the right stop...but if you just happened upon me today, then you might want to go back at start at 3 Girl Jam. You don't want to miss at Bowtiful projects:)

 Today we are showcasing this wonderful new tool that Julie has made....a BOW MAKER!!! How exciting, right? I know there are a few tools out there to make bows, in fact, I have one somewhere up in my cupboard...BUT 1. Its ugly, and 2. Its so complicated to use, so I just don't! But this one....

  Is beautiful!!! And SOOOO easy to use!! This is the one I have ^^^^, but there is another color too if you prefer:

 Aren't they cute!! The Bow Maker will sell for $5.99. Cute, simple to use, and so affordable!! And if thats not enough, all bow makers with come with a special 4 yard bundle of her new summer ribbon!


 As with most of my Plan A ideas, it didn't work the way I planned, so on to Plan B....well plan B proved to be a challange also....why? you ask, well I didn't have the color of ribbons that I wanted to use for this project. I was planning on doing this idea alittle farther into the summer so I would have time to order some ribbon that was the color I wanted:( So I worked with what I had, or with what I could get at the store. Here is my project:

 I have been promising to redo my oldest daughters room for 2 years now. So I am slowly starting. This is a pin board that will go on her wall once I paint it. I will have another row of three to complete it. They are all made of 12x12 cork that I have covered in fabric. I've added bows to a few of them. I used 3 different types of ribbon... a wide sheer pink, a think medium width poke-a-dot and the white crinkle ribbon from 3 Girl Jam. And they all tied with ease!! What I love tho, is with the crinkle ribbon, it was easy enough to make a double bow, even a triple!! I can't say enough about how versatile 3 Girl Jam really is.

 Now, on to the fun tidbits of the hop...
1. Julie has been kind enough to offer a sale on ribbon bundles until JULY 5th, BUY 2 get ONE FREE!!! How great is that!
2.After hopping along, gathering some great bow inspiration, head back to 3 Girl Jam and join the Linky Party. All you have to do is link a project with a bow. It doesn't have to have 3 Girl Jam ribbon, but awesome if it does:)

 So, head on over to Jovan at Cards by Jovan and admire her bows:)

Here's the line up incase you get lost:

Girl JAM  http://3girljam.blogspot.com/
Julie: A Little Bit of Bling http://jk-littlebitofbling.blogspot.com/
*Special Guest Designer*
Heather: Random Recipes, Paper Crafts, and Photos by HL http://heathernovinger.blogspot.com
Jessica E: Chick n Scrap http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com
Angie: The Crazy "Scrap" Lady http://crazyscraplady-angelpie.blogspot.com/
Jovan: Cards By Jovan http://www.cardsbyjovan.com/
Mackenzie: Cheese and Crafters http://cheeseandcrafters.blogspot.com/
Ashley: The Glamorous Side of Scrapping http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com/
Jessica S: Jessica's Craft Shaque http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com/
Zeni: Scrappy Zeni http://www.scrappyzeni.com/
Avery: Iowa Craft Girl http://iowacraftgirl.blogspot.com/
Gloria: Oma's Crafts http://www.omascrafts.com
Carri: AKA ABusyBee http://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com/
3 Girl JAM http://3girljam.blogspot.com/