Wood Veneer Bow Gift Topper From Pretty Packages

H5N1 DIY excerpt from the novel majority Pretty Packages past times Sally Shim 

Today we're thrilled to endure showcasing a DIY from Sally Shim's novel book,  Pretty Packages from Chronicle Books.  We are also giving away 2 books to 2 lucky readers.  Just exit a comment inwards the comments department at this post or on our post on instagram together with nosotros volition selection 2 winners Midweek morning.  Good luck together with cheque out this cool woods veneer projection from the book!




Wood veneer is a fun stuff to piece of job amongst together with provides texture together with visual involvement to whatever gift. You tin dismiss uncovering woods veneer at woodworking suppliers or at some newspaper stores. To curvature the woods veneer without neat it, you lot tin dismiss either move steam or house it inwards water. The woods veneer bow takes a chip of fourth dimension to build because of the drying time, precisely it is worth the effort. You tin dismiss build several woods bows at i fourth dimension together with shop them for futurity gift-wrapping projects.
Makes 1 bow

MATERIALS
Two pieces of woods veneer; i 1 past times half dozen in/2.5 past times xv cm, i ½ past times 2 in/12 mm past times five cm
Wood gum
Wrapped gift

TOOLS
Bowl of hot H2O
Towel
Clothespins

Bright Ideas
Use wool felt instead of woods veneer to build a bow. After you lot build your bow, move a pigment pen to write a message on the woods veneer.

How To
1 Place the 2 woods veneer pieces inwards the bowl of hot water. Let them soak for 2 to 3 minutes. Use the towel to pat them dry. Bend the ends of the larger woods slice nether to cast the primary bow shape, together with thus that the ends run across inwards the middle of the bow.
2 Bend the smaller slice of woods veneer together with thus that it wraps unopen to the larger woods slice together with overlaps the middle of the bow.
3 Use the clothespin to concur the woods veneer pieces inwards this shape. Let the wooden bow dry out for 24 hours.
four Remove the clothespins together with house a dab of woods gum on the within of the bow to reinforce it. Put a dab of woods gum on the smaller slice of woods veneer to secure where it overlaps the bow. Put clothespins on the wooden bow i time again to concur it inwards place. Let the gum dry out for 24 hours.
five Remove the clothespins together with attach the woods veneer bow topper to your wrapped gift using woods glue. Let dry out for 1 hour.

Background data on Sally's majority inwards her ain words:

As a designer together with woman rear of 2 boys I am ever seeking creative inspiration inwards my everyday life. And every bit a long-time lover of pretty packaging, I was inspired to write a majority well-nigh uncomplicated withal thoughtful gift-wrapping. Since giving gifts is a business office of our everyday life, the inspiration for Pretty Packages was to foster inventiveness through gift-wrapping. The majority gives the reader the creative inspiration to packet gifts amongst a personal impact past times didactics the techniques to build handmade gift-wrap, gift tags, toppers, together with more.

Pretty Packages contains 45 step-by-step gift-wrapping together with packaging projects perfect for beginner together with advanced crafters. The majority walks you lot through how to plow a uncomplicated packet into a creative together with personalized gift that the recipient volition endure excited to receive. The projects inwards the majority volition non exclusively inspire you lot to practise pretty packages for gift giving, precisely volition also give you lot ideas well-nigh packaging political party together with marriage favors every bit good every bit branding for your business.

Pretty Packages is divided into 3 sections: 1) Wrapping Paper, 2) Gift Boxes, Bags, & Toppers together with 3) Gift Tags & Ribbon. The majority also covers essential materials together with tools needed to practise your ain pretty packages every bit good every bit diverse gift-wrapping together with ribbon tying techniques. Each projection includes 2 “bright ideas”-- variations to farther customize your package.

You tin dismiss uncovering to a greater extent than data well-nigh the majority together with the gain of projects here.

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