Holidays and Celebrations

Materials:
Stiff paper or thin cardboard for the template
Decorative paper for the bow
Paper glue
Scissors
Ruler
Pen

Cut a strip of the stiff paper or thin cardboard

1 ¾ inches X 6 ¾ inches
1 3/8 inches X 1 5/8 inches
1 ½ inches x 5 ¾ inches
¾ inch x 2 ¾ inches

Take the largest strip and fold the bottom to the top to fold it in half. Crease and unfold.

Fold the top edge and the bottom edge to the center crease you just made

Result
Fold the top edge down to the bottom edge to fold it in half again

The folded edge you just made should be on the top.
Mark ¾ of an inch from each side at the top

Make the marks at the top ¼ inch long.

Draw a slight curve from the bottom of the marks to the bottom points
See the picture

Choose the side that looks nicer and cut along the line

Unfold the strip you just cut
Fold it in half lengthwise and trace the curved edge

Cut along the line you just made.
This is the template for the bottom loops of the bow

Repeat steps 3 to 9 for the 1 3/8 inches X 1 5/8 inches strip

Take the 1 ½ inches x 5 ¾ inches strip and fold it in half lengthwise

Mark ½ inch from the end of the folded edge
Cut from the bottom point to the mark

Fold the strip in half and use the cut edge as a guide to cut the other side the same

Fold the largest bow template over the folded strip you just made in the last step
Make sure it is centered and mark the areas on both sides at the top showing beneath it
Cut off along the marks – cut only on the top * leave the pointed bottom alone

Your templates are ready. Now you can quickly make as many bows as you need
Trace the outlines on your decorative paper - one of each for every bow

To make the looped parts of the bow:
Colored side facing down, bring the sides up and around and glue them to the center. Do not crease the edges.

Glue the larger looped piece to the center of the piece with the pointed ends.
Glue the smaller looped piece to the center of the larger one

Place the small strip in the center and fold the ends over to the back.
Glue the ends at the back.

If you want to make a napkin ring with the bow take the napkin as it comes from the package.
Bring the sides together as if you were going to fold it in half. Do not crease only pinch the top to mark the half way point
Bring the sides to the half way mark as shown in the picture on the top left.
Flip the napkin over so the folded ends are on the bottom

Cut a strip of paper 1 inch X 8 1/2 inches long and place the napkin at the center
Bring the sides of the strip over and glue them together.

Glue the bow to the band you just made
And your napkin ring is ready!

Slip the silverware under the band.

Happy Holiday!