Supplies:
- Wrapped gift
- Spool of ribbon
- Scissors
Instructions:
- Using the longer side of the wrapped gift as a guide, measure out five lengths of ribbon that start at the bottom edge on one side, run over the top, and end down the other side. Cut your ribbon from the spool.
Position the wrapped gift box so that the folded sides are facing vertically. Measure out one width and a half of ribbon, and hold it with your thumb at the center. Wrap the long end of the ribbon around the back of the box while still holding the short end in place.
Then, holding two layers of ribbon with one finger in the center, fold the longer end down toward you at a right angle. Wrap this long end under and around the box vertically, then bring it over the top of all of the ribbons at the center point.
Tuck this end of the ribbon under the right-hand corner of the grid and pull it out through the top left-hand corner. Pull both ends until they’re taut.
Rotate the box 90 degrees clockwise, so that the folded sides are now facing horizontally and the ribbon ends now point toward the top right and bottom left of the box.
Wrap the bottom left ribbon around your thumb to create a loop. Then, wrap the top ribbon over and around this loop, and pull it under the base of the first loop, creating a second loop. Pull the loops diagonally apart until they tighten into a bow. Adjust as necessary so that the bow is centered with equal-sized loops.
