Hello!! Welcome to the Operation Write Home Spring Training Blog Hop!! Operation Write Home’s mission is supporting our armed forces by sending blank handmade greeting cards to write home on.
You probably came from the My Favorite Things blog but if you just happened to stumble across this blog go to the OWH Blog to start!!
The theme for this hop is masculine cards with a few tutorials on the way. My tutorial is to make a bow tie. You can use these in the famous Origami Shirt Cards, by itself or even in girly cards.
Here are the steps to make the bow:
1. I used the Chevron Stripes Ribbon from May Arts (1.5 inches) to make this bow tie. First you need to fold the top and bottom of the ribbon back, the Mono Adhesive Dots will keep the bow perfectly in place while you make it. **I don’t recommend using a liquid glue since it could affect the look and texture of the ribbon and therefore the bow.
2. Fold the sides to the back.
3. Using a smaller piece of ribbon fold it just like in step one. Then use theMono Adhesive Dots to place that piece of ribbon over the first one and sew the back tightly to keep the bow in place and give it a more defining shape.
4. This bow is smaller than an inch and a half but you can play with different ribbons to make bows of different sizes. To glue it on the card I used the Mono Multi Liquid Glue.
I hope you enjoyed my post!!
Take Care!!
Mono Multi Liquid Glue
MONO Adhesive Dots
MONO Adhesive Dots Refill
The Winner will be announced Wednesday! Thanks for blog hopping with Tombow and Operation Write Home!
What a clever use of ribbon! Thanks for sharing!
wow- the bowtie looks great and is easy to create- who knew? lol
Fun card- TFS!
How cute is that bowtie? Too cute! Thank you for the instructions on that cutie embellishment. Can’t wait to make one.
Oh my, what handsome neck wear! LOL! Let’s not forget the professional man in our lives! This is wonderful!
Great card, will work great for a birthday card for someone who loves bow ties or needs inspiration / encouragement .
What is more masculine than a tie? Bowties… are great for those wedding cards and prom too!
This is adorable – I love the bow tie!
Love the bow tie. Super simple – thanks for the crafty info. 🙂
Aww.. this is such a cute card! Love the bow and ties. Thank you for sharing! *hugs*
How cute and how simple (it looks to be anyway, we’ll see when I try it!) Thanks for sharing such a cute idea, not only for our soldiers but for any man in your life.
the bowtie & ties are sooooo cute….something even I can make! thanks for showing us how! I need my TomBow Mono Adhesive tool like I need air, can’t image life without it!
what a cute little bow tie!! darling card
Very cute, modern card. Thanks for sharing your creativity with us.
Love the fun card design!! Thanks for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!! 😉
Love the bowtie and that ribbon from May Arts. Too cute.
Loved the tutorial…super cute card with all the ties.
What a cute & fun idea for a guy’s card.
Thanks for sharing. I love tombow products! Time to go join in on the fun. Thanks for the inspiration. Great ideas.
Such a cute idea! Thanks so much for the instructions!!
Love, love, love the ribbon bow ties. I can’t wait to try this out.
Such a cute bow tie, thanks for sharing the fun tutorial!!’
I love the bow tutorial….will have to give this a try. Thanks for the inspiration.
Wow this is great, thanks for sharing
Absolutely LOVE the bow tie!! Thanks to the generosity of a wonderful friend, I have some of this ribbon — bow ties will be constructed today! Thanks for the GREAT inspiration!
What a fun card! I love Tombow products and use them all the time on my cards for OWH.
I LOVE the bow tie! Very cute card.
Ribbon and masculine cards??? This is a total awesome way to use ribbon. Love the ties.
What a cute bowtie, especially love it with that ribbon!
Your bow-tie stand out on the card and so easy to make! May Art Ribbon and Tombow, two of my favorites. TFS
Love the Chevron Bow – would love to know how to do the tie’s also.
Loving this card. Thanks for sharing the bow tie tutorial.
that bow tie is just too cute! I must tell you that I can not craft without my green and white bottle of multi liquid glue sitting on my desk beside me! I even keep a spare bottle so that I never run out! grins!
So cute! I’m going to try it! Thank you for this fun idea!
Adorable and masculine all at the same time! I use your mono adhesive tape runner and multi liquid glue so much that I don’t even bother to put it away! Thanks for supporting OWH!
Cute cute bow card just right for a man in your life!!
A great idea for a ribbon card.
thanks for the tutorial on how to make a bowtie.
I love seeing how easy it is to make a bow! First glance made me think it would be far more complicated, yet you made it look simple. Thank you for sharing and for your support of Operation Write Home.
Super cute card! Thanks for the bow tutorial and which adhesive to use where is very helpful.
Cute card; TFS and for the chance to win! We appreciate your support of OWH!
What a clever idea! This has multiple uses. Thanks for sharing
How cute!
Thanks for supporting OWH.
Thank you for sharing this cute and easy idea! I was always curious how these were made.
Love the blog hop – nice card. Now to hop some more . . .
that tie card is too darn cute and fun! sure to bring smiles to faces of those who receive!!!
What a great little bow tie….would have never thought to make one myself though…so thanks for the tutorial. Also loved the advice about which adhesive to use. I am never quite sure with ribbon what will work and what will not alter the look of the ribbon. Thanks Tombow!
What fun silly ties! Love the polka dots.
Love the bow tie! I love Tombow too!!
What an easy way to make a bow tie. I will give that a try. I use your Mono multi liquid glue on many of my projects — I’ll have to try your glue dots. Thanks for supporting OWH and our heroes.
Gah – that bow tie is just too stinkin’ cute! Thanks for the great idea, and for the chance to win some fabulous goodies.
Cool card TFS!
Ohhhhhhhh this card is so perfect for the plastic surgeon I used to work for. He still wears bowties!! I LOVE IT!!! And such an easy technique to create such an elegant bow!
Very cute! What a wonderful idea for a masculine card!
What a fun and cute bow!! Sometimes I like making embellishments to keep on hand while I am watching TV with the family. It would be so easy to pre-make a couple of these and have them ready for a cute card. Thanks for sharing and THANK YOU for your awesome support of OWH!!
Super cute card that still has a masculine theme. Love the adorable bow tie and can’t wait to try your directions. TFS!
Very fun tie card–thanks for the tutorial for making the bow tie.
thanks for the bow tutorial! I made a bow like this last week and it didn’t go so easily! lol!
cute! I love ribbon!
Adorable! Love the bowtie!
Love this very special card for dad.
Cute card. Thanks for showing how to make a bow tie. Love your products.
I always love red, back, and white and that card is too cute! Thanks for taking part in the OWH hop!
Thanks for the tutorial. I didn’t know it was that easy to make a bow tie! Can’t wait to use your ideas and products!
Thank you for partnering with OWH. I am grateful for the lesson on bow making. It’s true, each father is unique!
How stinkin’ cute is this card??!! Thanks for the tutorial 🙂
Very cute card. Thanks for the tutorial. (And I love Tombow products !)
Great tip on making bow ties.
I love that red tie!!!
Beautiful card, and thanks sooo much for the tut too, it´s very useful.
The bowtie is just too cute! Love Tombow multi glue!!!
The ribbon ties are so adorable, I must try – thank you for the inspiration!
What fun ties!!! Love them!! Thanks for hopping with OWH!
Love how the Bowie was made. What a clever idea
This is so much fun!! Thanks for the wonderful idea and sharing in OWH’s blog hop! I love Tombow too!
Making a bow tie from ribbon is a great idea for a quick and easy masculine embellishment. With my stash of ribbon, I can make some wild ties! Thanks for the idea and tutorial.
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What a real nice card! My husband is a Veteran, he was one of the first to go after 911. He is home safe and sound. He always likes seeing what the troops get from back home now a days. He never had anyone send him goodies boxes or wonderfully homemade blank cards. We thank you as a family for the wonderful people that have these projects for our troops, they are very lucky in deed.
How interesting! Any ribbon could be used to do this, and as we all know “Bow ties are cool!”
Where would my cards be without Tombow?!? Glad you are participating in this worthy organization’s blog hop.
What a great masculine card! I love the little bow tie. It’s sooooo cute!
Thanks for the turorial and the great tip about not using liquid glue when making the bow tie. I would have automatically reached for a liquid glue if trying this myself. Thanks, too, for supporting OWH and our Troops!
cute tie card! love the way to make ties with ribbon.
your ties are too cute, love the patterns used in them!
Fantastic bow tie card! Really cool!
Thanks for supporting OWH. I’ve always been impressed with this program.
Adorable!! Thanks for the tips.
What a cool card
What a fun idea! I know a bow-tie wearer who will definitely be getting a birthday card using this technique. Thanks to Tombow for being such a loyal supporter of Operation Write Home!
Bowties! What a great idea for a guy card. I’m usually stumped when having to make a guy card. Love it!
Thank you for sharing your bow tie card and technique! I am always looking for new card ideas for boys/men!
That’s such a clever card design! Thank you for supporting our troops and OWH!
Adorable bow tie!!
Fantastic card! Thanks for the great idea and tutorial.
Cute cute cute…I can see this bow on many different cards too. BTW, Tombow adhesive is my very favorite ever.
What a fun card idea. I especially like the bow tie. Thank you for sharing.
Love the ribbon
LOVE the ties. Thanks for the great idea. It can certainly be used for many occasions. Thanks for participating in the hop and supporting OWH.
Thanks for this cool bow tutorial! I love your adhesives and your markers as well! Thanks so much for sponsoring this hop and supporting our troops! As a military spouse, my hubby and I especially appreciate it! 🙂
These cards keep getting better as i hop along!!
thanks for the tutorial and for the chance to win
Really cute card!
Thank you so much for the bow tutorial. I see several versions that are smaller and thinner for OWH mailing.
I have tons of ribbon. Now I have a new way to use it. Thanks.
This is such a good idea on using the ribbon to make the bow. I will try this method.
Thanks
What a fun card!!! Love it! Thanks for supporting our men and women serving in the military.
Love the OWH project and this card, thanks for sharing both! Love Tombow adhesives it would be great to win!
Thanks for the practical tutorial for this bow – always happy for one that does not require great tying skills! Love you adhesives too!
Nice card!!! Thanks
I love OWH. Thanks for participating in the blog hop! 🙂 Gorgeous cards!
What a clever combination of images and sentiment! Thanks for the tutorial on making the bow tie.
And, thanks for participating in today’s OWH Blog Hop!
This is so adorable! I love the ties! Such a cute idea.
Love love love Tombow and your cute card.
What a great card!! Thank you so much for the bowtie tutorial! I can’t wait to try that!
Thanks for sharing the bow tutorial. I have used what seems like miles of Tombow Mono Adhesive tape and use your Mono Multi Liquid glue all the time. Thank you for supporting OWH.
Adorable bow with the May Arts chevron. Just the right touch! fabulous card!!!
Love the bow tie! My 14-year-old son has a thing for bow ties and usually helps me with the Origami necktie cards for OWH Father’s Day! Looks like we have a new project to try! Thanks for sharing your ideas with us for the hop!
love the new way to make bows/ties … will definitely adopt this technique over my sad, sad hand-tied and floppy bows! thanks for the great tutorial and new masculine card idea!
Cute card! I love that May Arts ribbon and love the little bow!
Very cute & simple card!! Love the “one of a kind” sentiment!
Cute
Great little tutorial, it will be fun to make these cute bow ties!
What an awesome card making use of those fabulous ties. Love both styles of ties used on this card.
Love the ties! So clever!!!
Love this card! Such a cute idea!
I just love the little bow tie.
Thanks for the bow tutorial.
Oh wow– I adore the little bow tie–that is oh so sweet! Love it! You are so right it will be absolutely perfect on the origami shirts!
Such a fun idea! Thanks so much for sharing how to make the bow tie!
Great use of ribbon. Love the card.
Very cute and neat idea for a bow tie.
Such a fun card! Thanks for sharing and offering inspiration for OWH.
What a fantastic idea for the troops. Thank you for sharing.
p.s. Your products are da’ bomb and your adhesives are just the perfect tool for my cardmaking.
Fun tie card. Love Tombo adhesive. Thanks for supporting OWH!
Very fun card! Tombow adhesives are a part of many, many, many of my cards.
Love the card and the bow tie tutorial!
Cool card. Love Tombow! Always use it to make my cards. : )
Thanks for the masculine card idea 🙂
This will be a big help for ideas to use some of my ribbon stash, especially for masculine cards.
Loved the polks dots……great ties!!! thanks
thanks for the tip on making a bow tie. I make greeting cards and I can see a lot of uses for the tie.
Thanks for the bow making tutorial. I can use it as an embellishment on many of my cards.
I love Tombow products. Cute idea for a card
tombow, thanks for participating in a great hop that honour’s our brave support..
so sweet, could be used for so many things!
Thank you for the bow making tutorial. Thanks for supporting Operation Write Home!!
These are such cute ties! I am going to try these at home.
Thanks for the bow making tutorial! It make it so easy & can be adjusted!!
Love the card!!
Very cute card. Thanks for the tutorial and great ideas.
Cute idea making this bow tie; it’s got my wheels spinning about which ribbons I want to try this out with for my projects. Thanks for sharing in this blog hop to support OWH!
I love this glue. So useful.
Love the bow tutorial. Thanks for supporting OWH.
I love this adorable bow tie; thanks for the picture tutorial!
How cute is that little bow tie?!! Thanks for the deets on how to make it. Very cute.
cute card Jennie
What an adorable bowtie!! Cute card.
This card is really cool. Great job!
Such a cute card – love the bow tie so much – thanks for showing us how it’s done!
Awesome card, thank you for sharing!
How super cute is this I love the tie. Love your project. thanks for sharing
I love my Tombow adhesives… plus have used Tombow markers for nearly 15 years. Love the firm tips and assortment of colors.
love the tie!
TFS
Very cute card, Jennie. Thanks for supporting OWH
That is some very cool ribbon you used for this cute bow tie! I never realized how simple it is to create one of these, but I’m inspired to give it a try now! Thanks for supporting OWH by joining this blog hop and sharing your cute card!
I love this glue. Adhesives are such an important part of paper creations, they have to be dependble and available. Never too much glue on hand!
This is so cute, cannot wait to make that little bow tie.
such a cute design! love tombow adhesives 🙂
Very lovely bow you
made. Thanks for sharing.
Carla from Utah
Just love the card. It will be a nice card for my niece and nephew to give to their Dad. Thank you so much for sharing!
Cute idea. They will love them!
Totally CASE(ing) this card…I love love love it. What an cool idea!! Great card/
I have a friend who wears nothing but bow ties, I’m surely going to do this one! Thanks a milion!!!
Very cute bowtie and card. Thanks for sharing!
This is one neat bowtie and I love that you can make it with ribbon and Tombow!!!!
Cute bowtie & card & so easy, too! Thank you for sharing this tuturorial and for your support of OWH!
Thanks for the info about the bow tie!
Love the cute ribbon bow tie! It adds a nice texture to the card!
Love that tie. Thanks for your support of OWH!
Great bow tutorial. Thanks for helping soldiers stationed away from home.
What a cute idea!
What a great idea. Love your adhesives!
My favorite card making adhesive!
NEVER would have come up with something like this on my own.
Cute card!
Great card! I love this adhesive! Great cause!
love your products. Thanks for the tutorial for your wonderful card.
Lovin this hop!
What a cute masculine card,I love the bow tie.
Tongue-TIED by the clever card! 🙂 Love your products . . .
Great tutorial on bow making – simple yet elegant result:) thx!
Love Tombow adhesives!
love the ties … i’ll be making some of those soon.
How cute…love the ties and the bow tie…thanks for the tutorial.
very interesting card
Great card!
I love the ties they are so cute;-)
What a good idea for a great masculine card. Thank you for the inspiration. I just love it.
Linda
That little bow ties is so cute! Love the way this makes ribbon so useable on a masculine card!
Great card for a guy. Love the bow tutorial.
Great card and I love the bow!
A cute card! That bow tie is adorable!! Thanks for the tutorial.
What a fun way to make a bow tie. Thanks for sharing the “how-to” in making it.
blessings ~ Pam
What a GREAT idea, using the ribbon to make the bow tie! I love this layout and I will be making a few Father’s Day cards with it!
Thanks for the inspiration!
cute idea to really stand out. thank you for supporting OWH
cute idea. thanks for supporting OWH!
Thanks for the inspiration!
Cute card! Love the ties!
That bow tie is just adorable! I can see using it on all sorts of things. Love my Tombow Mono Multi glue. Thank you for all your support of OWH and our troops!!
R/
The chevron tie is super cute and really pops on the card! TFS! It’s good to know that companies are supporting a good cause!
Thanks for the great inspiration, i love using ribbon and this is a nice way to use it on a guy card
Love the little bow tie!!
Cute tutorial!, thanks for sharing your talents!
Thank you for all the inspiration!
Cute card, simple but very effective
Love your card, especially the bow tie!
The chevron Bowie card is just too cute!
Love Tombow mono adhesive glue!!!
Jennie, I did enjoy your card very much – the bowtie looks fab!! Thanks for the tutoria and for the chance to win some goodies!
Hugs,
Carmen L
What a totally cute card. I love the design. You guys rock!! Thanks for the great hop and as always, wonderful products.
Great tutorial and such a cute card. Thanks for sharing such a fun masculine card.
Love this CUTE card! That bow tie is so AWESOME!
I have a friend who wears bow ties. I believe he will be getting a birthday card from me using this design. 🙂 Thanks!!
This is such a cute card and I can think of so many ways to use the bow tie. Thank you so much for the wonderful inspiration and supporting OWH.
Cool card, the little bow tie is fabulous 🙂
A bow tie is one in a million! Thanks for sharing your method for making one.
Adorable card.
What an adorable card~love that bow tie!! Thank’s for the tutorial on making the bow tie.
What a cute card! I must admit, one of my issues with cards is getting the ribbon to stick permanently! I usually end up stapling it but will certainly have to try the glue and dots! I love the splash of red with the black and white and the sentiment is so sweet! Thanks for sharing!!
Thank you for the little tutorial,love the little bow tie!
Such a fun idea!
I enjoyed your card and tutorial. Thanks for your inspiration and support of a great project
CUTE! Love this card!
Sandra ltb
How cute! love the look of the bow that the chevrons made! Glad to know that I should sure the dots instead of the liquid (which I love.)
I like the bow. My first thought is to make my embellies with paper…I need to step out of my box!..lol
Really like this idea – the ribbon gives a lovely 3d look
Jean xx
Clever idea. I am going to try this.
Such a cute idea for a card – totally thrilled with the demo on that bow tie! Thanks for the fun!
Very cute!
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What great ideas on this card–thanks for the inspiration!
LOVE this wonderful card. (and love my tombows!
Love the bow tie! How stinkin cute!!!
Bow and ties are so cute! Thanks for the tutorial!
Love the card and LOVE TOMBO
This is such a great idea-very cute card!
Great card and cute bowtie.
Cute card! Thanks for the directions,
OMG! that little bow tie is adorable! I need to make one or two or three!
Thanks for the tutorial and giveaway!
What a cute card! Your instructions make it look so easy I’m going to make one right now.
What a cute card! Love it!
That bow tie is just so darn cute! Really love it!
Darling bow tie. Very cute idea for a Father’s day card. Thanks for supporting Operation Write Home.
A very dapper card!
Thanks for the bow tie tutorial – it is adorable!
What a darling card and I LOVe that little bow tie!
What a colorful and cute card. Iris
What a great card and very unique, too!
Brilliant lil bow. Thanks for the tutorial on how to make them. You make it look easy but im sure i will still get my fingers tied in knots when i go to trying it. I just love that card. One of my fav so far Thanks for sharing
Love how simple it is to make the bow tie. Tfs.
Cute card. Thank you for letting people know about OWH. God bless our troops and their families.
What a great way to use ribbon!
Great choice of ribbon for a bow tie! Thanks for the tip about glue dots – didn’t know they would hold fabric.
Just love the red chevron! Such a cute idea and it’s great how the combo adhesive holds back the ends of the ribbon so nicely.
That bow tie is too cute between the ties. Great sentiment just sums it up.
This is so cute!!! Love how you made the bow! Thanks for showing us how to do it 🙂
Thank you for the tips! I always welcome new ways to use “every day” supplies!
Fabulous card! Love that little bow tie!
FABULOUS card! Love that sweet bow tie – thanks for the tutorial!
Oh I love the ties. Wonderful idea for a masculine card. Thanks for the inspiration.
Oh I love the ties. Wonderful idea for a masculine card. Thanks for the inspiration. cant get enough idea’s for our men.
Awesome bow tie card.
What a cute bow tie! I’m going to have try this technique, maybe for a Father’s Day card. Thanks!
What a cool tie! love it!
Very cute card! Love it!
Cute card, too bad my husband really dislikes neckties.
Great dimension and texture. Thanks for supporting OWH!!!
OMGosh…. love love Love the bow tie and how simple was that??? Too cute – I soooo need to try that. Thanks for sharing and supporting OWH
What a cute Father’s Day card! Love that little bow tie and Tombow adhesives!
Cute bow, and so easy to make. Thanks for sharing.
What a neat idea for the ribbon!
Sometimes it’s hard to know what to do with it
Thanks for supporting OWH!
Thanks for the tute on the bow tie. Cute, cute,cute.Thanks for supporting OWH too.
Cute bow!
Wow! Thanks!