4th of July Over the Top Bow, “Star Spangled Cutie”

4th of July Over the Top Bow with “Star Spangled Cutie” removable/changeable bottle cap

Date Created: 7/2016

Difficulty Level: Advanced

Time to Complete: 30+ minutes

Pricing: $7.00

Materials Needed:

• 3/8″ ribbon
  • red with white dots
  • navy& white lollipop stripes
• 7/8″ ribbon
  • turquoise
  • white
  • navy
  • red & white stripe
• 50-60cm french clip
• 1.75″ alligator clip
• 1″ bottle cap image
• 1″ epoxy dot
• 1″ bottle cap
• E6000 glue
• scissors
• needle and thread
• hot glue gun
• lighter or heat seal source

Measurements: (and what the pieces are for)

• 16″ of 7/8″ turquoise for boutique bow
• 5″ of 3/8″ red with white dots for center
• 4.5″ of 3/8″ red with white dots for clip liner
• 6″ of 3/8″ red with white dots for center wrap
• (2) 9″ of 3/8″ red with white dots for top bow surround
• (2) 9.5″ of 3/8″ white & navy lollipop stripes for bottom bow surround
• Spikes (all 4″, but I think 4.5″ would have worked better on this bow)
  • (2) 7/8″ turquoise
  • (2) 7/8″ white
  • (2) 7/8″ navy
  • (1) 7/8″ red & white stripe

Note:

After making boutique bow, it measured 3″ from corner to corner. So to measure the spikes I added 1″ and cut them at 4″.  However, these spikes ended up a bit too short and didn’t stick out under the bow at all.  I would try measuring spikes to be 1.5″ longer than longest length of the boutique bow.

Instructions:

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