Today I thought I would do a bit of an experiment and compare different ways to tie ribbon bows.
There are three methods which I wanted to compare:
The Fork, The Knot and The Cut.
So let’s get started!
#1. The Fork.
This is a larger version of something which has been all over Pinterest and Tumblr. I have no idea who invented this originally but here’s a site with a pdf which is fairly self explanatory.
For the big version you just need 4 fingers and some ribbon.
Wrap a piece of ribbon around your fingers like this and hold in place:
Poke the top end between your middle fingers at the bottom.
Poke the other end through the the fingers at the top.
From the back it looks like this:
Tie the two ends in a knot so they hold it in place.
Wiggle it off your fingers.
Even it out and this is the front:
And back:
Not bad and it’s very easy to get a lot of bows done quickly which are completely even. It can be a bit fiddly though.
The Knot.
Take a piece of ribbon and fold the end in to the middle.
Fold the other end to the middle too:
Now grab the folded ends and tie them in a knot.
It makes an upside down bow.
Pull the ends tightly and even it out.
That’s the knot! It’s a very simple way to get a bow but the tail pieces come from different sides of the bow which I’m not a big fan of.
The Cut
This version kind of cheats by using 3 pieces of ribbon instead of one. I’ve already done a more detailed tutorial on this one so if you need instructions check out my ribbon bow tutorial here.
This is the end result, it’s the perfect shape but it takes so much longer to do.
So looking at them side by side I like The Cut the most but I think the Fork is best when you need to do them in bulk. What do you guys think?? Which is your favorite?
Here they are in the order of Fork, Knot and Cut:
I’m so weird about bows, I can’t believe I actually just wrote a post comparing them XD
I have another matching set of videos. This time it’s the look I used when we filmed at the ocean. First is the Morning Make Up video featuring the red and black eye look. It’s nice and dark and quite versatile!
Then the hair style tutorial from the same look. I do love matching sets! The hair for this look is a big messy high bun.
Lastly, every year James and his brother Kris have an arm wrestling competition. It’s full of brotherly smack talk XD Enjoy!
Today I figured I would do a quick walk through of how I made Lottie’s Halloween costume. I’m not really sure how I feel about dogs wearing cutesy clothing in general because I know some of them hate it. As she’ll most likely need to wear a coat when we go out in winter next year our vet suggested getting her used to it now while she’s still little. I haven’t made her any real coats yet so I figured I’d get in quick and do something that could double for Halloween.
I cut up a shirt that my Mum was going to get rid of as it didn’t fit.
First I cut the skirt section off.
Then I cut down around the clasp so I could fold the top of the black part over to form a collar.
I stitched the collar in place and put a piece of elastic through it so it was the right size for her neck.
The I cut off a piece of the stretchy arm of the dress and stitched it on the inside of the cape so it would go around her tummy and keep it all in place.
Of course the front needed to be cut much shorter so it wouldn’t get in the way of her feet. To keep the jagged look I snipped unevenly and went all around the back too.
I couldn’t resist so I made a matching hat clip too from the scraps… though I ended up wearing it more than she did >_>
Verdict: she couldn’t have cared less about wearing it so I don’t think I’ll have any problems at all when it comes to Winter again!
She couldn’t stand the smell of one of our Halloween broom props though XD I was quite surprised she didn’t try to eat it!
Very cute and a good practice run for a time where she really needs something like this.
I’m so glad she’s such a relaxed puppy with things like this because it makes it much easier to do important things like bathing and clipping her nails without her panicking!
Hope you guys all had an awesome Halloween and had fun with your costumes too!
A blog and Youtube channel about a girl and her quest to make everything sparkle. New craft, hair and beauty tutorials every week!
Violet LeBeaux spends most of her time trying to think of ways to make life prettier, posting said ways on her blog and drinking very strong tea. She writes about big hair cute things, girly fashion, beauty finds, sometimes Hime Gyaru fashion (姫ギャル) and crafty tutorials.
She lives with her adorable boyfriend Jimmy, fluffy puppy Miss Lottie and Bergamot Bunny in Melbourne, Australia.
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Messy High Bun Hairstyle Instructions.
The tutorial I’m doing today is a fun style with two messy buns high up on my head.
Enjoy!
Brush out your hair and separate into halves.
Brush the sections up into two high ponytails.
Fluff out one side with your hands so it’s a bit messy.
Grab the top half of it and scrunch it up so it sits above the hairband.
It should be fluffy and messy.
Pin in place.
Once secure, scrunch up the second section of hair and pin it just below the hair band.
Again it should be quite messy.
If you need help with the scrunching, sometimes it’s easier to do this if your hair has been curled first.
For this style I prefer to leave it straight though so I can have some straight bits hanging down.
So you can see here, a few strands poking down completes the messy look.
But it looks cute with curls too.
Now repeat on the other side.
Fluff up, scrunch and pin.
Doing the top half first.
If you want more volume in the buns, you can tease the hair near the band before you scrunch it up.
The scrunching can take a few tries to get the hang of and it will come out differently every time.
It’s quite unpredictable.
Hairspray it all in place, pin any loose parts and fix up your fringe.
Done!
You should be able to feel how secure it is with the pins on your head.
Give your head a shake and see if it comes out.
This style is good for hiding regrowth at the front but not so much at the back!
You could add some cute accessories like a bow or a hair tie or small things like that. I like to add small clip in roses.
I hope this was a useful video, please check out the blog post linked in the description for more information and tutorials.
Thanks so much for watching.
Bye!
Halloween!! This is the first year we’ve ever decorated our house. And the first year I’ve put much effort into my costume. Halloween is getting more popular in Aus though we still didn’t have any trick or treaters.
We decided to do a family theme of Adventure Time! I was Princess Bubblegum, James was Finn and Lottie was Jake because I didn’t want to put her in her witch costume for very long.
We didn’t do much for our costumes, most of it we already had but I made James’ hood and my crown.
I coloured my hair pink for the night using some pastels, I’ll show you how I did it in an upcoming video.
Very happy with the costumes! I kind of wanted to change outfits into her other ones throughout the night XD
James made a very good Finn, I think they are the same mental age XD
He couldn’t find a sword so he borrowed Lottie’s broom. I made his hat in around 10 minutes by hot gluing some polar fleece together and his backpack is a green pillow with tape for straps XD Super dodgy!
Now on to the spoooky decorations we had XD
Personally I hate fake spider web but it’s a staple of Halloween so I covered all of the windows in it.
The lounge area had a flock of bats flying out the window, you can’t see very well but on the corner they actually come off the wall on wires.
We had skull candle holders and Autumn leaves everywhere.
The most important part: candy table 😀
The real food table and more Autumn leaves.
My new message board (tutorial soon) was covered with a black cat, spider web and even more Autumn leaves. I really like Autumn leaves.
So much so that the same was put on the kitchen cupboards.
I made some very quick custom goblets too, these plastic cups were $3 at Big W.
All it took was a bit of acrylic paint and a small paintbrush.
A few coats and they were done.
Easy, effective and after the night they just wash clean. Make sure not to get the outside wet during the party though or else you’ll have bats coming off on your fingers XD
And a bonus shot of James being measured for his hood. Classy! Maybe I should have kept it that way…
What did you guys do for Halloween? Did you get dressed up?
First video in an OOTD, this one features one of the dresses I got from DreamV. I think I might take it apart and make it a shirt/skirt combo because it’s a bit big and long as a dress so I can’t wear it without a belt 😀
And another OOTD which features a pink formal gown I was sent. I feel like a princess in it XD
Next is a hair tutorial which was originally in an OOTD post and was requested. It’s a mini high ponytail with a braid leading up to it.
And a while ago our family all came to visit at once. My Mum lives in Melbourne but all of James’ family plus my Dad came down on the same weekend. Many hijinks ensued XD
Illustrator. Strong tea, knitting, watercolours, and making a video game called Moonlight in Garland. Living with her adorable husband Jimmy, fluffy puppy Miss Lottie and Bergamot Bunny in Melbourne, Australia.
