Festive Little Bow

If I think the holidays sneak up on me.... holiday parties are even worse. Just meaning that they always come even before the holidays and before you know it you need 3 gifts for a gift exchange, cans of food to donate, toys to donate, and so much more. Well you get all that purchased then you realize that the gifts that need wrapping have none.

You know you're not going back to the store. But you don't wanna be a Grinch. So you do what you are at least semi-good at, and get creative! 

I had this pretty standard gift bag but I wanted to spice it up a little. Enter: festive bow embellishment. 

It is a simple enough idea that I created mis-mashing two ideas that are fairly commonplace.

Bow from: Things to Make and Do 

The curled ribbon ends: Maz Kwok's Designs

I made the bow first (but stop before you wrap around the center), then the tails, slip stitch, second tail, slipstitch, then use yarn to wrap around the center. Simple! 

Small embellishments like this are great because they are so versatile and quick.