DIY Paper Bow Magnets

Making these paper bow magnets was even more fun than I expected.

And I was pleasantly surprised at how the paper bows take on the look of leather!

The paper has a bit of a smooth sheen and a subtle texture so it really resembles it.

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tap on the Upload button from the toolbar to insert the downloaded Bow SVG file onto the canvas.

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Maintain the size of the shapes.

With the machine set to Cricut Maker, select Make It in Design Space.

Set material jot down to Medium Cardstock, choosing the appropriate weight based on your paper.

Paper bow magnets.

Place the first paper color onto the standard grip mat.

Remove the cut pieces from the cutting mat.

Repeat for the remaining bow pieces and papers.

Paper bow magnets.

Each bow consists of 3 pieces.

Using the wood dowel, gently curl the edges of the largest and smallest bow pieces as shown.

Hold in place until glue sets.

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Repeat with the remaining cut pieces to make more bows.Dont they look like leather bows??

Glue the back side of each bow to one wood circle piece.

Glue the magnet to the back side of the wood circle to finish.

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Repeat for all remaining magnets.

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Materials needed to make paper bow magnets including Cricut machine, paper, wood circles, magnets and hot glue gun.

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Making A Paper Bow Magnet

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Materials needed to make paper bow magnets including Cricut machine, paper, wood circles, magnets and hot glue gun.

Uploading bow images in Cricut Design Space.

Uploading bow images in Cricut Design Space.

Sorting bow images by color in Cricut Design Space.

Sorting bow images by color in Cricut Design Space.

Selecting the grip mat in Cricut Design Space.

Selecting the grip mat in Cricut Design Space.

Inserting white cardstock in the Cricut Machine.

Inserting white cardstock in the Cricut Machine.

Inserting grey cardstock in Cricut machine.

Inserting grey cardstock in Cricut machine.

Black cardstock getting cut in Cricut machine.

Black cardstock getting cut in Cricut machine.

Removing the cut bows from the Cricut grip mat.

Removing the cut bows from the Cricut grip mat.

Curling the edges of the paper bow with a wooden dowel.

Curling the edges of the paper bow with a wooden dowel.

Curled edges of a paper bow.

Curled edges of a paper bow.

Adding hot glue to the center of the paper bow.

Adding hot glue to the center of the paper bow.

Hot glue in the center of the paper bow.

Hot glue in the center of the paper bow.

Folding the curled edges into the middle of the paper bow.

Folding the curled edges into the middle of the paper bow.

Adding hot glue to the center of an uncurled bow.

Adding hot glue to the center of an uncurled bow.

Gluing the folded bow on top of the uncurled bow.

Gluing the folded bow on top of the uncurled bow.

Gluing a rectangle piece to the back of the paper bow.

Gluing a rectangle piece to the back of the paper bow.

Using a finger to press down on the rectangle piece on the back fo the bow.

Using a finger to press down on the rectangle piece on the back fo the bow.

Backside of the paper bow.

Backside of the paper bow.

White and grey paper bows.

White and grey paper bows.

Adding hot glue to the back of a paper bow.

Adding hot glue to the back of a paper bow.

Gluing the paper bow onto a wood circle.

Gluing the paper bow onto a wood circle.

Gluing a magnet to the back of a wood circle.

Gluing a magnet to the back of a wood circle.

Attaching remaining bows and magnets to the wood cirlces.

Attaching remaining bows and magnets to the wood cirlces.

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Close up of paper bow magnets with text overlay.

Close up of paper bow magnets with text overlay.

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