How To: The Poufy Bow

While working at the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Candy Shop  in high school, I put together countless Holiday gift baskets full of every kind of sugary (and sugar-free) confection you can think of, and each one was always tied up with a pretty bow. Needless to say I had plenty of opportunities to work on my bow-making craft, and here’s the method I found works best for achieving a big, poufy, festive bow. The secret is in the ribbon. Wide, wired ribbon–the wider the better–is the key to success!