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Mar 25, 2015

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Handicraft is quite popular in Korea. There are various types of traditional and modern handicraft such as paper art, ribbon art, needle work and etc…


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People who are interested to learn handicraft will take these classes in local cultural centers or private academies.


So here is the Korean Handicraft Center where I learnt how to make bows…


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Handicraft Songsenim of the Day …


So let’s get started~~


We need to prepare …


– Double sided ribbon
– At least 2 inches wide of Plain Headband / Metal hair clip/ French Barrette
– Scissors
– Hot glue gun


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First, we need to cut our favorite ribbon.


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Glue the two ends together to make one ( you can use hot glue or double sided tape)


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Fold and glue the long ribbon 3 times to have 3 layer.


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After that…


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Wrap the small piece of ribbon around the three layers in the centre and then glue down tightly…


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Place and glue the bow onto the headband


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And Yeah~~This is the new pretty headband!


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At the end of the class, I managed to do 3 different types of hair accessory ( The Pink Bow Headband, Golden Bow French Barrettes, and Light Pink Bow Alligator Clips)


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Selfie with my new Pink Bow Headband


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The Golden Bow French Barrette.. Love the Barrette!! The advantage of barrettes is holding your hair tightly.


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The little space to relax after learning.


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Thank you my language teacher for bringing us to do the handicraft during her weekend free time


Thanks for reading~~ Have a great day =D