Homemade gift bows

I came across instructions on how to make gift bows. Friday I was feeling under the weather, so I pretty much stayed in bed most of the day. But I did make some bows while snuggled up under my flannel sheets. I used paper from magazines and brads from my scrapbooking supplies. I could only get 8 strips from my magazine pages, and I cut them about 3/4 of an inch. I tried to pick the pages that had a dominant color. I found that making the first loops kind of big would fill in the middle more and cover the brad. Sometimes. I guess I need a little more practice. I don't think mine turned out as good as the ones in the instructions, but it was still fun. And almost free!