Can't Wait 4 Madoka Cosplay!

Can't wait 4 madoka cosplay!

madoka kaname rose bow tutorial!

super easy and super cheap! efurrykindofkat and i made this in under 24 hours, but granted it was rushed a bit. even if given proper time to dry, it shouldnt take more than a few days to make. everything under the cut!

heres what you’ll need (you can get all this at michales for like <$20):

model magic

brown paint

pink paint

white string

a pack of wooden dowels

foam board

fake flowers

part 1: the arrow

there are a lot of different ways you could make this, and the way we did ours is not specific to the bow. if you find another method for the arrow that you like better, im sure it would work with this bow too! anyway, heres how we did ours. this is the shape reference we used:

we traced out the shape onto the foam board like so (it can be any size you want):

and then used an exacto knife to cut it out! be very careful cutting it out, you want it to be nice and smooth and there are a lot of sharp curves. make sure to clean it up and shave down any rough edges after its cut out

we decided to put a layer of modge podge on to seal it more, and then we painted it! this was a super simple paint job, you could probably make it fancier but we just did a simple pink

we added another coat of modge podge, and thats all for the arrow! nice job!

part 2: the bow

for the bow, we made the basic structure out of small wooden dowels. the ones we used were pretty thin, id advise using thicker ones so the bow is sturdier. anyway, we just got like a small pack of 10, each were about a foot long, got them at michaels for like $3.

this is the shape reference we used for the bow:

as you can see, its split into about 7 parts. so you’ll need 7 dowels for it. the bottom two are slightly smaller, so cut those down a bit. what we did next was cut the ends of each dowel at a slight angle, so that they would fit together nicer! after they were cut to fit, we hot glued each one together. very advanced stuff. we know.

to make them a bit stronger, each joint was wrapped in string a bunch of times. it doesn’t matter how it looks at this point, bc each joint is going to be covered in model magic. so yeah! thats the basic frame of it. next you’ll want to break out the model magic. cover each joint as pictured, two of them should be large diamond shapes, and the others should just smooth things out. make sure you really blend them. after you’ve done that, you’ll want to use the model magic on the upper 3 dowels to shape the thorns! really blend those in. 

now you’ll want to take the fake flowers and pick out the one that looks the nicest to you. also pick out a branch with some leaves that look right; cut off the leaves and flower head, etc. this was how our bouquet looked before we cut it apart:

at the very top of the center dowel and very bottom of the whole thing, you’ll want to use a bit of model magic to build up where the flower and leaves will sit. once you’ve made the shape, the flower head should have a small remnant of the stem you pulled it off, so press that piece into the model magic so you’ll be able to glue in the leaves and flower later on. in the end, the basic structure should look like this!

while all the clay on the bow is drying, use more clay to make the small diamond gems. they should all be about the same size; they’re going to go on the diamond shaped parts of the bow so make sure they fit! you’ll need 4 total. once those are dry, paint them pink and seal them with modge podge or something similar. once all the clay on the bow is dry, start painting! paint the whole thing brown.

then, take the gems you made and hot glue them on in the right spots. also take the flower and leaves, fill the little hole you pressed in earlier with hot glue, and stick the flower and leaves in each one! sorry the bottom of the bow is white, this was taken before the leaves were put in the bottom and that part was painted.

finally, take your string, cut it to whatever length you want, and tie it to the top and bottom of the bow. use hot glue so that the knots don’t move around.

that should be everything! enjoy your new bow!!!