Paper Bows {tutorial}

I recently posted this photo on Facebook:

...and got quite a few compliments on my home made bows, as well as a request for a tutorial. The bows are super, super easy to make. So, here is the tutorial! 

BONUS: Can you guess what products are advertised on the paper made into the two bows on the left-ish side of the box?

Here's what you need:

Magazines

Scissors

Tape

Paper cutter (not necessary, but extreeeemely nice to have)

FIRST?

Find a pretty picture, or one with fun colors. 

Rip the page out, and cut the page into 9 equal strips. I recommend using a 1" width or less. These were cut to 3/4". 

 Then, leave three of the strips the full length of the magazine page.

Cut the next three strips off by an inch.

Cut the next two strops off by two inches.

And cut the last one down to 3 inches.

Then I like to fold the strips in half, so I have a midpoint and know where to fold the paper.

 And then I fold the ends, about to the halfway point.

Fold both ends of each piece and tape them securely. Loop the last one in a circle. 

Then tape them together, separating the longest three to create a 6 point star.

Continue taping each piece in, taping the next smallest strips in a staggered pattern.

...I cheated and added two more strips because it wasn't full enough. 

Tape the circle into the middle. 

And as my sister Erin would say... "VOILA."
(she really did say it; she's sitting next to me)

You can make different size bows; on this one, I made bigger loops to make a bigger, more full bow.

More clues for the bonus question... does this picture help at all? :]

and: 

If you can't figure them out...

...you'll just have to wait.

:)