Struggling with making a bow with wire ribbon?

I am making gift baskets for the holidays and I'm in the final stages of the process. The baskets that I am using have side swing handles which has made it a bit more difficult to shrink wrap. I am also using some gold wire ribbon that is fairly wide to make bows for the basket handles. After watching countless tutorials my bows STILL keep turning out like a kid trying to tie their shoelace. What am I doing wrong? Have ANY suggestions? Please help!!!
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Tie your "like a kid" bow. Open (expand) the loops as much as you can, making them approximately the same size. Trim off the ribbon ends. THEN, take a nice piece of ribbon and tie it directly over where your ribbon is tied together, making a nice fat smooth surface. Just take a piece of ribbon, loop it over the front, tie it in a knot on the back side of your bow, and trim.
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