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Decorative Fall Basket with Steph!

Friday, November 13, 2015

Good morning everyone, Steph Ackerman here today with a Fall basket that I've taken from drab to fab thanks to some pretty ribbons from Ribbons Unlimited.

I've added ribbon to the handle and edge of the basket then attached a ribbon bow.

This is the original basket - pretty but plain.

I placed fabric glue along the edge of the basket and adhered Cream Nylvalour Ribbon. Then, I placed it along the handle of the basket. At 3/16" wide, it fit perfectly along the edge and the handle as a perfect accent.

I created a bow using Soft Moss Lyon French Wired Ribbon. This pretty ribbon appears almost two toned when turned into a bow.

And there it is a very quick and easy way to dress up a basket.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Steph

No Sew Easy Sachets by Melissa Craig

Friday, September 18, 2015

Hi everyone, Melissa here. I have a fun project to share with you that I hope you like as much as I do. I found on Pintrest awhile back so different sachets, which of course led me down the You Tube path to watch whatever videos I could find - and though fabulous ideas, I thought they were just too... too - well, not sure what the word is. Just too much for me. I don't have a clue how to use hem tape or whatever it's called and Aleene's fabric tape is so expensive. I got to thinking, these items don't go in the washing machine so why not just use a really strong double sided adhesive. Here's what I created.

I picked up some inexpensive tea towel material at JoAnn Fabrics, as well as some mesh type fabric to hold the lavender buds. I cut the fabric about 3 inches in width and just sort fussed with the length until I had a pocket the size I wanted. I did the same with the mesh piece, sizing it to just a bit smaller - filled it with lavender buds and then closed it off. I then stuffed it inside the pocket and sealed it up as well.

Let's talk decoration...

This one uses French Wired ribbon - Porcelain Blue, Solid Grosgrain ribbon - Jasmine Green, and Grosgrain Dazzle ribbon - Light Pink. To create the blue flower, I removed the wire from a length of ribbon and cut it using a die from MFT stamps. Be sure to have a lighter on hand to heat the edges as best as possible to minimize fraying. I free-hand cut the ribbon for the leaves. Then I made little roses from the pink ribbon. I hot glued all the embellishments onto the sachet.

For this one I used a left over piece of the ribbon I had layered for the wedding card and box I shared about a month ago. I layered the Dazzle ribbon - Light Pink over a length of Double Ruffle ribbon - White. I used these ribbons to cover the flap on the sachet and then made a rose and leaves out of felt.

Lastly, I created this embellishment using the Country Check ribbon - Light Blue. I cut a length that is approximately 8 inches and wove a needle and thread along one edge. I then pulled on the thread to gather the ribbon. I hot glued it onto the sachet and added a button. Then I made a little bow using some natural twine and glued it on. It sort of looks like a sun-bonnet.

Thank you so much for visiting the blog today and I hope my project inspires you to create something simple and sweet - these would be perfect for little gifts! And you don't have to use lavender buds. You could use those dryer pellets. Tuck these into your dresser drawers and linen closets to keep everything smelling fresh. Personally, I'm adding some to my daughter's smelly dance bag!

Initial Door 'Wreath" by Nicole

Friday, September 4, 2015

Nicole on the blog today. I've made quite a few door wreaths over the years. Pretty much all were for a holiday or season and I actually don't have one that is for the everyday. That is what I'm going to show you today is how I made my new "wreath" that is hanging on my front door. I used French Wired Ribbon in Porcelain Blue as an accent and a hanger.

I started by making a template cut from card stock and used that to trace onto three pieces of chipboard.

I cut out three since the chipboard I had on hand wasn't very thick. I then glued these three together to make the base nice and thick. Now I gathered a few more supplies: a dowel, book paper, and glue.

I started rolling the book paper on the dowel and gluing the edge.

Once glue has secured the edge, slide it off the dowel.

Once you've made a good handful start laying them down and gluing to the chipboard.

I worked in sections gluing down quite a few and then turning the chipboard over and cutting off the overhang with scissors.

Here is the completed letter covered in rolled dictionary paper.

Next I started with a simple ribbon.

To get a full bow I cut another length of ribbon and slipped the length underneath this bow.

Tie this in another bow the opposite direction of the bottom. Clip the extra ribbon.

I love using this ribbon technique when you I want something a little more full than just a simple bow.

I finished with some card stock flowers that I attached using glue and foam adhesive.

Here is another look at my finished initial hanging on my front door.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today, Nicole

Ribbons Unlimited products used:

Flower SVG cut files by Jamie Cripps from digiplayground.com

Two Page Scrapbook Layout by Jamie

Friday, July 31, 2015

Hey everyone,

Jamie again. Today I have a 2 page scrapbook layout to share. One of my favorite ways to use ribbon on a layout is to use it as banners. I used the Dark Mint Lyon Wired Ribbon in 1-1/2 in to make the banner on the top right of the layout. I just cut banner shapes by and out of the ribbon and adhered with ATG tape. I made sure that the tops of the banners had the wired edge to help me bend them into shape to make a curve.

I used the 1-1/2 in Dazzle Grosgrain ribbon in Tropic Blue to line the bottom of my pictures. Let me just say how much I LOVE this ribbon! It's so pretty and it adds lots of sparkle to your projects. I also added some over a couple different photos and one of the purple paper edges as photo corners. Over the bottom part of the dazzle ribbon I added a strip of Lavender 7/8 in Double Ruffle Ribbon. For both ribbons on the bottom I cut to have a banner/pennate shape on each end. To do this and have them the exact same you take the ribbon and fold over the ends (so that with the ruffle ribbon the ruffles from top and bottom touch), and then cut at a diagonal slant going up and in toward the middle of the fold.

I cut the title out using my Silhouette Cameo and added some different color sequins that matched the rest of the page around the edges of the title (in hopes they would resemble bubbles). I hope you all enjoyed my layout.

Thanks for stoppin' by and have a great day!

Tying it all together for Grandma's big day by Nicole

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Hey everyone! Nicole here to share my first project on the blog. My grandma's 80th birthday was a little over a week ago and my ribbon arrived on the morning I was finishing up my grandma's birthday cake. I had been putting off getting ribbon for her cake and I'm so glad I did. The French Wired Ribbon in Porcelain Blue was the perfect shade of blue that I had been wanting and also happens to be my grandma's favorite color.

I prepped the ribbon to be added to the cake by lining one side of the ribbon with packing tape. I laid the tape on the table and placed the ribbon on top. I doesn't have to be perfect since any of the excess will be trimmed off.

Just a side note: You can add the ribbon to the cake without tape, but I prefer to do this extra step since some ribbons tend to soak up the oils from the buttercream and end up stained.

Using scissors carefully trim away the extra packing tape along each side.

I decorated the bottom tier of the cake, let the buttercream set up a bit, and then added the ribbon along the bottom. I secured the ribbon with a couple of white straight pins that had been washed and dried.

The finishing touch was the bow I tied and glued to the bottom of the board. The wire in the ribbon worked perfectly here to allow me to shape the bow and it stayed in place.

I finished up the cake by placing my crumb coat top tier and decorating with ombre rosettes. I love how the cake turned out and that ribbon was the perfect way to tie in my vision for the whole thing.

Can you believe I never got a picture of the cake at the party with the cake topper?!! In my defense I not only did the cake, but also was in charge of decorating and making sure everything was ready for her big party. I took the night off of taking pictures and handed the camera over to my uncle. My son did capture this picture with his kindle. He snapped this as my great-aunts were singing and before we cut the cake.