Cauldron Treats

Hello everyone and Happy Friday to you all! Today Im sharing this little cauldrons I decorated up using Really Reasonable Ribbon, and some treats for a luncheon I was to go to. My mom was nice enough to pick them up and bring them for the ladies since I was sick all week. Anyways these were super fun to make and I ended up making 10.

To start with I bought the cauldrons at the dollar tree, next I tied the Bright green Apple Dots 5/8" dot, and the Tangerine is Shimmer satin. Next I made my bow using the 3/8" Apple Grosgrain ribbon and then hot glued it on. For my tag I used a punch and an old SU! stamp for Happy Halloween. My name is on the back of each tag so they know who these were from. Lastly I tied them on using the orange pumpkin twine

what do you think of these little cuties for Halloween?

Thank you so very much for lookin and have a lovely day! Hugs to all, Cheryl 

 

4th of July star with RRR Bow

Hello crafty friends and Happy Friday to you all! Today I wanted to share my 4th of July star with Bow I made for Really Reasonable Ribbon using the gorgeous ribbons that Bonnie carries in the shop.

for my bow I used the Patriotic candy hearts on white grosgrain ribbon, I also used an older blue ribbon that Bonnie use to carry and then the red dot ribbon 1 1/2" 

It's been awhile since ive made a big bow like this, and love how it turned out. 

 Thank you for looking and have a lovely day! Hugs to all, Cheryl 

Cute Critters Hairbow

 Hello!  Happy Monday!  Misty here with you today sharing my latest ribbon creation.  I decided that I wanted to make a fun little bow in honor of Spring...and in hopes that it comes quickly :) With the perfect ribbons and some cute critter buttons, I set to work. 

I absolutely love the Double Ruffle Satin Ribbon...so these are the ones I reached for first.  The brown, fuchsia, and green apple colors were actually perfect for what I had in mind.  (Psssst... here's a secret-These are not only the last colors remaining in the Really Reasonable Ribbon Shop, but they are also sale!)

I also grabbed a few patterned grosgrains ribbons. The 7/8 inch BabyBlue Swiss Dots, the 3/8 inch Garden Rose Swiss Dots, the 3/8 inch Funky Squares in Sunflower, and the 3/8 inch Capri Blue Chevron. I love picking just the perfect ribbons to create my projects. This assortment was not something I would normally mix together, but when it comes to hair bows...nothing is off limits! 

Once my ribbon was gathered, I  dug into my stash of buttons and pulled out a few little critter buttons. A snail, a ladybug, a frog, a bubble bee, and of course...an adorable turtle sits on top in the center.  I simply glued these cute critters in place once I had finished the bow.

 

I fell in love with how this bow turned out! Those critters, though!!! They are so cute, and I am super excited that the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store had the PERFECT colors and ribbons to match! 

I was looking at the store, and I am thinking maybe a Zoo themed hair bow with zebra and giraffe printed ribbons, or even a Mermaid or beach themed hair bow next.  Y'all help me decide!! 

I love ALL THE COLOR! 

Summery Southwest Hairbow

 

Hello everyone! Happy Monday!  Misty (@Mommyofkidz) here today sharing my newest hair bow creation.   I fell in love with the Southwest Geometric Print Satin Ribbon the moment that I saw it, so I just HAD to make a hair bow with it.   

I browsed the Really Reasonable Ribbon shop until I found just the perfect complimentary ribbons to create the perfect bow. 

I normally use strictly grosgrain ribbon for my bows, but I decided to mix it up a little bit.  This bow is an array of colors and prints, and absolutely loved the final results. Here is what my original plan was going to consist of:

Yes, I actually use that many ribbons for one bow.  I have used even more that this a few times, but 8-10 is probably the maximum ribbon/print variation I think I would ever use.  I did end up using a few in the end that I did not originally plan on using...but only a couple. My bows consist of 5 individual layers.

I make each layer individually.  Once I have that complete, I will assemble the bow.

All of those individual parts come together to make the one super cute hair bow for a lucky little girl.  It is definitely a little "busier" than my normal creations, but it actually matched my little niece's outfit perfectly! 

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look.  Head on over to Really Reasonable Ribbon today and gather up the perfect ribbons for your own project!

Oh My Heart~Bow!

 Hi, Y'all! Misty here with you today! 

 ( @Mommyofkidz on Instagram) 

This is my VERY FIRST post for RRR this year and I am so excited!  It brings me real joy to be on the team again! Bonnie is amazing and ribbon is one of my addictions!

Today I want to share a cute little bow that I made using a plethora of GORGEOUS ribbons from Really Reasonable Ribbon.  With Valentine's Day coming soon, I decided to move out of the Christmas mode and break out the  Hearts and Flowers!! 

{{Insert Heart Eyes!}}

When I decide to make a bow, I always start with a ribbon that is an inch and a half wide for the base.  For this one I used Grosgrain White  to provide the background for all the reds to POP! There are tons of red ribbons in the RRR store.  So many in fact...that it was a little bit hard for a girl to decide which ones to use! Rather than fighting with myself, I decided to choose one of the pre-made assortments to create with.  They already match and look amazing together!

 I chose the Sweetheart Assortment to create some of the layers on this beauty.

I also added in some other elements such as some white Flat back Pearls, white flat back pearl hearts, and Cherry Baker's twine.

!!!OH MY HEART!!!

I am so in LOVE with how this turned out! val

Valentine's Day is one of my favorite days of the year. 

Actually, I really just love all the HEARTS that start popping out in every corner of every store everywhere! 

Thanks for stopping by today!!  Go check out all the HEART ribbons that RRR has to choose from to get started on your own Valentine's Day projects! It will be here before you know it!

Celebrate Spring

Hello, everyone! It is Gloria back after a little break! I am hoping to celebrate spring on this first day of spring! It has been strangely rainy and cold where I live. I love the rain, as it is so infrequent here, but honestly, we have had more than our fair share! We are close to our yearly rainfall and it is only March 20th! 

In celebration of spring, I chose some soft colors of ribbon and some matching flowers! I used off white cardstock to make a 4.5" x 6" card - which is an odd size, but I like it a bit better than the normal A2 size, and it fits into a 5" x 7" envelope with some padding. Win-win!

The paper is from Graphic 45 Cottage Life Collection, which is a new to me collection. I purchased a pack of 12x12 paper in September after taking a class which used the 8x8 version. It is very pretty!  

I used some lovely ribbons and flowers from Really Reasonable Ribbon. The pink ribbon is 5/8" Light Coral Delicate Stitched Satin. The lavender dots ribbon is 3/8" Lavender Swiss Dots Grosgrain, which is half off right now! 

The flowers match the ribbon perfectly. I used 15mm Lavender Open Roses with some Mixed Purple Rosebuds, plus Pink Miniature Gardenias. 

The doily is a die cut using the same off white cardstock as the card base. I also cut out the word "celebrate" from the same cardstock using G45 sentiment dies. 

Thank you so much for joining me today!

Really Reasonable Ribbon Supplies Used:

5/8" Light Coral Delicate Stitched Satin ribbon

3/8" Lavender Swiss Dots Grosgrain ribbon

15mm Lavender Open Roses

Mixed Purple Rosebuds

Pink Miniature Gardenias

1/2" and 1/4" Scor-tape

1/4" ATG tape

Zutter Bow-It-All

Other Supplies Used: cardstock, printed paper, dies

Christmas Cheers

Hi all,

Deb here sharing a Christmas card I created using some wonderful ribbons from Reasonable Ribbon Store.

For this Christmas card I used the some beautiful Swiss Dots Grosgrain ribbons 

in Red and Swiss Dots Grosgrain ribbon in Green, 

along with the 1.5 inch Jute Ribbon Red. 

The paper stack is DCWV Home for the Holidays Collection.  

Here is a close up of the ribbons I used and the beautiful 

Wild Orchid Cherry Blossoms Mixed Red & White pack.   

I really like how the Swiss dot red and green ribbons are just so vivid, 

really pretty against the mixture of reds,white and green in the paper. 

I thought the Jute added a nice touch against the kraft paper. 

If you are looking for some beautiful holiday ribbons to use on your cards or craft creations you really need to check out the Reasonable Ribbon Store, there a lot of beautiful ribbons and don't forget to look at the flowers too.
Thank you all for joining me today and don't forget we have our Challenge you can join using Autumn Colors is the theme. Also we have a fabulous Blog Hop coming up on September 13th you won't want to miss it.

Have a Great Day, 

Deborah xxx

You've Been Spotted

Hey everyone.  How's it going?  It's Dana with you today and I want to share a card I made using some fabulous Swiss Dots Grosgrain from the assortment ribbon pack.  I have been seeing dots and spots for a few weeks lately and I love it.  I've seen scarves, dresses and even hats with this fresh look.  So of course I had to add it to my card.

Here is a closeup of this fabulous ribbon.  And as I always say, the Bow-It-All V2 makes me look like a pro.  This grosgrain ribbon makes bows so easily too. What's even better is this assortment pack has five pretty colors to choose from.

Thanks for hanging out with me today.  I'm sure you'll want to go load up a cart with some of this delicious ribbon.  Head on over to the shop and get starting with your ribbon happiness purchase.

See ya soon,
Dana

Moo and Moo

Judy here to share a fun little card I made using a favorite color combo of mine: pink, black and white. This cow just makes me smile. My card today is from a cute Paper Smooches set called Green Acres. (Are you singing that song now? Ha!)

The card base is Poptone Sweet Tooth Cardstock, which I scored using my Scor-Buddy. I stamped my cow on Copic Blending Cardstock with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored her in with Spectrum Noir markers. The sentiment is also stamped in Tuxedo Black. I cut some grass from pink cardstock and added some 3/8" Black Ric Rac and a Swiss Dots Grosgrain bow from the Really Reasonable Ribbon Store.

My designer papers are from two different collections: Take Note (Doodlebug) and Walnut Grove (Pebbles). Everything is held together using Scor-Tape.
 

Thanks for stopping by today~!

Make you own Bow Maker

 

Hello, my dear crafty friends! Today is my last post as a Guest Designer on the Really Reasonable Ribbon blog and this will be a small tutorial I want to share with  you.

And as ribbons are the main issue of this blog/shop, how about your own portable Bow maker and this time I am pretty sure it's a new and never seen tutorial. Why I am sure about it?  I used  my dental supplies to make it and I am pretty sure about not having so may dentists crafting with ribbons around the web.

So here it is- my Portable Tin Bow Maker for you. Look like a cute altered box? So it is, but wait for the inside of it.

Don't worry- dental supplies are not obligatory, you can use any paper clay or polymer clay to make this tool.

Pick a tin with a lid- can be a recycled one too (I used Making Memories tin, but any mint tin about 3x2'' will do the job.)

Now pick some molding paste (can be bought in any craft shop, but if you have a dentist friend it's even better as our molds smell better and mine has this great grape taste and smell). Make four 3'' wooden pegs from your BBQ wooden sticks or use an old chopstick.  We all have some at home and you will need them during the process and  to use  for your bow making after. Now mix the equal parts of both pastes (all molding pastes have 2 parts to be mixed for a minute or so) , make a rectangle about  3/4'' flat and fill the inside of your tin. 

Now stick 2 of your wooden pieces about 1/2'' from each side (it will give you 2'' ribbon  bow) and another 2 in the middle to make this 1'' bow. Let it dry with sticks inside. Now pull the sticks and your bow maker is done.

Here are some photos to show you how to make a 2'' bow. The box will use those wooden sticks storage and  you don't need to buy any fancy one (anyway, my fancy bow maker was lost  after all).

Please note that the pearl pins are just my add on to make the photos more clear, you don't need to use them during your bow making at all.

First tie the ribbon around the pegs as shown .

 Now take the left   ribbon end (the upper one) under the loop as shown.

Now move the same ribbon above  the loop as shown

This was a moment to take my pins off (as I said you don't even need them) and to make a knot with both free ribbon ends.

Pull the pegs  out of the mold and your bow is made. Trim the ends as wanted and use it as I did to embellish my bow maker box.

Now just take time to embellish your Bow Maker box.

First of all pick some ScoreTape and embellish the lid with Jute  Natural 3/8'' ribbon, cut the edges to fit the tin lid. Add some thin tape around and glue Hemp Cord from Multi Weight set. For my tin lid I used 3 layers of 3/8''width. The bottom was just perfect for one layer of Natural Crochet Lace  trim and I added the same hemp over it.

I  glued a nice flower branch over the lid (Prima) and added my pink bow I made with Swiss Dots Light Coral ribbon.

And as I said- any mold will make the job and if not- try some Paper clay  or some Polymer clay (can be baked with a tin, but don't use Microwave as the tin is metal)

Product list:

Really Reasonable Ribbon:

Jute Natural 3/8 ''

Hemp Cord Multi Weight set

Natural Crochet Lace

Swiss dots grosgrain Light Coral

Tin (Making Memories)

Flowers (Prima)

Other: molding paste, wooden pegs

That's it for this post and for my Guest Designing for Really Reasonable Ribbon shop.
Thanks for great products and this fantastic exposure!

See you again in my blog with more ribbon posts!

Baker's Twine and Ribbon Tabs

My DT Ribbon bag this month was overflowing with grosgrain, rik rak, baker's twine, gingham, stripes, satins, dots, and more. Sooo many amazing ribbons to get the creative juices flowing. Here's a couple of layouts using some of my new goodies.

Busy Little Boy

My favorite section in the store right now is the baker's twine page. There are eight fabulous colors to choose from. For this layout, I thought the lemon baker's twine was just perfect for my bumble bee trail. Rather than stitch his trail, I made some loops and then tacked it down with black floss. I LOVE all the extra texture and movement that the twine adds.

She's All Smiles

For this layout, I had three ribbons that matched my papers perfectly. I simply created three little loops to add to the border of a photo. One strip of sunflower swiss dots grosgrain, one strip of light blue random circles grosgrain, and one strip of bright pink fun stripe grosgrain. I also added just a tad more cotton candy baker's twine to tie a bow in my button. I just can't handle a naked button, ladies.

Thanks for stopping by today. See you next week! Aphra

Halloween Card with Orange and Black Grosgrain

This is the second post of the day. Please scroll down to see the winners from RRR's challenge #7.

Happy Saturday!

True :D here.

Hope your weekend is off to a great start!

I just absolutely LOVE the Orange and Black Swiss Dots Grosgrain from Really Reasonable Ribbon!

I need to order some more because I have already used it on several projects. ;)

This time I paired it up with my "Autumn Friends" digi that is available for instant download now @ Clear Dollar Stamps.

It was a fun image to draw but it's even more fun to color!

Thanks so much for dropping in again!

If you would like to see the card recipe, come visit my blog.

I would love for you to leave me some love! ;)

Hugs,

True :D

Ribbon Flower Tutorial

Hi, It's Gini and today is Thursday - which will be my day to post for Really Reasonable Ribbon Ramblings. Many of you left comments that you love learning to make ribbon flowers, and so do I! Today, I am going to share with you one that I adopted from a turn of the century millinery book.


I used some of the ribbons from this month's ribbon club - which are all in lovely pinks and browns. This is such a great and fun deal - you get a coordinated group of ribbons (10-15 yards) for $9 including shipping.


So, back to the tutorial! I used the pink and brown polka-dotted grosgrain ribbon for my flower petals and the sheer looped brown organza for the center of the flower. I cut 14 pieces of pink ribbon, each 3.5" long.



I then tied a single knot in the center of each piece.


I glued the ends together (using Beacon 3-in-1 glue - my favorite for ribbon), to form petals.


I punched a circle out of a sheet of scor-tape (another product I love for adhering ribbons). I used this sticky circle to start laying down my petals. As I filled in the gaps, there was not enough scor-tape showing to hold the petals, so then, I glued the rest down.



I put a glop of glue in the center of the rosette, and just swirled the brown organza in a circle to form the middle of the flower.



Then, to adhere my flower to my card, I just pulled off the liner paper from the scor-tape, and stuck it on my card.

I also used the wide brown crocheted ribbon on my card. I love using wide ribbons as a replacement to a layer of paper on a card sketch.

I'm looking forward to sharing inspiring ideas for using ribbons. If you have any suggestions, please leave us a comment.