Quick and Easy Holiday Photo Ornaments

 Hi there friends.  Today I am sharing a quick and easy photo ornament made with ribbons and mulberry flowers from Really Reasonable Ribbon that was shared with me from our very creative design team alum Nancy Hill.  You can find Nancy over on her personal blog HERE.

You will need a 4" wooden hoop, some ribbon, double-sided tape, hot glue gun or adhesive of your choice and some mulberry flowers and/or other embellishments of your choice.  

Adhere 1/4" Scor-Tape around the outside of the hoop.  Then wrap your ribbon around the hoop, overlapping just a bit as you go for complete coverage.  Once the hoop is completely covered with ribbon, create your bow and gather the embellishments you have selected.  

Adhere your embellishments to the ribbon covered hoop with hot glue or the adhesive of your choice and then crop your photo and attach to the back and you have a beautiful ornament to gift to someone you love.

I'm not even going to link individual ribbons and flowers because you can use any ribbon you happen to have in just about any width and whatever flowers are your favorites.  This is such a versatile craft and you can complete it in minutes and is perfect for using up those ribbon scraps you can't bear to throw out.   

Wishing you all a very safe, healthy and happy holiday season.

Believe

I believe!  I believe in the true meaning of Christmas.....the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.  On a lighter note, I also believe in having FUN at Christmas time.  At our house, we have always done a version of "Santa Claus", leaving out cookies and filling our stockings (even though the kids knew it was always Mom and Dad), I believe in the "magic" of snowmen, and all the fun make-believe things that make Christmas exciting to celebrate.  We can honor God while still having fun celebrating the things we believe in and that help us make Christmas a really special time for everyone.  The card I'm sharing today celebrates the "magic" of a Winter Snow Globe; and Really Reasonable Ribbon helped me bring it to life.

I used basic black cardstock on my base that I layered with a Lawn Fawn Perfect Plaid patterned paper and then a layer of white cardstock.  I used the cute Snow Globe Tag Dies from Trinity Stamps to create everything in the snow globe.  I tied a length of Solid Cream Baker's Twine to the top of the (tag) snow globe.  Yes, I do LOVE Baker's Twine because it's such a fabulous trim, it comes in oodles of colors of both solids and stripes, and it costs just TEN CENTS PER YARD ($0.10).  Yes, please!

Towards the bottom of my card, I added a length of White Crochet Lace, 1/4" Red Satin Ribbon, and a festive Reindeer on Emerald Green Grosgrain Ribbon.  I also added a tied bow again using the 1/4" Red Satin Ribbon.  Each piece of trim is held securely in place using a fabulous Adhesive called Scor-Tape.  I love using Scor-Tape because it, too, comes in various widths and holds things in place to stand the test of time.

Because the snow globe is an actual tag, I made an extra one that I tied with a length of Solid Red Baker's Twine.  This tag can be used on a gift, or as a bookmark...whatever the recipient chooses.  Just a quick change in the color of the Baker's Twine, and you're all set.

What are you creating this month?  I'm sure you can find many wonderful products at Really Reasonable Ribbon to help you make beautiful cards and projects.  Not only do they carry every ribbon and trim you can imagine, but they carry SO much more.  We hope you'll stop by the Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog for some inspiration and by RRR for some FUN Christmas shopping.  Thanks so much for visiting today.

God bless you,

Karen

Christmas Wishes Across the Miles Card

Today I am sharing another Christmas card with a little glitz. I used ribbon and mulberry flowers from Really Reasonable Ribbon along with digital stamps and svg cut files from Bonnie Garby Designs.

I created a 4-3/4″ x 6-1/2″ card with loads of layers. My digital sentiment from Bonnie Garby Designs is my main focal point.  I ran a piece of Gold Glitz Ribbon topped with  Holiday Ornaments on White Satin Ribbon across the center of the card.  I topped it off with a pretty bi-color double loop bow and below the sentiment I have added some pretty 10,15 and 20mm red Open Roses.

The sentiment on the front of my card is from my Clean and Simple Christmas Sentiments Digi Stamp Bundle. The interior Sentiment is from the Vintage Christmas Sentiments for the Inside Digital Stamp Bundle. The background was created with the Circles in Line Overlay SVG Bundle. All my designs can be found on my Bonnie Garby Designs Etsy shop.

Our sister company 'Bonnie Garby Designs' is offering a large variety of digital sentiment stamps and svg files.  Below are the digital stamp bundles I used on my card today. 

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For a video tutorial on how I use mulberry paper, please click HERE.

My card is topped off with a pretty bi-color double loop bow created on my Bow-it-All V3.0 Tool using red and gold Glitz Ribbon. 

For a video tutorial on how to create this fun bow, please click HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Don't forget to stop by and visit me on my Make Time to Craft Blog too.  Have a crafty week!

 

Kris Kringle Korker Bow

 

Hi there all my Fellow Ribbon Loving Friends! 

Misty here today sharing a fun Korker bow with you that I made to give as a gift 

to a special little girl! 

Just as I begin every project, I gathered all of my supplies and ribbon that I thought that I would need.

Of course, the Really Reasonable Ribbon Shop has it all!!

For this bow, I knew that I would need lots of 3/8 inch Grosgrain with a Christmassy theme. 

I gathered up some of my favorites that I had on handed began wrapping the dowel rods.  

I use wooden clothes pins to secure the ribbon at both ends to the wooden dowels. WOODEN is vital because this goes into the oven. **I bake Christmas ribbon where most people are baking Christmas cookies!  Ha ha ha! 

Preheat your oven to 275* degrees before sitting to begin wrapping your ribbon.

Christmas Bold Chevron on White Grosgrain Ribbon

Reindeer on Emerald Green Grosgrain Ribbon

RRR Select Swiss Dots Grosgrain Red

Striped Grosgrain Red

Grosgrain Ribbon 1/4" Spool White

Once you have wrapped your ribbon around the dowels, place them all onto a large cookie sheet.  Do not overlap, as they will stick together. As you can see below, I like to stand them up on the clothes pins and let them lean on one another acting as spacers between the actual ribbons. 

These go into the oven for 30 minutes. 

Once they come out of the oven, they will need to cool completely before you begin working with them.  This is not only for safety precautions to prevent you from burning your fingers, but also because the ribbon will not keep the curl if you move it too soon. 

The next steps are pretty easy and self explanatory...

1. I line my ribbon up on a ruled cutting mat

2. I use a rotary cutter and cut the ribbons into 3-4 inch segments, depending on how big I want the actual bow to be. 

3 gather all the segments, tie them securely and create your bow, then embellish as desired.

Below are the two bows that I created with my 1st round of Ribbon Baking this year.

For one bow, I left it as it was and only added a few jewels and embellishments.

For the other, I added in some maribou feathers to liven it up a bit...and give it some SASS! 

I absolutely love making these Korker bows and I do think that the little girls that I give them to love them as well.

Maybe you can give it a try and find that you love them, too!

Thanks for stopping by the blog today. 

Be sure to head on over to the  Really Reasonable Ribbon Shop and gather us some ribbon for your next projects! 

Baby I't's Cold Outside Card

Hi there and Happy Wednesday! 

Misty (@Mommyofkidz) here with you today sharing a super cute card that I got conned into making! 

 My oldest Daughter has an office party coming up where they all drew names for a secret Santa gift exchange. Apparently, she has hyped me and my crafting abilities up so much that they all expect an amazing handmade gift from her-or should I say FROM ME!!??.  Keep in mind that she has not lived at home with me since 2021!  I reminded her of that and she got whiny like she did when she was twelve....

She says,"But Maaaamaaaaa, you have to do it for me. PUUULLLLEEEASSSSEEE! 

And of course...

I did.

I dug deep into my stash and brought out some of my all time favorite ribbons to use for accents for this card. 

Plaid Ribbon Black Bold Check 

Baker's Twine Metallic Black/White/Silver

12 mm White Flat Back Pearls

Once all that was added, I thought that it needed something more. 

 The perfect addition was just a tad bit of Lace on the top of the mitten...and then viola!

 Perfection!

I think my daughter was happy with her free handmade card! Thanks for stopping by today!

Be sure to head over the Really Reasonable Ribbon site and pick up your supplies to make handmade cards for all of your holiday parties! 

Merry Christmas Card with a Touch of Pink

Hello friends.  Today I am sharing a glitzy Christmas card with a touch of pink.  I used ribbon and mulberry flowers from Really Reasonable Ribbon along with digital stamps and svg cut files from Bonnie Garby Designs.

I created a 4-3/4″ x 6-1/2″ card with loads of layers. My digital sentiment from Bonnie Garby Designs is my main focal point.  I ran a piece of red Satin with Grosgrain Edge Ribbon topped with pearl pink Satin with Metallic Edges Ribbon across the center of the card.  I topped it off with a pretty bi-color double loop bow topped with a Pearl Heart Embellishment and below the sentiment I have added some pretty 10,15 and 20mm red Open Roses.

The sentiment on the front of my card is from my Christmas Sentiments 3 Digital Stamp Bundle. The interior Sentiment is from the Clean and Simple Christmas Sentiments Digi Stamp Bundle. The background was created with the Quatrefoil in Square Overlay 2 SVG Bundle. All my designs can be found on my Bonnie Garby Designs Etsy shop.

Our sister company 'Bonnie Garby Designs' is offering a large variety of digital sentiment stamps and svg files.  Below are the digital stamp bundles I used on my card today. 

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For a video tutorial on how I use mulberry paper, please click HERE.

My card is topped off with a pretty double loop bow created on my Bow-it-All V3.0 Tool using red and sherbet Delicate Stitched Satin Ribbon.  It was topped off with a Pearl Heart Embellishment.

For a video tutorial on how to create this fun bow, please click HERE.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.  Don't forget to stop by and visit me on my Make Time to Craft Blog too.  Have a crafty week!

Deck the Halls Christmas Greeting Card

 Hey there sweet friends! I hope you are all well. I'm dropping in today to share a festive Christmas greeting card created with trims from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

~Really Reasonable Ribbon~ Chevron Striped Twill Celery, Ivory Burlap String, Double Head Stamens

Wishing everyone a happy and productive day : ) G

Shabby Chic Sewing Machine with RRR

Hello crafty friends and Happy Monday to you all! Today Im sharing this darling sewing machine box with hidden drawers and areas to put things. I made the sewing machines a few years back and had some ready to decorate when I needed a gift. So this one I did using all Really Reasonable Ribbon flower, ribbons and pearls. Love how it turned out, and hope you do too!

*So for flowers I used 

Mini Sweetheart blossoms, sweetheart blossoms, cherry blossoms, carnations, Open roses, rosebuds, trellis Rose. Cottage Rose I ended up hot gluing them all on, and I even used some of the leaves and then added some dew drops in black. The ribbon bows I did and then hot glued. I added some metal leaves too.

*Ribbon I used is Satin Pink in two different sizes 1/4" and 5/8" I did add some of the darling flower embellishments to the knobs on this machine. 12mm flat backed white pearls I used in the center of the top of my machine.

so this will be one of my door prize gifts at our luncheon this week, and I added some vintage laces, some RRR flowers, and some trims that RRR use to carry for the gifts in here. Oooo and don't forget a little christmas candy....hehehehee

I do hope you enjoyed my post today and thank you so very much for stopping by! Hugs to all, Cheryl 

 

Christmas is Coming

It's hard to believe that Christmas is right around the corner.  I'm SO unprepared this year.  Last year, I had all my shopping done very early and had a real grasp on it all.  Not so much this year.  I'm behind on everything, and at this point, I kinda don't care.  I just want to enjoy family and not worry about all the shopping, baking and decorating.  Yes, I'm being lazy.  LOL   However, I'm not behind on my crafting.  That's one thing I always have time to do.  And all the wonderful products from Really Reasonable Ribbon help me to get the job done every time.

I used basic white cardstock to stamp everything.  I used stamps from The Greetery including the Ornament Box Top Vertical Rubber Stamp for the frame.  I don't actually own this stamp, so I borrowed it from my BFF, Patti Lyn.  We've been friends for over 55 years now.  She mailed it to me to borrow, and I don't want to return it....LOL.  It's SO cute.  I used the adorable Curio: Attic Ornaments Die and the Pine Dies for the foliage.  The middle ornament is raised up using 3-D Foam Tabs from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

Each ornament was tied with a different trim from Really Reasonable Ribbon.  I used a length of Solid Apple Green Baker's Twine, Cotton Candy Baker's Twine and Iridescent String to tie the tops of the ornaments.  I know I say this a lot, but Baker's Twine is AWESOME.  It's just ten cents ($0.10) per yard and it comes it so many great colors - both striped and solid.  I used lots of Scor-Tape to hold everything securely in place.  Scor-Tape is an awesome Adhesive, and it comes in a wide variety of widths to work with every project you can imagine.  Really Reasonable Ribbon carries so may fabulous products.

Be sure to stop by the Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog often so that you'll always stay up-to-date on all the special sales and promotions as well as to get loads of amazing inspiration on helpful ways to use Ribbons, Trims, Twines, Laces and more.  You'll always find awesome products at fair prices when you shop at Really Reasonable Ribbon, and you'll LOVE what you purchase because the products are amazing.  Thanks for visiting.

Blessings,

Karen

Merry Classic Christmas Greeting Card

 Hey there friends and crafty peeps! I hope you are all well! I'm dropping in today to share a very festive and classic styled Christmas greeting card created with trims from Really Reasonable Ribbon.

I just love this traditional palate!

~Really Reasonable Ribbon~  Satin Swiss Dots Ribbon Black,  Ivory Burlap String

Wishing everyone a happy and productive day : ) G

RRR 5-DAY Black Friday/Cyber Monday SALE!

We're rolling in with a BIG 5-Day Black Friday/Cyber Monday SALE this weekend at Really Reasonable Ribbon.

Now through midnight eastern time on Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024 we have a terrific SALE going on.

Everyone Saves!

Please use the code below in the promotional code area on the first page of checkout.

The code is good now through midnight eastern time on Tuesday 12/03/2024.

Order subtotals over $20.00 will SAVE 15% using code GOBBLE15.

The sale code is good on everything including SALE items!

Along with gorgeous ribbon, we also have a new large offering of unique Embellishments.

(some examples below)

Don't forget to take a look at our vast offering of Mulberry Flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.

(some examples below)

Happy shopping!

 

Shabby Chic Reindeer Ornament

Hell crafty friends and Happy Wednesday to you all! Today I wanted to share these darling shabby chic christmas ornaments I decorated using Really Reasonable Ribbons beautiful satin ribbon, seam binding, flowers, and embellishments. I ended up decorating 12 of these cuties, and hope you enjoy!

I started with the reindeer ornaments, and then hot glued the bow, the seam binding flower that I made using the baby pink same binding from really reasonable ribbon. Next I hot glued an open Rose 15mm two tone pink with dusty pink centers. I also added some bead Berry sprays, and a little flower embellishment. All can be found at Really Reasonable Ribbon and I will list them below. The flower on the top is a 10mm. The satin ribbon I used is called Pink satin.

Really Reasonable Ribbon Supplies Used:

Ribbon- Double Faced Satin Pink 1/4"

Seam Binding- Baby Pink (for ruched flower)

Bead Berry Spray

Open Rose 10mm, 15mm

Flower Embellishments

I do hope you enjoyed my post for today, and thank you so much for stopping by!

hugs to all, Cheryl