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!

Dots make our world happy!

 

Hello, my dear crafty friends! Irit is here and this  is my second  post as RRR guest designer for January. I already made cards, an altered bag and a box. So today I am going to show you simple and lovely projects that can even be made with kids (10 years old girls will love it a lot).

All you need is this gorgeous Swiss Dots Bright Assortment from Really Reasonable Ribbon, wooden spools- small and one medium, tacky double sided tape, some old beads and some jewelry bases.

Let's begin with a necklace.

This is what we call "tie a knot" beading and you need about 3 yards of the hemp – I used the thin one from Bamboo Cord Multi Weight Set as some of the beads have small holes only.

Fold your hemp in half and make a knot, then begin to add beads and make it totally random. Add one bead over the double string and then add one on one string only, make another knot and so on. But now, as you can see, the most colorful part of this project is those covered with dotted ribbon wooden spools. The size on the small spools is just perfect for the ribbon width in this collection. Use your ScoreTape to add small bits of ribbons and add more beads until the necklace is done. Tie the ends and your necklace is ready.
Now for the hair clips. I used this wooden clips base, but you can make it from polymer clay, paper clay or use the old piece you already have. This time use stronger glue (kind of jewelry making one) and add 3 strips of your dotted ribbon over it. Now cover the big wooden spool with 3 different dotted ribbons (the size is just perfect for full 3 ribbons to cover it all) and glue the spool over the clips. Add the metal base with the same strong glue and your hair clip is done.

And as I still had a lot of ribbons and some small spools I decided to make this dash pin using the metal base (can be bought in every craft store).

I wrapped 2 small spools and glued them over the metal base (use strong glue) and then added a small bow over it for this fancy look.

So, as I said, even small kids can do it, but please be careful with glues (those are not kid safe glues after all) and with a pin (just cover it with a cover before they begin).

Product list:

Really Reasonable Ribbon:
Swiss Dots Bright Assortment
Bamboo Cord Multi Weight set
Glue: 1/4'' Score tape
French clips
Wooden spools: Maya Road
Clips, pin: craft store
Other: Beads

Hope you like my project for today and see you next time with  my Make your Bow maker tutorial.

Altered wooden bag or make a $1 piece an altered beauty

 

Hello, my dear crafty friends!

My name is Irit Shalom and I'm thrilled to be the Really Reasonable Ribbon  guest designer for January. 

As a shabby/vintage artist who adores altering, my first project is an altered wooden bag you can buy in any $1 store, maybe even 2 pieces for $1. It came with this ugly green ribbon as its handle and fortunately the holes were big enough to add different pretty handles after all.



First I covered it with Bo Bunny patterned papers and it was very easy as you just need a few straight cuts. Then I added a strip of 1.5'' Jute Ribbon Natural (almost not seen after all) and tied a piece of Burlap Woven Ribbon Ivory trim around the box.

A piece of Black Crochet lace was glued over the front part and now for the fun: my ribbon flowers!

I made two of them. The first was done with Sheer Ruffle Edge Aqua trim, stitched and pulled to make this fancy flower. I added a small ribbon flower I made ages ago from an unknown blue satin ribbon.

My second flower was made with 1.5'' Champagne Netting base, stitched and pulled to make this flower base. The white flower was made with Cheer Box Pleats White ribbon and there was no sewing, I just glued it to make the circle. The flower center here is Prima center.



I also added 3 resin small flowers on the top to add a bit more colors as this project was almost monochromatic.

The handles were made with Jute Ribbon Natural trim and secured with very old brads (great way to use 4 of them as we all have a lot and never use any).

This box can be used as another gift packaging or even as a gift itself.

Hope you liked my project for today and see you next time with more crafty ribbon projects!

Product list:

Ribbons:

 1.5" Jute Ribbon Natural

Burlap Woven Ribbon Ivory

1.5" Champagne Netting

Sheer Box Pleats White

1.5" Black Crochet Lace (000390)

Jute Ribbon Natural (000475)

Sheer Ruffle Edge Aqua (800550)

Other products:

$ Store wooden bag

Patterned paper: Bo Bunny

Resins: Handmade Halo shop

Flower center: Prima

Brads





  See you again with more RRR projects!

Gift Wrapped Cards

It's Jacquie here and I was thrilled when Bonnie asked me to Guest Design for December. My eye is always drawn to clean and graphic design, so it is no surprise that I am in love with the Chevron Striped Twill. Deciding to use the twill was the easy part, narrowing it down to a single color proved to be impossible! I wanted my cards to look like gifts wrapped, tagged and tied with the ribbon - how did I do?

To keep things interesting, I tied each of the ribbons in a different way. First up is the red Chevron Striped Twill.

The ribbon is folded back on itself 3 times to create a ruffle.

Did you know Baker's Twine comes in solid colors and that you can get it here at Really Reasonable Ribbon? I used the green Baker's Twine to tie my tag onto the ribbon. The second card showcases the turquoise Chevron Striped Twill and red solid color Baker's Twine.

This time I twisted and tied off the ribbon where the pieces overlapped. The final card in the set highlights the celery Chevron Stripe Twill and blue solid color Baker's Twine.

On this card, I used my Bow Easy Tool to create a double loop bow that is adhered on the intersection of the two ribbon pieces. I hope these samples have inspired you to start (or add colors to) your own Chevron Striped Twill collection! Jacquie

You Are Sew Cute! by Katie

It's time for the final card for my November Guest Spot at Really Reasonable Ribbon!
This time I decided to bring a little late Sunshine into your life with this cute Stampabilities character!

Card Recipe:
Image - Lucy Watering Her Flowers by Stampabilities
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Country Drive by Echo Park
Border Punch - Vintage Doily by Martha Stewart
Card Candi - Vintage Honey
Ribbons - Brown with White Stitched Edge, Gingham Multi Orange, White with Grey Dots , Sheer Box Pleats White and Swirl Orgnaza in Moss

I love how the two ribbons look when layered over each other.

I know it's a corny sentiment but I loved the ribbons so much that I wanted them to be the focus of the card and so I created and cut spools to display them.
I have had a wonderful month here at RRR and thanks Bonnie for asking!
Katie

Have Your Cake and Eat It Too! by Katie

It's time for another card for my November Guest Spot here at Really Reasonable Ribbon!
I have really enjoyed being able to go overboard with all the wonderful ribbons that Bonnie has in the store and I hope you are enjoying seeing my creations this month.

For my card I decided to go super girly and create a card with super sweet Tilda!

Card Recipe:
Image - Summer Flower Tilda
Medium - Copic Markers
Paper - Country Drive by Echo Park and Unknown
Border Punch - Martha Stewart
Sentiment - Mary Engelbreit
Cherry Brad - The Paper Studio
Doily - Italian Flourish by Cheery Lynn Designs
Die - Scrapmart Exclusive Spellbinders
Card Candi - Vintage Honey
Ribbon - White with Grey Dots, White Double Ruffle and Sheer Pink Cherry

This was such a cute image that I thought the Sheer Pink Cherry ribbon was a perfect compliment. I used the fabulous Bow Easy to make the gorgeous double loop bow in just a minute!
So there you go, another creation for Really Reasonable Ribbon and I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
Katie

Celebrate The Moment!

Hi there! I am having a blast guest designing for Really Reasonable Ribbon this month. I use ribbon on nearly every card or project I create so how could I not be having fun!!!???

   

Today's card is simple but FUN! This month is the last month for the CPS Card Sketch blog and so I figured I would share my "farewell card" here as well.  I love using RRR Grosgrain Ribbon. It ties BEAUTIFULLY. It's weight is great for keeping the shape of the bows loops and tails just the way I want them. I used the Ivory Grosgrain today with just a bit of Hemp and a fun Coconut Shell Button from Buttons Galore & More. Sometimes layering your embellishments like I have here with the ribbon, the hemp and the button adds the oomph the final project really needs! What are your favorite embellishments to layer?

   

A Little Bit of Christmas...........

  Hi there.  Ginny here from Polly's Paper Studio.  Today is my first post as Guest Designer for August and I have to say I am pretty excited. Thanks to Bonnie for giving me the
opportunity to share my projects using ribbons and trims from Really Reasonable Ribbon!  

I used the Natural Burlap in red and white and layered on Seam Binding in red to create a nice border on the
bottom of this card. There's a few buttons tied with string for simple embellishments. The top of the card
has a beautiful vintage inspired image of Santa layered on a button card and inked doily. I sewed the layers
for extra detail and to help keep the card sturdy. To finish it off I layered in some pretty little chipboard
snowflakes that I inked and Stickled for a subtle shimmery sparkle.  

Using a generous amount of red and cream Seam Binding, I created an extra poofy bow and topped it
off with another button and glass headed pin.  

I just love all the dimension the trim adds to my cards.  

Okay...so that's project #1. I'm having a great time using the trims.
This should be a fun month and I can't wait to post again : )    ~ Ginny ~    

Guest Designer - Dina Kowal

Hi everyone - it's Dina from Mama Dini's Stamperia! How fun to be sharing at the Really Reasonable Ribbon blog today. I have been using ribbons from the store for the last few weeks and I am soooooo impressed with the quality of the products, and the service I received!

I have a few fun projects on my blog today, so I hope you'll stop by and see this card... (I love the feminine touch of this Sheer Ruffle Edge ribbon!).....and this card..... (I thought the rustic look of the Jute Ribbon would be a good pairing with a masculine image....)
I literally gasped when I saw the Turquoise/Brown Sheer ribbon I used on the card below - these are my 2 favorite colors, and what better way to tie together a beautiful color combination on a card than to have those colors together in the trim? Amazing.
I used several sets from Sweet 'n Sassy Stamps to fill the focal panel of my card - You Tags, Butterfly Flourish, Vintage Postcard, and Friendship Script Background. The panel is watercolored using Derwent watercolor pencils. I masked the butterflies with a Sakura glaze pen so I could ink up the background more easily, and added some dimension with a Viva pearl pen.

I tied a double bow with my Bow Easy - love that little tool.

Thank you so much for inviting me to share!!

Guest Designer - Charlene Merrick

Hi, my name is Charlene Merrick, and I was tickled pink when Bonnie asked me to be the Guest Designer today for Really Reasonable Ribbon! I have a few projects to show you here, as well as one more on my personal blog, wheremmsgather (yes, I'm an m&m candy addict). I chose to use various ribbons from RRR's pretty Welcome Spring collection from RRR's April Ribbon Club Assortment for my designs. Since I was tickled pink, I chose this beautiful pink checkerboard satin ribbon for my first project.

I used this cute Sweet n Sassy image, from Cocoa's Tasty Treats, coloring it with Copic markers.  The darker card stock is a deep Bazzill Brown, although I know it looks black in my photo.

Not only did I make this card, but I also decorated a gift box to go with it!  I love making/decorating gift boxes to go with cards I give to friends and family.  This pretty designer paper is from Handmade Memories Paper Pack by Hot Off the Press.  Isn't that checkerboard pattern in the ribbon cool?  I love it!

The following close up photo shows how I looped the ribbon on the gift box.  Since I don't own a sewing machine, I held my loops together with Scor-Tape (love that stuff!)  I used the same designer paper and my scallop punch to make the flower to attach on top of the ribbon.

And here's the card and gift box together!

My next card features the pretty lavendar and blue ribbons from the Welcome Spring collection.  Instead of using designer paper, I used these lovely ribbons to ground my pretty tulip, which is from A Year of Flowers by Gina K. Designs.  I adhered the ribbons to the white card stock with Scor-Tape and the color coordinated brads (which I just happened to have in my stash).  I colored the tulip with Copic markers and used an embossed tulip frame on the white card stock.  My base card is Stampin' Up's retired Perfect Plum.

Thank you for viewing my projects.  Hopefully, they've given you some inspiration for using RRR's beautiful ribbons.  AND, don't forget, I have yet another project on my personal blog that I'd love to have you check out!!  Here's a sneak peek of it:

Have a terrific day!

Charlene