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.

Ribbons and Butterflies and Birdhouses, oh my!

Hello!
If you participated in our blog hop, then you have already met my diaper cake. I wanted to show you the fabulous ribbons I used for the top. I absolutely adore the double ruffles ribbon in white. It also comes in other colors in gingham which makes me *swoon*. I love anything with gingham!
In order to pump up the girly factor on this super cute little birdhouse, I also added some more pink ric rac to the center of the ruffle ribbon.
Check out these little butterflies from Jenni Bowlin too!! You can add them to anything!
Did you know that you can pick up one of these little birdhouses at your local craft store for $1.
Yep! One dollar!
I am going to make some more.
I would love to see what you make!!
=)
Cassie

Blog Hop Prize Winner

This is the second post of the day. Be sure to scroll down and take a look at the wonderful ribbon flowers that Iwona has made for us today.

Thanks so much to everyone who joined us on our very first Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog Hop this weekend. It was so much fun!

Now, on to our winner. The winner will have 48 hours to contact me by clicking on the contact button at the top of the blog with your full name and shipping address.

And the lucky winning number is.........................

Random Integer Generator
Here is your random number: 4
Timestamp: 2010-05-03 12:22:19 UTC

Margreet said...
such a lovely ribbon prize to win......I go hopping!xxx Margreet
5/1/10 3:38 AM

Congratulations Margreet!!!

Now, if you didn't win, don't worry!! We will be 'hopping' each month. We hope you stop by and visit our blog often.

Have a super day!

~Bonnie~

Ribbon roses

Hello my friends, I'm pleased to present you my first weekly project for Really Reasonable Ribbon!
Making custom embellishments is a BIG trend these days, and I regret that I don't do this often enough. Hand-made flowers are especially appealing to me, and there are so many techniques & materials that these can be created with. I'm pretty sure this is going to be my returning subject in the coming months.
Today I'd like to show you what fabulous flowers can be made from a ruffled ribbon. RRR store has some fabulous variety of ruffled goodness - check it out HERE.

I used the JUGS31 sketch, as well as PPA40 - Monochromatic - Blues on my sample.

Supplies: cardstock: Quill, Artarama, DCWV; stamp: Stampin' Up! Best Blossoms; ink: ColorBox Blue Iris, Grant Baby Blue; ribbon: Double Ruffles White, Aqua Satin; Ivory Crochet Lace; rhinestones: Kaisercraft; Cuttlebug machine & Victoria embossing folder; other: pearl beads

To create the flowers, simply cut out a circle from cardstock, and adhere the ribbon to it, starting from the outside and coil it round until you reach the center. Then you can attach a button, bead, brad or whatever your heart desires, to the center of the flower.
I remember some of the commenters on the RRR blog, asking what is the best glue to adhere ribbon with. I certainly don't know what the best one is, but any acid-free silicon glue is good for me. In fact, I use it all the time. PVC glues just don't do the job - they dry far too slowly for my liking ;)
There are various silicon glues on the craft market, but I usually buy a big tube of Selleys Roof & Gutter Silicone Sealant from a local hardware store. That's right - and I love it! haha

I hope you enjoyed this little project! Don't hesistate to ask if you need any more info.
Also, I posted the winner of my Blog Hop candy, hop over to this post on my blog to find out whether it was you!
Have a great day!
{hugs}
Iwona Palamountain

A summery Treat Cone

Hello Everyone and Happy Sunday to all of you. Wasn't that a wonderful blog hop yesterday? The talent that this design team has is truly outta this world.
As of today, I will be doing regular posts on Sundays and today I've got a great little gift box to share with you.

I absolutely love the Black Double Ruffle Gingham and it comes in so many great colors. I paired it up with some beautiful Vintage Poppies brads in red. These are so lush and the texture and softness is stellar. Lastly, I wrapped the handle using the Ivory Satin Edge 3/8" ribbon. Ain't she sweet?

Perfect for filling with M & M's I think. These treat cones are simple to make and can really add to any festivities. Here is a close up of the ribbons and brad.

Try you hand at creating a treat box, Let's see what you can come up with. Wanna share your project? Leave a comment with your blog address and we'll stop by to take a peek.

Hope you all have a fantastic day
Toodles
Erika

And the Winner of the Design Team Intro Blog Candy is...................

First I want to thank everyone who stopped by and welcomed our new design team and hopped along with us on our very first Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog Hop. It was so much fun!! If you haven't hopped yet, what are you waiting for?? There are so many terrific projects to see. (See the post below to get started on the blog hop.)

By answering our blog candy question, you gave us some terrific ideas about what types of projects you'd like to see and I think the girls are off to a great start. All of your comments are always welcome and much apprectiated. We want to show you what you want to see.

Now, on to our winner. The winner will have 48 hours to contact me by clicking on the contact button at the top of the blog with your full name and shipping address.

And the lucky winner is.......................

Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers: 17
Timestamp: 2010-05-01 23:03:44 UTC

Divinity said...
how about some challenges??? also some tutorials for new ways to use ribbons would be awesome!!!! :)
4/26/10 9:11 AM

Congratulations Divinity!!! (and we like your suggestion too!)

Now if you didn't win, don't worry!! We still have the drawing for the blog hop to pull tomorrow night. Take a little tour of our blog hop and enter to win that prize.

Have a super weekend and thanks for playing!

~Bonnie~

Design Team Reveal Blog Hop!!!!

Happy International Scrapbooking day to all of you. We here at Really Reasonable Ribbon are so excited to share a little bit of your crafty day with you. Today we are introducing you to our amazing Design Team. We had so many applications and the competition was fierce. But after some time and a lot of blog stalking, we narrowed it down to this amazingly talented bunch.

We've got a great way to introduce each one of them to you. Our first ever Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog Hop.

Who are they you say? Well, we've got...........................


Iwona Palamountain
Cassie Box
Robbie Herring
Kym Weber
Mindy Baxter
Gini Cagle
Amber Goble
Susan Dupre
Kerri Michaud
Trudy Sjolander
Cheryl Walker
Erika Taylor


So start hopping and make sure you leave a little love along the way. Perhaps there will be a little surprise or two! Only one way to find out though.

Hop on over to Chupa's Blog {aka Iwona}- Random Acts of Creativity and see what this Amazingly creative Pole has to share.

If you get lost along the way, just hop on back here for the list.
Again, make sure you leave a comment on every blog on the hop for your chance to win a great May Ribbon club assortment. Yummy Pinks and Browns to beautify your creations.
Here is the ribbon kit You could WIN!!!!

Again Happy International Scrapbooking Day from all of us here at Really Reasonable Ribbon.

PS- need to know who won the Reveal Sneak Candy??? We will be posting that this afternoon!!!