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DIY Spring Picture Frame Wreath

March 26, 2019

Hooray for Spring! I’m so happy to usher in a new season that brings with it sunny skis and warmer temps.

To celebrate springs arrival, I decided to make a beautiful wreath to hang on my front door. This wreath is my latest project as part of the design team for The Ribbon Roll ribbon company. You can shop all their amazing ribbon here and find more ribbon projects on their blog.

Ok, let’s get this project underway. Just like I did for my Christmas wreath, I used a non-traditional base for this wreath–a rectangular picture frame. And here’s my supply list…

Supply List:

Rectangular Picture Frame–I bought my frame at Hobby Lobby on clearance for $4.00.
Burlap Colored Wired Edge (item # CBBCM-BBB-AJF)
Pink and Orange Plaid Wired Edge Ribbon (item # BEGE-JW-HEE-JIK)
Fuchsia Dot Delight Wired Edge (item #BEGDHW-BBB-JIK)
Faux Flowers—you’ll need one or two bunches with 4 to 6 flowers on each.
Faux Greenery—one bunch of leaves works great for this project. Pick a leaf variety that works with your flowers.
Wood Welcome Sign
Hot Glue Gun and Glue
Scissors or Garden Clippers
Burlap Twine
Craft paint or wood stain (optional)

Before I started assembling the wreath, I prepared all of the components that I will be adding to the frame.

Prep The Supplies:

Pull the flower heads off the bundle so there was just a tiny stub at the base of each flower.
Pull the leaf bunch apart creating a handful of small leaf clusters.
Cut a length of burlap ribbon 20” long and use twine to pinch it together every 5 inches. The pinched sections are where the ribbon will be glued to the frame.
Cut (10) 6″ pieces of each patterned ribbon. You’ll loop these and add to your wreath.
Stain or paint the WELCOME sign.

Once you have all of your components ready, it will take you about 30 minutes to make the wreath.

Step 1: Attach the burlap ribbon to the frame in a random, zig zag pattern. Glue the pinched points to the frame using the hot glue gun and then pull the ribbon up to create peaks. You can cover your entire frame with ribbon or just two corners like I did.

Step 2: Glue a couple of leaf pieces at each pinch point and then add a flower on top of the leaves.

tip: make sure to position your leaves and flowers going different directions along the frame so it has a natural feel.

Step 3: Once the ribbon, leaves and flowers are attached, glue the Welcome sign in the center of the frame. My sign fit perfectly from edge to edge on my frame.

And that’s it! Now all you have to do is hang the wreath on your door and enjoy the season.

More of my favorite ribbon projects:

Ribbon Tie Gift Boxes

Easy Monogrammed Ribbon

Fringe Napkin Rings

DIY Embroidery Hoop & Ribbon Christmas Wreath

December 3, 2018

Happy Monday friends! I’m so excited to share the latest ribbon project I created for the The Ribbon Roll. For those of you that may have missed it, I’m on the design team for The Ribbon Roll, an online retail store that sells over 15,000 different styles of ribbon. As a member of the design team, I create projects using their ribbon and share them on their blog. If you like crafting with ribbon, check out the blog for fun seasonal and everyday project ideas.

My latest project, an Embroidery Hoop & Ribbon Christmas Wreath is one of my favorite holiday projects ever. I am in love with the way it turned out and can’t wait to hang it in my home.

My wreath features beautiful metallic and lame ribbons but you could use just about any of the Ribbon Roll ribbons to customize the look for your home or any season.

For all you crafters out there, here’s a step-by-step tutorial and the supply list so you can make your own wreath.

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EMBROIDERY HOOP & RIBBON CHRISTMAS WREATH

Supply List:

Large Embroidery Hoop–before buying new, check your local Goodwill where you can usually find these large hoops for less than a $2.00
Golden Grenada Wired Edge Ribbon–you’ll need about 2 yds for wider ribbon and about 3 yards for narrower ribbon
Metallic Lame Tweed Wired Edge Ribbon (see ribbon yardage above)
Glitter Leaves–there are 50 pieces in the pack so you’ll have lots left over to use on other projects
4 to 6 Faux Evergreen Pics—you can buy these from Micheal’s, Hobby Lobby or JoAnn right now for 50-60% off. I always stock up when they go on sale/clearance.
Merry Christmas Wood Die-Cut –I bought my piece at Michael’s but I’ve also seen similar at Target in the dollar bins
Acrylic Craft Paint—available from any craft store
Foam Paint Brush
Floral Wire
Hot Glue Gun and Glue
Small Ornaments (optional)

HOW-TO:

Cut the ribbon into lengths 2” longer than the widest point of the embroidery hoop. The number of ribbon pieces you’ll need will depend on the size of your embroidery hoop and the width of your ribbon. You’ll want to cut enough ribbon strips to fill the embroidery hoop.
Open your embroidery hoop and separate the two pieces.
Lay the one pattern of ribbon spaced out over the inside (smaller) hoop. Then criss-cross the second ribbon to create a woven look.
Once all the ribbon is in place, slide the larger hoop over the smaller hoop and tighten the hoop down. If you need to adjust the ribbon position, loosen the hoop a little, move the ribbon around and re-tighten the hoop. Once the ribbon is secure, trim away any excess ribbon around the backside of the hoop.

Using your floral wire, attach the greenery pics to the hoop. You can place the pics at the top, bottom or slightly off-center like I did.

Paint your Merry Christmas die-cut using your craft paint. I painted mine in a metallic gold.
Using your hot glue gun, glue the die-cut piece on top of the ribbon, in the center of the hoop.
Stick a few glitter leaves into the greenery pics in any layout you like. I placed mine where the greenery pics meet in the middle.
(optional) Embellish the wreath with mini ornaments (attach them using your hot glue gun).

Tip: If you place your greenery pics off-center like I did, the wreath will be heavier on one side. So that the wreath hangs straight, use two nails spaced about 3 inches apart.

That’s all there is to it. Happy crafting!

For more ribbon fun, check out these ribbon projects:

Christmas Bow Made From Ribbon

Tassel Ribbon Gift Tie

Fringe Napkin Rings

DIY No Carve Halloween Ribbon Pumpkins

October 17, 2018

Hi friends. The last week and a half have been really busy and I haven’t been able to blog like I planned. The craziness has slowed down a bit so I’m finally getting a chance to pop in and share a fun Halloween craft project with you.

A few weeks ago I told you that I’m part of the design team for The Ribbon Roll, one of the leading ribbon companies in the US. Each quarter I’ll be creating projects for them using their amazing ribbons. Since Halloween is just around the corner, I decided to craft some easy ribbon pumpkins. This project took about 25 minutes to complete so if you love a quick DIY, this ones for you.

Even though I used black and orange ribbon, you could use any color combo to work with your fall or Halloween decor.

Supply List:

Assorted Halloween themed ribbons in widths ranging from 5/8″ to 1 1/2″ w. Click here for a list of the ribbons I used for this project.

Craft pumpkins in different sizes–I purchased mine at Michaels

Paper Mache Witches Hat

Black Acrylic Craft Paint ( and a paint brush of course)

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Starting with my largest pumpkin, I cut 18 pieces of ribbon at different lengths with the longest piece about 1 1/2″ from the bottom of the pumpkin. I cut 16 pieces of ribbon for the smaller pumpkins and layered some of the ribbon pieces for added dimension. Then I attached the ribbon to each pumpkin, at the base of the stem.

To add a little something extra, I made small bows and attached them to the stems of the smaller pumpkins. And for the larger pumpkin, I painted the witches hat black and added ribbon around the brim.

These cute pumpkins are perfect to accessorize a console table or use as a centerpiece on your dining table.

This cute black and white table runner was on $5.99 from Ikea. Buy two and sew them together if you need a longer length.

So what do you think, aren’t these DIY Halloween Ribbon Pumpkins pretty Spootacular?

For more fun fall and Halloween ribbon crafts, check out the The Ribbon Roll blog. Christmas projects will be coming soon.

4th of July Decor Ideas to make in under an hour!

June 27, 2016

Decorating for a festive holiday can be fun and easy. Heres a round-up of simple but festive 4th of July decor that will take you less than an hour to create and don’t require any major crafting skills.

1) Scrap Fabric Flag–this fun twist of the American flag is made from scraps of ribbon, fabric and paint. Depending on where you want to hang it, you can make one in any size. I think one hanging on the front door or a couple of hanging for a deck railing would look great.

2) Make your own mini American flags using wood skewered and flag ribbon. These are great as a cake topper or to use in flower arrangements.

Flag ribbon is on sale for $2.00 per spool at Hobby Lobby.

3) This may not work for everyone depending on the temperature where you live but I love the look of the 4th of July candles. Just wrap red, white or blue pillar candles with decorative red/white/blue paper and you’re all set. After the 4th remove the paper and your candles are ready for the next project. p.s. scrapbook paper is 50% off this week at Hobby Lobby

4) Use that same decorative paper you used to wrap your candles and make your own paper pinwheels. These are so easy to make and are sure to bring back some great childhood memories. Find my tutorial here.

5) Turn inexpensive bandanas into a festive 4th of July flag banner. You can cut 3 to 4 triangle piece from a single bandana.

6) Another fun way to decorate with bandanas is using them as table linens. Line a handful up down the middle of the table for a quick and easy holiday runner.

7) Turn a watermelon into a stylish and fun 4th of July floral centerpiece. Punch small holes (about 1/2″ deep into the watermelon and insert flower stems. Once the party it over, cut watermelon open and scoop out some watermelon to enjoy.

So what plans do you have for the 4th and how are you decorating?

top image via Country Living

DIY Holiday Mug Wraps–2015 Edition

December 22, 2015

Last year one of my favorite holiday DIY projects was the mug wraps I created. It was so simple to make these chic cup coozies with just some plush tartan plaid ribbon and velcro.

2014 Holiday Mug Wraps

I wanted to update the look this year to fit my holiday decor so a new version of my Holiday Mug Wraps was in order.

2015 Holiday Mug Wraps

My 2015 Mug Wraps were made with printed burlap ribbon (from Hobby Lobby) and instead of velcro, I attached red eyelets to the edges and used red suede cording to lace up the ends of the wrap.