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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

Handmade Christmas Bow Using Ribbon

December 2, 2018

Given the choice between old-fashioned store-bought bows and a beautiful bow made by hand, a handcrafted bow wins every time. Today I’m sharing an easy project that takes a classic multi-point bow up a notch using ribbon from The Ribbon Roll.

CLASSIC CHRISTMAS BOW MADE WITH RIBBON

Supply List:

7/8” Christmas Stripes Wired Edge

1 3/8” Velvet Merrowed Wired Edge Ribbon

Hot Glue Gun and Glue

White Cardstock

Directions:

Step 1: Cut (4) 10″ strips, (4) 9″ strips and (1) 3 1/2” strip of your ribbon. Using two different lengths of ribbon will make the top layer of the bow a little smaller than the bottom layer.

Step 2: Take one of the longest ribbon pieces and loop the right side around to the center and glue the end in place. Loop the other end of the ribbon in the same manner and glue the end in place.

Step 3: Repeat the same steps will all the ribbon pieces except the shortest 3 1/2″ long piece.

Step 5: You are now going to layer and glue the looped pieces together. Take one of the longer looped pieces and place a dot of glue in the center where the ribbon ends meet. Place the second large loop piece on top of the glue with the points going in a different direction.

Step 7: Continue gluing each set of loops onto the center of the bow, working from the largest loops up to the smaller loops. Each time you layer a piece of ribbon, make sure the pointed end are pointing in a different direction.

Step 8: After all the lopped pieces are layered, add the center loop. Form a circle with the 3 1/2″ L piece of ribbon, overlapping the ends and glue them together. Glue the circle piece in the center of your bow.

Step 9: Cut a 1.75″ circle out of the cardstock and glue it to the back of the bow. This creates a solid base to attach the bow to a gift.

note: Since the velvet ribbon is wider than the stripe, I was able to make it using only the 4 longer strips of ribbon plus the center loop.

HANDMADE RIBBON BOWS

tip: You can use a variety of ribbon styles to make these classic bows including both wired edge and non-wired edge. If you want to make a much larger bow, use ribbon 1 1/2” or wider and cut your strips longer.

Here are my favorite Ribbon Roll Christmas ribbons for this project:

2 1/2” Christmas Ornaments Ribbon
7/8” Cheerful Plaid Wired Edge Ribbon
1 1/2” Linen Candy Stripe Wired Edge Ribbon
7/8” Herringbone Candy Cane Ribbon
My favorite Everyday ribbon for this project:
2 1/2” Mauve Velvet Merrowed Wired Edge Ribbon
1 1/2” Grosgrain Charm Ribbon
1 1/2” Cabana Stripes Wired Edge Ribbon
Dupioni Silk Ribbon

I hope you enjoyed this ribbon craft. Be sure to hop over to The Ribbon Roll to check out all of the amazing ribbons they sell. You’ll also find other ribbon craft projects on their blog.

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)

Ad Tech Removeable Glue Tape {affiliate link}

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.

Easy DIY Fringe Napkin Rings

September 21, 2018

I’m so excited to share this fun (and easy) DIY Napkin Ring project with you today. As I’ve mentioned on the blog before, I love creating tablescapes. I’m always looking for china and tabletop decor when I’m out shopping and have had lots of luck with dinnerware. Not so much with it comes to finding chic and styling napkin rings.

When I created my tablescape for the Flavors Of Fall blog hop, I couldn’t find napkin rings for my table. The idea of making them popped into my head and then I found this gorgeous brown brush fringe from The Ribbon Roll. And my fringe napkin rings came to life.

DIY FRINGE NAPKIN RINGS

These fringe napkin rings are one of the easiest DIY/craft projects I’ve ever made. At first I made the napkin rings using a singe band of fringe. They turned out cute but they were lacking the pizzazz I wanted. I decided to cut another length of fringe and thought about how I could layer them together.

tip: to prevent the fringe from unraveling when you cut it, place a piece of clear tape over the looped edge Cut down the middle of the tape and then slip stitch each edge to secure the loose threads.

To make my napkin rings really plush, I sewed the two lengths of fringe together along the looped edge. This gave my napkin rings a fringed edge on the top and bottom and made them much wider than original. Once the two lengths of fringe were sewn together, I formed a circle and sewed the ends together using a needle and thread.

tip: stitch directly over the tape to cover it up as much as possible. Once you’re done stitching the ends together, cut away any exposed tape.

There are so many color and style possibilities when it comes to making these napkin rings. The Ribbon Roll has brush fringe in a range of solid colors and they also sell this cute tassel fringe that would look great. And for Christmas entertaining, this fringed velvet ribbon would be fun.

I’m excited to make more of these for the holidays. It’s a great project to do while watching your favorite Netflix series.

I hope this project inspires you to make napkin rings for your next party or to give as hostess gifts this holiday.

Flavors Of Fall | Virtual Progressive Dinner Blog Hop

September 20, 2018

There are a few more days until we can officially ring in the fall season, but I’m joining some blog friends to jumpstart the season with a fall blog hop. Welcome to the Flavors of Fall Virtual Progressive Dinner Blog Hop. If you missed the party inspiration we shared earlier this year, check out the spring soiree and summer soiree blog hop.

If you’re coming over from Viva La Vintage For Your Home, thanks for stopping by. Jamala’s Blueberry Molasses Wings look finger licking good. For those of you just now jumping in, no worries, I will provide a link to the other party stops at the bottom of the post so you won’t miss any of the Flavors Of Fall entertaining fun.

Now that you’ve indulged in a cocktail (or two) and enjoyed a delicious appetizer, it’s time to sit down at the table for the main course. I was in charge of creating a fall inspired tablescape and I’m pretty jazzed with how it turned out.

The inspiration and focal point of my fall table was this beautiful pumpkin and ribbon centerpiece that I created. I gathered some faux pumpkins, made ribbon pics using ribbon from The Ribbon Roll and assembled all the elements on a wood tray.

.p.s. Those of you that have been reading my blog for a while know that I have a thing for ribbon!! I’m excited to let you know that I am joining one of my favorite ribbon companies, The Ribbon Roll as part of the design team. Each season I will be making DIY projects showcasing their beautiful ribbons. The projects will be shared on their blog (coming soon) and I’ll also be sharing them here on my blog. Until then, you can shop their assortment of ribbons here and follow The Ribbon Roll facebook page here.

update: The full DIY tutorial for making this centerpiece is now live on The Ribbon Roll blog

Using the colors in my centerpiece as inspiration, I built the place settings around brown and ivory. I used my brown and white English transferware plates and placed them on top of brown faux crocodile chargers The linen colored leaf placemats were a great find at Bed Bath Beyond–just .85 cents ea. The striped napkins are from HomeGoods.

Instead of place cards at each placesetting, I printed out the menu, placed it to a small clip board and set it on top of each plate. It’s an easy and inexpensive way to add an unexpected touch to the table. The natural color of the clipboards worked great with my decor but you could paint or decorate them to fit any party theme.

DINNER PARTY TIPS:

Create a color theme for your party decor so all the elements work together.

Keep the centerpiece low so your guests can see and converse across the table with ease.

Incorporate unscented candles into your table decor for ambience. I mean everyone looks great by candlelight, right!

Layers are key to a beautiful table so add them into your place setting, centerpiece and table linens.

Don’t be afraid to mix and match metal finishes when you’re setting a table. I used silver flatware alongside brass candleholders. The two tones work great with the colors in my centerpiece and add visual contrast to the arrangement.

Aren’t these fringe napkins rings just adorable? They were so easy to make and added a fun touch to my table. I’ll be sharing how to make these on the blog tomorrow.