Thank You Envelope

Good morning!  Jamie with you today sharing a quick and easy Thank You Envelope which is perfect for gifting smaller gifts or even placing a card within!  

Ribbons Unlimited Supplies:

 

Other Supplies:

Envelope Bag - Silhouette Cut

Thank You Flower Sentiment - Silhouette Cut

Here's the tutorial:

 1.  Cut out all the pieces for the Thank You Flower Sentiment.
 2.  Use your skewer or pencil to curl the petals.  Adhere the two center pieces together and push the points up.
 3.  Adhere the center into the middle of the smallest flower.
 4-7. Push the petals up toward the center then adhere the flower into the next sized flower form staggering the petals slightly.  Continue adding flowers and pushing the petals up toward the center until they are all in place.
 8.  Place a foam adhesive in the center of the sentiment.
 9.  Adhere the flower.
10. Size your envelope to fit your 12x12 mat and assemble.  Tie the Pink/White dotted ribbon in a knot around the center of the bag. Place the Kiwi Velvet Ribbon around the bag above the dotted ribbon and tie with twine.
11.  Tie the metal grey double faced satin ribbon around the dotted ribbon.  Tie off in a bow to the side. 
12.  Adhere the flower sentiment in the center of the ribbons with foam adhesives.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

-Jamie

Dotted Ribbon

Today we're taking a peek at our dotted ribbon. This wired ribbon comes in 1 1/2" width on 20 and 100 yard rolls. It uses our "Lyon" French Wired ribbon as a backdrop, and it's made in Germany. It's a truly luxurious ribbon that's easy to work with. Take a look at all of the color combinations!

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Quick & Easy Bow Tutorial

Jamie Cripps is here with a bow tutorial that's a breeze to create! You'll need just a pair of scissors, ribbon, and if using as a hair bow, a hair clip.

 

Cut 4 ribbon pieces about 8" long of 1-1/2" wide wired ribbon. Jamie used our red/white wired dotted ribbon.  Begin by tying a knot in the first piece.

 

Pull the knot tight.

 

Tie the second piece around the first, centering the knots.

 

Tie the third piece around the others, centering the knots.

 

Finally tie the fourth piece around the others, centering the knots. Trim the pieces so they are all similar in length, cutting a triangle in each end. Fluff the ribbon as desired.

 

Flip the bow over and insert your hair clip through one of the slots created from the tie.

 

This bow is easy to slip off and on so you can change it quickly to coordinate. Using different widths and patterns will change the look and size as well!

 

Happy Valentine's Day!

Valentine Treat Box by Jamie

Looking to dress up a treat box? Ribbon always does the trick! Jamie Cripps added a fluffy dotted bow to the twine-wrapped handle of her treat box (decorated with SRM Stickers), and wrapped the bow with a bit more pink twine;

 

Jamie used wired Baby Pink Dotted Ribbon, 1 1/2" wide.  Check out our huge selection of dotted ribbon!

Valentine Bag by Jamie

Jamie Cripps is back with another quick and easy tutorial on creating the perfect bow. Jamie used her bow to dress up a Valentine treat bag that's sure to please;

 

Jamie used our dotted red/white ribbon, which is edged with fine wire for easy manipulating. Jamie says, "Working with a wired ribbon is perfect for quick gift wrapping as the bow will remain in the shape you want it!

 

TUTORIAL:

1. Cut the Red|White Polka Dot Wired Ribbon to 22". 

2. Tie the ribbon around the handle of the bag so that you have equal parts of the ribbon on both sides of the middle knot. 

3. Tie a bow as you normally would then play with the loops to "fluff" them. 

4. Fold the ribbon ends in half then trim at an angle as shown. 

5. Even out the ends of the box so they lay nicely.

You can add twine or decorative cord (available in 25 colors!) to the center of your bow to add more color and interest.

 

Our dotted wired ribbon is high quality ribbon made in Germany. It is available in a 1 1/2" width. Click HERE to see all of the fantastic color combinations!

Playful Tags by Jill

One of Jill Foster's many talents include rubber stamping. For today's project, Jill created a set of stamped gift tags that couldn't be any cuter!

To embellish her tags with ribbon, Jill simply inserted one end of the ribbon through the hole in the tag, pulled both ends toward the top, then tied them together with a piece of twine. A self adhesive pearl adds a finishing touch;

Jill used our orange Dotted Ribbon and fuchsia Ombre Ribbon.

Creating gift tags with ribbon is a great way to use ribbon scraps! Join us all week for ribbon inspiration overload!