Hello Wednesday - Belt it in
30/06/2010
Don't you just LOVE wednesday's? Say hello to wednesday "hello wednesday" It's all down hill from now on to the weekend - yippee!!!
I think todays project is just a little sweetie, and if it takes you more then 5 minutes I will come and do it for you! Now that is not something I offer very often.
Poor Mollie is always losing her trousers, she doesn't seem to have a waist, she wanders around with the very elegant look of a "builder" - I am sure you know the style I mean.
This simple belt has solved the problem, and as I said it took under 5 minutes to make.
All you need is a couple of D rings a length of ribbon and a needle and thread - that is all.
The ribbon I used is a woven style and is reversible, we have a couple of these on the website, this heart one was just perfect for little pink Mollie, you can find it HERE. There is also a dottie version in Pink/Brown and Lime/Pink both can be found HERE.
Decide how much ribbon you need to go around the waist, and leave some extra ribbon to hang down.
Place one end of the ribbon through both D rings, fold the ribbon over so the D rings are trapped between the ribbon and sew a few stitches to secure the ribbon in place - THAT'S IT!
Have a play with some ribbons and see what belt styles you can come up with, all the children in our family LOVE ribbon. When we are out shopping together, Sam will pick up rolls of ribbon and shout "ALI". We are still trying to teach him the word RIBBON, but he knows best and replys "NO, ALI".
It sounds as if the girls have been looking after you. YES, we have got prezzies for them, as well as a French Picnic for today, with lots of wonderful treats. So if you call the warehouse just after 1pm, you may find that it takes the girls a little longer to answer the phone!!!
We had a wonderful time, the weather was totally fab so we are relaxed, rested and raring to go. I have lots of things planned, which you will see appearing over the next few weeks. Can't tell you any more because I have not told the girls yet, and I am always getting into trouble for telling them last. I do not want to be in the dog house on my first day back!!
Well done to Marg and Lisa for winning Bev's Bag in the Friday FREEBIE this week, I have limited internet access when I am away, but I caught up with all the goings on during the ferry trip home. Well, it is so boring that I make sure I have lots of things to do, and I was also trying to take me my mind off the fog bank we went through. I hate fog horns, they are so scary, the fog distorts all sounds and you have no idea where it is coming from, it's not so bad when you are on a big Sea Cat and someone else is in charge, but on a small sailing yacht where your husband is the skipper, it's terrifying!!
All the fuss
28/06/2010
Don't know what all the fuss is about Ali, it was easy getting Mollie to pick this weeks Friday FREEBIE winners. I took the photo while mummy stood behind me holding the sweeties!!!
Although you have to be quick, she whizzes those numbers out of the bag so quickly, as you can see from the photo number 16 is still moving. If you do not shout STOP she just keeps picking numbers, and trying to get the "Bingo" bag off her, well we are glad that Ali will be back for next weeks photo. The tears stopped as soon as the sweeties appeared.
the lucky numbers are 7 and a very fast 16!
No. 7 Marg "Those ribbons look almost good enough to eat - though I promise if I win I wont do that! I'll use them on my cards."
No. 16 Lisa Hemmings "ooooh I love those colours, they are gorgeous.
Fingers crossed ALL weekend that I am the lucky one!
Love Lisa xx"
Well done Marg and Lisa you have a delightful selection of Strawberry and Cream Ribbons coming your way, all we need are your addresses to craftyribbons@gmail.com please. As for everyone else a big big thank you for your wonderful comments, Rachie and I only wish we could send you all a prize.
Cor what a fab weekend weather wise, Syd and Sam loved playing in the garden, A while back Ali gave them a huge daisy that you attach to a hose pipe. They have so much fun, the daisy dances about spraying water everywhere and they try to chase it. Hope your weekend was just as fun filled as ours.
Bev and Rachie xx
Friday FREEBIE 26
25/06/2010
Wow what a busy week we have had, it just can not be Friday again!
We have launched sooooo many new goodies this week, did you see the NEW "Fun in the Sun" novelty butttons Ali put on the site before she went away. Ooooh, she didn't tell you she was going away, well join the club. We only got told on Wednesday morning that they were going Thursday!!! All right for some, whenever she goes away to re-charge her batteries she comes back like a ticking time bomb - we never know what she is going to bounce on us next.
Here are the buttons, rather scrummy we think. You can find them by clicking the photo.
With Ali away it was down to us to pick this weeks Friday FREEBIE. What could we give as a prize this week?
Both Bev and I think that Bev's NEW Ribbon Bag "Strawberries & Cream" is one of her best, if not "THE" BEST she has designed. All those strawberries and pinks mixed with the subtle creams ummmm perfect, so.......
....do you fancy winning a Strawberries & Cream Bev's Ribbon Bag in this weeks Friday FREEBIE? We have TWO bags that can be won this week, to enter all you have to do is leave a comment and Mollie or Sam will do the honours on Monday by picking two numbers out of the "Bingo" bag - how easy is that? If you are not feeling lucky BUT just have to get your hands on this delish bag then click HERE, we have already sold half the stock in 3 days - hooray!
Have a good rest Ali and Tony and don't forget the holiday prezzies, or maybe that is two prezzies each - one for your work colleagues and one for your sisters!!!! We are sure everyone agrees - don't you all?!
Rachie and Bev
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Hello Wednesday - Poms Away!
23/06/2010
Don't you just LOVE wednesday's? Say hello to wednesday "hello wednesday" It's all down hill from now on to the weekend - yippee!!!
I changed my plans for this weeks Hello Wednesday project after receiving several e-mails and lots of comments about my ribbon men - we call them Clown Poms! Some of you may have got a sneak peak of this on Monday, I was setting up the page ready to add to it over the last few days and I published it instead of saving it for later. Silly me.
I know you do wont believe me BUT they are really easy to make. A circle of fabric, a length of ribbon and thread, a few bits of stuffing and you are away.
Do you remember the old fashioned wooden cloths pegs? Well this is what I use as the Clown Pom's head. You can paint a face direct onto the peg but it sometimes "bleeds" into the wood, so I always dip mine into varnish and let it dry before I paint. Like many things I do, I do not paint well, so I practice on some paper first to get the face I like. Cut the peg down to size - Tony does this bit for me (not brilliantly) but thank you Tony.
Gather all the bits you will need around you - fabric circle about 15cm diameter, a peg head, white pom, stuffing, needle and thread and finally the striking Deckchair Stripe Ribbon which can be found HERE.
Double up your thread and put a knot in the bottom, sew all the way round the outside edge with running stitches, they do not have to be tiny!
Pull the thread to slightly gather the fabric, insert a little toy stuffing to the bottom, you do not want the peg sitting directly onto the fabric. I added a teaspoon of lavender (can be found HERE) this can be left out, but it makes him smell great!
Insert the peg so it sits on the lavender. (Did you know that lavender will keep it's scent for years). Every now and again give it a squeeze and it will release it's natural oils. If you are using lavender from your garden, pop the flower heads into the freezer for 24hours BEFORE you use it. This will kill any bugs and will stop them from chewing through your crafty creations.)
Insert more toy stuffing around the peg, try and keep the peg in the centre of the fabric, otherwise the clown pom willl be lopsided!
Pull the thread tight around the peg and secure with a few stitches.
This is our Deckchair Stripe Ribbon (HERE) you will need 25cm for the ruffle, fold over the raw edge and secure the thread at one end.
Sew along the edge of the ribbon, with running stitches.
Gather up the ribbon and place over the top of the clown poms head. Tuck the raw end of the ribbon under the folded end and pull the thread tight. Space out the ruffles and the secure the thread with a few stitches, the ruffle should be tight around the peg.
It should look like this!
Cut 5cm piece of ribbon for his hat, it needs to fit around your clown pom head. My finger is the same size as the peg (handy) so I make the hat on my finger!!! Fold the ribbon over and sew to secure in place.
Sew the two ends together. Secure with a few stitches. Next sew small stitches around the top edge of the ribbon.
Gather up the thread and the ribbon will scrunch together to form a little hat. Secure with a few stitches and sew on a white pom, this will hide your stitching!
Glue the hat onto the top of the peg and you have a cheeky Clown Pom staring back at you.
Hope you enjoy making these little ribbon guys and enjoy your Clown Pom Day.
Before I go for today, Bev was so inspired by Gails Strawberry & Cream card that she designed a NEW Bev's Bag around the theme.
Strawberries & Cream
You can find Bev's Ribbon Bag - Strawberries & Cream by clicking HERE As you know Bev's Bags are normally £5.00 already a super bargain, BUT you can order it for just £4.25 TODAY How? By joining in with Crafty Ribbons sunshine offer - place an order today Wednesday 23rd and by typing longest day into the special voucher box during the check out process we will give you a 15% discount off your order. And there is more, if you know the answer to the FREE POSTAGE question you can go back into the special voucher box and enter it and you will get FREE POSTAGE as well.
Butterflies and Strawberries
22/06/2010
Ummm! Butterflies and Strawberries that makes you think of summer, or at least warm days.
Noreen was one of our Friday FREEBIE butterfly ribbon winners and she has kindly sent in some cards to show us what she has made with the ribbons. She must have loved the ribbons, they only arrived with her on Saturday and these cards were e-mailed through to me on Sunday, quick work Noreen! I think the cards are wonderful - do you want to see them?
This lime ribbon is just so "in" at the moment and teams up beautifully with this crushed pink.
I think it is wicked the way you card makers use the same layout and change the colours. Looks stunning Noreen, so pleased you liked the Friday FREEBIE ribbons. If you want some of these butterfly ribbons you can find them all HERE. We are already sold out of two designs!
You have seen the Butterflies, what about the Strawberries, well it is Wimbledon this week, so bring out the Strawberries and Cream Gail.
Wooo hoo that looks fantastic Gail. This Strawberry ribbon has been out of stock for a while, but it is back in and can be found HERE. Gail has sent this photo to the Cross Stitch Magazine where the chart came from, they have said her card will be going into next months copy. Keep us informed Gail and we will buy a copy.
If you have any cards or projects that you have used our ribbon on and would like to share with us, please email a photo to craftyribbons@gmail.com We all love to see other peoples work and we must continue to spread the word about how WONDERFUL RIBBON IS!!
Sometimes you only need small lengths of ribbon, just for a little knot tie or a bow. Our scrap bags are perfect for this (HERE), these bags are mixed with all types of ribbons, from Sheer to Christmas, 5mm to 60mm! BUT what if you only want 3mm satins?
Well ....it has taken us a long time to build up the stock of scrap ribbons for these NEW 3mm Satin Scrap bags!! You can find them HERE and they are only £1.00 Please REMEMBER they are SCRAP, the lengths can vary from 1cm through to 40-50cms. We weighed a bag just to give us an idea of meterage, if you were to put all the ribbons together end to end you would have approx 120 mtrs for £1.00 That's another Crafty Ribbons BARGAIN!!!
Don't forget our little bit of sunshine offer - place an order today Tuesday 22nd or Wednesday 23rd and by typing longest day into the special voucher box during the check out process and we will give you a 15% discount off your order. And there is more, if you know the answer to the FREE POSTAGE question you can go back into the special voucher box and enter it and you will get FREE POSTAGE as well.
Have a super day
Fun in the Sun
21/06/2010
Look what we have been doing today....
... a perfect sunny day to photograph our NEW "Fun in the Sun" Ribbons, not too much wind so we didn't have to keep chasing after the ribbons!!
You can find all the "Fun in the Sun" ribbons by clicking HERE
It is the longest day of the year TODAY, do you fancy having some fun with Crafty Ribbons? Have you had your eye on some ribbons for a while and thought, no better not? YES!
Well here is a little bit of sunshine - place an order this evening, tomorrow Tuesday 22nd or Wednesday 23rd and by typing longest day into the special voucher box during the check out process we will give you a 15% discount off your order. And there is more, don't forget if you know the answer to the FREE POSTAGE question you can go back into the special voucher box and enter it and you will get FREE POSTAGE as well.
There you go a little bit of sunshine from Crafty Ribbons.
Deckchair Stripe winners are....
21/06/2010
Well before we get to the winners I have a little Ooops! to explain - some of you would have received an email this morning saying there was a new post on the blog. There was but I deleted it, it should have been saved not published - sorry. I should not start computer work until I have had a least 3 expresso coffees in the morning!!!
Any way back to Friday FREEBIE winners, Mollie is a demon when she gets hold of the "Bingo" bag, throwing numbers out until we shout STOP!
TWO lucky winners this week and they are........
.....number 1 and 32
No. 1 - JudeB "Oh, WOW! These deckchair ribbons are so cool, really make you think of the beach and sunshiny days.
Hugs
Judi"
No. 32 - Marjorie " love these deck chair ribbons, they remind me of the seaside when I was a little girl,with it's deckchairs tents and windbreakers in bright stripes and of ice-cream vans.
Ooh!, did I hear the word challenge?,how exciting xx "
Well done girls and thank you all for leaving such wonderful comments. Please send an email to us at craftyribbons@gmail.com Sounds as if you were having fun this weekend, the Eden Project is just wicked. A few of you have mentioned the weather, come and join us on the south coast, we have had sun (although a bit windy) all weekend. The girls are giggling at my red nose, I was sitting in the garden reading the last few chapters of my book and the sun got me.
Hope to be back later with some NEW ribbons!!
Ribbon Challenge # 16 - FULL
19/06/2010
Challenge # 16 is full.
Sorry if you missed out this time, but we will have another one soon.
Oooops! I forgot to close the challenge before going off to Dorchester Carnival, we had a wicked time and hope that loads of money was raised for good causes. We have a little more then 10 in this challenge but you may have noticed that I am not very good at counting to 10 anyway!
Enjoy the rest of the weekend, have a great daddies day tomorrow. We are up early to go and watch Tony's son in a motorcross race. Oh what fun, just what I want to do on a Sunday!!!!
Ribbon Challenge # 16
19/06/2010
SORRY THIS CHALLENGE IS FULL.
A NEW Ribbon Challenge has arrived - anyone fancy some "Fun in the Sun"?
We have a super collection of summer ribbons, imagine - flip flops, ice cream, fish, crabs, sunflowers, cupcakes, oooh there are loads! They finally turned up this morning. After clearing customs on Thursday afternoon they were then sent to Gloucestershire NOT DORSET!!! Our local depot were given strict instructions to ring us when they had their hands on the parcels - I was not expecting a call at 7am this morning!! But hey ho I now have some more drop dead gorgeous ribbons. Bev and I were sitting on my kitchen floor at 8.30am ooing and ahhing and admiring the collections. The "Fun in the Sun" is just part of the shipment!
Get on with it Ali. Do you think you could come up with some unique creations using this selection of ribbon? Fancy playing with some fun ribbons? With the summer holidays fast approching do you think you could have "Fun in the Sun"?
If so, then we have 10 free bundles of "Fun in the Sun" ribbons to give away. All we ask in return for these ribbons are two cards or projects that use the ribbons around a summer theme.
The ribbons can be used to enhance all forms of crafts - card making, projects, ATC's. If you are up to the challenge, then send us an email to craftyribbons@gmail.com marked RIBBON CHALLENGE # 16
The first TEN to reply will be sent an email requesting address details so we can send your free ribbons! Your finished cards and projects will be posted onto the blog.
Have some "Fun in the Sun" with Crafty Ribbons.
Friday FREEBIE 25
18/06/2010
It's that time of week again - Friday FREEBIE
We hope you have had a great week. We have been busy in the ribbon warehouse this week and have almost finished our "spring cleaning" making plenty of room for all the new ribbons that are on order. We have had a couple of shipments arrive this week, but not the one we are really excited about - it is stuck in customs! Tony will be on the phone again trying to sort out the problem.
So what have we for this weeks Friday FREEBIE? Well.........
.....we have all fallen in love with these - Deckchair Stripe Ribbons. There are 13 lush ribbons in the collection, we launched them yesterday. This must be the fastest turn round of stock that has made it onto the website, they only arrived in the warehouse on Wednesday afternoon- we just had to share them!
We have two sets of WANT IT ALL Deckchair Stripe Collections, so two lucky winners. All you have to do for a chance to win is leave a comment, BUT don't forget to check back on Monday afternoon to see if you are a winner. We have two unclaimed prizes from last week!
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Fingers crossed our long awaited delivery arrives to day - I want to set a NEW Challenge with the ribbons!
my basket