Don't you just LOVE wednesday's? Say hello to wednesday "hello wednesday" It's all downhill from now on to the weekend - yippee!!!

When we came across these little mini dotty buttons we all went ahhhhh!  Mollie even called them "Baby ones".  They are sooooooo sweet and measure about 12mm roughly the size of a 5p coin.

They are just perfect for the centre of small flowers.  We have added this size to all the spotty buttons here.

We have also added two NEW colours, white buttons with either red spots or black spots. We have been after these ones for ages!

Dont forget we start our mega.......................

.......................the fun starts on Friday with great prizes from Top British companies and Retail stores more details can be found here . 

Don't miss out on the chance to win, win, win!

Apologies for not posting the winners details yesterday, life just got in the way of blogging!

Sydney picked the winners for me, she came home from school bursting with energy wanting to make a pair of bat wings! You can not see them very well in the photo but they are there, hence the card ringlets around her waist.

Number 3 = WendY
Sun is shining here too - hope it lasts.   Just love these vintage ribbons. Thanks for the chance to win some - if not, will be spending my pennies soon.   WendY x

Number 27 = Rosalee
Lovely bag and beautiful collection. I would love to have a chance.
Hugs, Rosalee

Oooh WendY you have been lucky lately, maybe you should buy a lottery ticket this week!  Congratulations WendY and Rosalee you both have a Bev's Bag to delve into........all we need are addresses please to craftyribbons@gmail.com

Todays Challenge goodies are from Dorothy, I think Dorothy has joined us on every challenge and she always makes oodles of super creations.  Plenty of inspiration to share.

First creation is this charming little baby crib, decorated with our baby washing line ribbon, the baby inside has matching blankets.

The crib arrived on it's own carrier, a work of art in itself Dorothy.

Dorothy has made me several of these book style cards for different challenges, they are always charming  and packed with exquisite decoration.  I love the little doylies Dorothy.

Oooh you do like testing my photography skills Dorothy, this reflective card is always a challenge for me. A beautiful colour, it is like an iris irridescent depending on the light.

This card is delightful Dorothy, I love the rocker you have created, and the way you have carefully cut out the little clothes from the ribbon.

What a treasure chest of a card, everytime I look at this card Dorothy I see something different, very clever.

Not sure what the correct name is for this type of card (someone please tell me), it is like a decoupage window.  I love the way you have matched the bears bows with her hat, very classy.

Thank you Dorothy for all your delightful creations, I always enjoy opening your challenge parcels, just like a pandoras box!  I know it is a while since you crafted with these ribbons, but I do hope you enjoyed them.

I hope you all have a crafty day.

Morning everyone and what a wonderful morning.  The sun is out and no sign of rain.  Lets enjoy it while we can!

Would you like to find out what is in a Bev's bag? Rip open the plastic bag and feel the ribbons................the soft vintage collection of ribbons?

These ribbons ............

..................mingle with the mauves, twirl the peaches?

Leave us a comment and we could pick your number from our "Bingo" bag on Monday.  We have two Bev's bags up for grabs as our Friday FREEBIE and also two on our Facebook page post here.  So four chances for you to win a Bev's bag.

I have my fingers crossed that the weather stays kind all day.

If you are unable to leave a comment due to our spam filters (comment disappears when screen is refreshed), please email it to craftyribbons@gmail.com
and we will add it for you. All the comments go into our "Bingo" bag and we draw a random number(s) on Monday.
Please check back to see if you have won, it is up to you to claim your prize - we do not contact you.

How can it be a NEW Challenge already over on our challenge blog here!  Time is certainly flying by at the moment.  Thank you to everyone that joined in with our last challenge, hope you all had fun, we had some super bright and colourful creations for Charlottas challenge. The NEW Challenge is being hosted by Pinky and is called.....

Flowers

Wooohoo I can do this new challenge, should I use flower ribbons or flower buttons, yikes decisions, decisions!

Flower buttons - these buttons are super to work with and are due back into stock today.  You will find them here.  I wanted to created a fun girly card, and as you know I have been re-organising the ribbon shelves and came across lots of ribbons that I had forgotten about.  These little Crafty Fairy ribbons were one such collection, you can find them here.

The Fairy bow can be removed from the card as it is a hair bow with a hair clip attached.  The hair bows are one of the projects on our NEW DVD here or you can just download the hair Bow clip here.  They really are very easy to make and great fun - a card and a gift in one.

Do you have a flower card or project in mind? Then why not join in with our NEW Challenge here You could win one of these....................

....................that's correct a Flower button box is the prize.  Pop on over to the blog and see what the fantastic design team girls have created - we have a new teamie to welcome, Lorraine has joined our ribbon girls, find out more here.

I have got myself into a right pickle, we start our "Best of British" event next week - two weeks of amazing creations from all the design team.....................ummmmmm............I have not yet fully completed one project......ooooooh I have lots started............my design room is covered with cards...................my sewing room at home has piles of boxes in process...............I even have a project on the go in the sitting room!!!  Looks like I am either going to have to call in the ribbon fairies or I am going to be very busy for the next week!!!

Focus Ali, one project at a time maybe that is the answer. Have a great day everyone, while I chase my tail!

Don't you just LOVE wednesday's? Say hello to wednesday "hello wednesday" It's all downhill from now on to the weekend - yippee!!!

My friend Leigh is to become a grandma for the first time later in the year and she has been knitting like crazy!

She sent me these, and I went all gooey!!!  I love baby booties, they look so sweet.

Leigh combined our NEW Baby washing line ribbons (here) and our dotty buttons (here) to make her creations.  You do not want these back, do you Leigh?!

I am in BIG trouble, remember last week I said I was having a sort out of the ribbons.............re-organising the shelves.   The girls can not find anything!!!!  Up and down the aisles they are walking, searching for the ribbons that used to be there. 

But there is a bonus..........I have put a lot of ribbons into the Bargain Basket area of the website here.  All are reduced by at least 50%.  Stocks are limited on some items, so have a peak if you get time soon.

Have a great day, rather wet again today, perfect for a craft room day!

Hi everyone, hope you all had a fantastic weekend, rather wet here in Blandford!

Just a quick post today, I nearly forgot to get the number picked from the "Bingo" bag and had to run after Bev and Sydney as they were leaving!!

Sydney picked number....................

Number 12 = Dragonllew 
Bev's bag looks gorgeous would definatly be on my list should I be lucky enough to win. Have a fab bank holiday weekened.
Jenny x

Congratulations Jenny you have a £20 gift voucher to spend on our website............oooh what will be the first item in your basket, will it be a Bev's bag?  All we need are details please sent to craftyribbons@gmail.com

Sorry todays post is so short, but I am due to go out, and as always am running late.  Got far too engrossed in my ribbons again!

Have a fab evening.

WOW time does fly when you are having fun playing with ribbons!!

I love this time of year, it is the end of our financial year, so we have to do a stock count.  Most people hate this job, but I just love it............not the counting bit.....or the scary bit - we have THAT MUCH ribbon.  No the bit I like best is going up and down the aisle touching all the ribbons, re-organizing it and putting it back neat and tidy.   I get a chance to look at all my wonderful ribbons!!!!

YOU have two ways this weekend of getting your hands on some of our ribbon.  The FIRST is we have FREE UK Delivery on orders over £15 placed over the Bank Holiday Weekend.

Place an order from today until midnight on Bank Holiday Monday and just enter     weekend      into the voucher box during checkout.
A £3.25 discount will be applied to your basket.
This code will also give all our overseas customers a £3.25 discount

The SECOND way to play with our ribbons is to enter our Friday FREEBIE by leaving a comment below.  As today is the first Friday of the month it is VOUCHER FRIDAY.

We will pick a winner on Tuesday from our "Bingo" bag like normal.  Any problems leaving a comment, just email us at craftyribbons@gmail.com and we will add it for you.

Some of you may have noticed that Bev has a NEW Ribbon Bag - it is up as candy on our NEW Inspiration Blog here . 

Bev's NEW Ribbon Bag is called "Vintage" and is full of soft mauve, peach, rosy colours with a hint of gold, cream and tan ribbons.  Twenty different ribbons all 1mtr long for the amazing price of just £5.00.  You can find Bev's NEW Ribbon Bag here.  Don't forget that we launched the NEW Vintage Button Box on Wednesday and you can find it here.

Have a fantastic weekend everyone, hope the weather stays kind to you all.  We have a big event in Blandford this Bank Holiday Monday - A Georgian Fair.  Not been for a few years, so if the rain stays away I will be there!

Crafty Ribbons have launched a new inspiration blog, called.......

 
To kick off our new inspiration blog we are offering some fabulous ribbon candy.....

If you would like to win these gorgeous ribbons..then all you need to do is become a follower of the blog, for every 100 followers we get we will draw a winner so please pass the details on. The more followers the more candy and the more chances to win. Leave your name with Mr Linky on the Inspiration blog and when we hit that magical 100 followers we will get Random Org to draw a winner so it could be you and should we get to 200 followers well we'll draw another winner and so on.....

We will be checking to make sure you are a follower, if not a new winner will be drawn.... If you don't have a blog that is fine just become a follower and then leave your name with Mr Linky skipping the URL details.

There is a further reason to become a follower we are holding a fabulous event from the 18th May until 2nd June to celebrate.......

Now if you take the blinkie above and put it in your sidebar you can have a second entry to win the fabulous ribbons above, just leave your name a second time with Mr Linky on the Inspiration blog here.

Every day we will be highlighting a different British Craft Company or Shop, the Design Team will be posting cards/projects on their blogs daily using products from the Companies and Shops. There will also be a prize each day from the highlighted Company up for grabs. That is 16 prizes and you can enter each day. Only one entry per person per day to make it fair, so make sure to become a follower, check back regularly for some gorgeous inspiration and more info on our Best of British event. Remember to come back on the 18th May to join in the fun with us and for your chance to win more prizes from all the fabulous Companies and shops who are joining in with us....

WOW we have lots planned!!

The Crafty Team, Mandy and our fantastic design team girls.

Don't you just LOVE wednesday's? Say hello to wednesday "hello wednesday" It's all downhill from now on to the weekend - yippee!!!

I have been playing with our NEW Button Boxes............

.......these are from the NEW Vintage colour way here. A dreamy, creamy selection of buttons - perfect for that vintage look or for all those wedding cards.

I teamed the buttons up with a maroon seam binding here and the flower leaves were embroidered (yes through card) with our 7mm silk ribbon here. 

The backing paper is from an old knitting pattern, I distressed it slightly but thought it was perfect for the buttons to sit on.

The other two NEW button boxes are Nursery and Rum Punch.  Check out ALL the button Boxes HERE.

I am afraid that I have a sick bunny on my hands today. Poor Ali has come down with something and is not in today. So it is down to me to do the Bingo Bag pick myself. Its happening live so to set the picture....

A sun kissed restaurant patio in the Italian lakes with the surrounding snow cap mountains. Man closely resembling George Clooney is handed the bag, he is delving in it and has picked...... No.35. Well thats not too far from a sandwich in the front office of the warehouse is it. I can but dream.

Number 35 = WendY

Buttons and surprises - what a great combination. Thanks for the chance to win. WendY x

Well done Wendy, can you e-mail your address to craftyribbons@gmail.com so that we can send the buttons off to you.

Wonderful comments this week. I hope that you were not all waterlogged at the weekend. The rain finally stopped in Dorset at about 6.00pm yesterday, just in time to think about back to work!!!

Thank you all so much for your support

Regards

Tony