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!!!

With this ring, on this ring cushion, I will........

A simple gift made for a friend of a friend.  She wanted a small ring cushion for her bridesmaid to carry.  I offered to embroider one for her, but she wanted it very simple, so I came up with this.

A bed of white ribbon roses, tied with a simple bow to hold the ring in place.  The bride was delighted with the result.

I used a wide ribbon (you can find it HERE), this ribbon was perfect as it had crinkles, which would add an extra dimension to the finished cushion.  I removed the wire from both edges of the ribbon, so I was left with nothing but ribbon!  Each rose takes about 80cms of ribbon.

Fold the two ribbon edges together and sew a running stitch along the length of the ribbon. Gather up the ribbon on the thread, and roll the ribbon around the the gathers.  It is similar to our Ribbon Roses tutorial which you can see HERE.  Once the rose has formed, secure in place with a few stitches, the fold of the ribbon forms the top of the roses. I made 9 of these roses for my ring cushion.

I placed the roses on the table to form a tight square, I needed to measure them so I could make the cushion.  I cut two pieces of fabric the same size as the rose square, which meant that it would come out slightly smaller once it was finished.  Place the two pieces of fabric on top of each other and machine about 1cm away from the edge all the way round the square, leaving a small gap.  Trim the fabric corners, to reduce a bit of bulk.  Poke your fingers into the gap and turn the cushion the correct way round.  Push the corners out, so they are nice and square.

Fill the cushion with stuffing and hand sew up the gap.  Mark the centre of the cushion with a small pencil dot, so all your roses will fit perfectly!

The next bit was really easy (my sewing teacher would have had a fit!), I used a hot glue gun to stick the roses to the cushion.  Stick the centre one first and work your way around the cushion.  If you can see any of the fabric between the roses, just put a little bit of glue and stick the roses together.  Do not use too much glue as you do not want the cushion to feel hard.

Tie a ribbon around the cushion to hold the ring in place.

Fingers crossed all brides this weekend will have stunning weather, it is very wet here in Dorset today.

We all decided to go out to lunch today.  Most people when they go out, take their handbag, maybe a coat - BUT me I take the Crafty Ribbons "Bingo" Bag.

It is a very well travelled "Bingo" bag and gets taken to the best of places.  It is not always treated with the love and care it should be , Mollie has run over it in her car before! Sam decided to take it on the climbing frame today and I got this perfect picture of him picking this weeks Friday FREEBIE winner. Look at that smile, I am sure he is going to break a few hearts in his time.

It's good to smile and who is number 22 Karen

What gorgeous ribbons, as usual Please add me into your free draw as I would be delighted to win these!!

Well done Karen we hope you have a big smile on your face, just like Sam's - maybe without the tomato ketchup!!  Please can you email us your address to craftyribbons@gmail.com so we can send your collection of In the Pink Ribbons.  Mega thanks to everyone that left super cool comments, we love reading them they make us feel special.  We are just so sorry that we can not give everyone a prize each week.

More Challenge parcels have been arriving, Christmas has come early!

Leslie this is a wonderful card, the ribbons make perfect flowers, and simply held in place with a brad.

When Bev and I chose the colours for this range, Pink with brown spots was at the top of our list, this card just say's it all to us.  Great colours Leslie, Bev certainly has eyes for this card.

Please do not worry if we have not show cased your creations yet, they will appear - we promise.

Friday FREEBIE - prezzie time - what delights this week.  While I have been working on our NEW website, the running of the warehouse has been left in the capable hands of the girls so I thought this collection of ribbons was rather apt for this weeks Friday FREEBIE.

If you would like to win this weeks Friday FREEBIE of  a WANT IT ALL Collection of In the Pink Ribbons then just leave us one of your delightful comments. There are 20 different ribbons in the collection and you will get 1mtr of each ribbon.  My favourites are these three!

Everyone go arrrrgh......

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Do you want to see some more challenge cards?  Thought you would.  Todays collection is from Sherry and they are amazing.

I love the soft colours used on Sherry's wall hanging, those dots really do show up.

Meet Miss Dotty Swiss (Sherry's name for her) she is wicked, very trendy - what would I do to have legs like that!!!

Now that is plain showing off Miss Dotty Swiss.

Sherry said she had fun making the goodies and loved the ribbons.  If you are not in the challenge but want to see the ribbons then just click HERE.

Have a fantastic weekend,  hope the weather will be kind to you all. 

Bev's gone all fruity with her latest ribbon bag.

We think she had been thinking of summer fruit puddings when she chose the ribbons for this bag. Oooh it does look rather de-lish!

If you want to indulge in your "Five a Day" ribbon bag then just click HERE

Here I am am just dotting along in my own little ribbon world.  I am soooo in love with NEW Swiss Dot organza ribbons, so much so I ordered a few more colours, they should be with us some time next week.  I promise to share as soon as I can! 

This card has such a simple clean design and is super cool for a new arrival.  Come on who designed it - Tracey or Paul?

This is another fab creation from the crafting duo.  You guys really know how to let the ribbon speak.

Thanks for sending your makes back to us so quickly, enjoy the rest of the ribbons

Tony has decided that he has become a computer widow and lost his wife to the ether!!  That's not at all true, although I must admit that I do have rather a scrambled brain at the moment. 

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 have been so tied to the computer lately that it was a real pleasure to get do a little bit of crafting, out came the foam pads, card and double sided tape - oh that felt good.

I love crafting with all type of ribbon but for me there is nothing better than working with a new range of ribbons.  Feeling and touching it, seeing how it folds or what it will do - it's pure pleasure. 

This card was made using our NEW Collection of ribbons called Vine Yard.  A small group of ribbons dedicated to the vine- very rosy, fruity with a hint of willow, bunch of ribbons!!

Yes the grapes are all made from ribbon.  This is a technique that I use a lot and is perfect for wider ribbons. 

Just cover the back of the ribbon with double sided tape, if you only have narrow width tape, just put several strips down. 

Peel off the backing paper from the tape and stick the ribbon onto card.

With a sharp pair of scissors cut around the shape.

Use your foam pads to create extra dimension as you would with decoupage.

If you want to join in with a super glass of Crafty Ribbons Chardonnay ribbons then you will find them all HERE. 

The Challenge parcels have started to arrive - yippee!! 

When Wlma first saw the NEW Organza Swiss Dot Ribbons she thought of a sunset....

WOW! Awesome Wilma. That is one wicked sunset.

....as for this dress - cor the colours are so scrummy.  Yes they are all made with our NEW ribbons which you can find HERE

Wilma also sent me a box, I like opening boxes - you just know there is going to be a surprise inside!

There was this sweet daisy card staring back at me! and when I looked inside....

....I found two more!!

Looks like you had fun using the ribbons Wilma, welcome back to the challenges, we hope you are all settled in your new home and craft room.

No silly, we are not sending Mollie off to a New home - no one would want that "Animal" as per her t shirt. I am talking about our Animal Cuties Ribbon Collection (Here) that are this weeks prize for our Friday FREEBIE. Mollie picked the number for us today, she is getting pretty good at it, but trying to get the "Bingo" bag off her is another matter, think I will have to make her one.

Mollie picked........

.....number 15 = Kara

oh wow i love the dog one, and the pony one, and the panda one and.......
Infact i love them all.
It would be so wonderful to win a whole set of new pets for my ever expanding zoo. lol
Have a great weekend and enjoy buying your ribbons.
xxx

Well Kara you have won them all - congratulations, all we need to get these animals to you is your address please to craftyribbons@gmail.com. Please do not call out the RSPCA if we send them by post!!

Thank you all for such wonderful comments and an extra huge thank you to those of you who have emailed or left comments about our NEW Website (not seen it yet, then click HERE), you are all so kind. Yes it was a lot of work, and if you enjoy it then it will be a great bonus. We still have a few issues that we are trying to iron out, it would appear that we had a "BUG" in our old system that would allow you to use two different voucher codes on one order, this new system will not allow it. We are seeing if we can re-install the "Bug" it may take a while!

Do you have an Apple Phone or a Android phone or smartphone? Yes - well, with our New webiste you can place orders straight from your phone, you no longer need to be at a computer.  So moving about on trains or buses to work, or even in hotel rooms, you can use our site as it is now fitted with the state of the art "On the Go" technology!

I'm bushed, begining to see double from staring at the screen all weekend, and as for my numb bum, well that is another matter!! I think I need an early night, is 6.30pm too early?

Phew it worked!!

Not only are we on our own NEW shiny server but we also have a NEW style website.   

As you can see there are no major changes on the home page, a few new graphic boxes and a little bit of tweaking.  All the hard work has been put into the websites engine - look behind the scenes and you will see some super technology in action. This is our 4th generation website and we think it is awesome.

Your shopping basket will remain active for a period of 35days, you can use it like a wishlist and keep things in there and then take them out the next day - or put more in! 
This only works on one computer, you will not be able to switch machines and expect to see your open basket.

You can sort products by different methods, our recommendations, price, popularity etc.

You can choose the number of items you wish to view on a page, this will be very helpful in the 3mm satin range!

We have added an express checkout - you do not have to register on the site if you do not wish to.

When you view your basket you can also see a thumbnail picture of the ribbons you have selected - brilliant.

There are so many new improvements (I do not want to bore you with them all!), but as you start to use the website you will notice them, also how lightning quick it is. 

We are still doing some "live" testing on the site, making sure that every link is working.  This will take us a while but the majority of the work is complete.

Enjoy - The Crafty Team

Our craftyribbons website is moving today, to a brand new shiny server all of it's own,
no more sharing, no more jostling for space - it will be able to stretch and grow.

At some point today the site will go off line while the final data is being transferred, we anticipate this will only take a few hours.
Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you.

What will a new server do for you - the key factors are speed and security.
As the new server will only house our site it will respond to your actions trilly seconds quicker, 
 with shared servers your security is only as good as the other sites you share it with!

We are ready, all the boxes are loaded, siutcases packed to bursting point - wish us luck.

The Crafty Team

Oh I do like Fridays, and today is an extra special Friday - I am off to buy ribbon. Yippee!!

O.K. I know we have one of the largest collections of ribbons on the web, but I just enjoy ribbon and I got a call yesterday to say a new shipment had arrived and would I like first pick.  What could I say?  What would you have said?

I had planned to give the NEW Organza Swiss Dots away today (if you missed them you can find them HERE), but so many of you are in the New Ribbon Challenge that I didn't think you would want some more just yet - I will save it for another day.  Hope you are all enjoying the ribbons and having a good old play.  I have received several emails to say goodies are on there way back to me, so I should be able to start sharing the creates with you next week.

Think Ali, Friday FREEBIE, what special bundle of ribbon can we give away for this weeks Friday FREEBIE....

...got it! 1mtr of every design in the animal cuties range. We have, frogs, dogs, bunnies, flamingos, turtles - ooh so many I have forgotten them all but you can find them HERE.

So if you want to win a whole gaggle of new family members then leave us a comment, and we will pick a winner from our "Bingo" bag on Monday.

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By the time you read this, I may have my hands on a super collection of ribbons!! Thankfully this ribbon supplier knows that I am ribbon mad, so I do not even have to try and hide it!!!

Have a wicked weekend.