That's better BT is playing ball today, although I would say we are not at full speed - but hey ho anything is better then nothing!
It has taken me a...
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Wow it's Friday again, what a busy week we have had with all those blooms. We have no flowers or blooms for this weeks Friday FREEBIE, but a...
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Ribbon Rosettes, just perfect for joining in with the World Cup celebrations. We have even put together a special collection of World Cup Ribbons...
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Third day of our Flower Week - A Bloom A Day
We have a Double Ribbon Bloom all from one single piece of ribbon, magic.
I had a little helper with me...
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We launched a NEW Range today, rather classy we think.
MONOCHROME
We added the NEW Ribbons to our existing Black & White range, so there...
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What do you do with.....
....a ribbon pack of peach ribbons?
How about making a fresh peachey card for someone who is under the weather.
As...
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What do you do with......
.....a pack of Orange Crush Ribbons?
These are the ribbons that Sydney and I used to make these roses for her Mummy...
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What can you do with a red pack of ribbons!
Oooh! lots! With Valentines Day just round the corner, (Sorry had planned on using...
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What do you do with.... a pack of ribbons?
As you know our annual January Pack SALE is on at the moment - all packs £1.00, a massive saving on...
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In my eyes there is only one thing you can do with ribbon on Christmas Eve. Actually it is the ONLY day of the whole year that you can use ribbon...
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Nearly nearly there! Are you all ready?
I cannot believe that I have made a post everyday this month, shown you a different idea or project all...
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Candles seem to add a little extra magic and sparkle at Christmas time. Have you thought about decorating them with ribbon. Not so the ribbon...
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Crackers!! Yes I know I am, after spending the last 15 years playing with ribbon it must be natural to be slightly crackers. I have kept 1...
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Today has not turned out as planned. Little Sydney had an accident yesterday afternoon and was taken to hospital with a damaged elbow. She...
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Ooooh! It's getting closer! Sydney came round after school yesterday to help me hang our Christmas cards in the warehouse, we have had...
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I was left alone at home last night, a very rare event. I decided to settle down in front of the telly doing something I had not done in...
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We all have a bag of off cuts of ribbon, you cannot bear to throw them away, but unsure what to do with them. Well here is a little project...
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The two lucky numbers of our Friday FREEBIE are.....
Sydney and Bev did the honours today, they have picked two numbers from our "Bingo" Bag,...
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You all seem to get a little nervous when I mention these next two little words - Ribbon Embroidery. Calm down, calm down, it really...
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Saturday morning and where are do you think Tony and I are? Having a lie in, Christmas shopping, getting ready to go out to lunch.... nope,...
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So much is happening today that I thought I would get in early with todays post. As it's Friday, I have been wrapping up this weeks Friday FREEBIE...
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I have just had one of those days today - you know the ones. I have worked all day and feel as if I have achieved nothing, I kept getting...
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These little guys are a "MUST HAVE" at Christmas. Don't they look good all lined up with their little dickie bows dancing in the breeze!
Ooooh...
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Wow, I had a bit of a shock when I looked at our blog stats this morning (I have not looked at them for weeks). We had a record day yesterday,...
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Sydney has this weeks Friday FREEBIE winners parcel all wrapped and ready to be posted - but to who????? It has been raining all day here, so no...
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We are all making our way back to the little village where we grew up in Oxfordshire today, famous for the Maharajahs Well. It will be the first...
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I went Christmas shopping for the first time this morning - it wasn't that bad. So the prezzies I have just wrapped are real ones - strange thing...
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It's not often I look forward to Fridays, but I am this week - it has been one of those weeks. So Friday is here so it must be Friday FREEBIE...
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We have had so much fun with our Friday FREEBIES - sending out prezzies each week is so wicked. BUT.... receiving them is even better!!!
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Love 'em or hate 'em - stock takes! In a way I love them, the ribbon shelves become tidy again and it's easy to see where everything is,...
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If you had not heard it is Green Britain Day today.
Here at Crafty Ribbons we try to be as "green" as we can. All our cardboard...
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I never know what I will find on my desk each morning. Earlier in the week I found a packet of Breton Gallette biscuits - oh nice, so I got stuck...
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"STOP! STOP THE CAR! Please, I want to get out."
So I stop the car and Ali rushes out, what was wrong, had I hit something...
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Phew.... what a busy weekend, it was almost a relief to get back to work this morning!!
I managed to finish my embroidery project, without...
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Yes, its that time of year again - Quilts UK at Malvern.
The Quilts UK fair is held at the Three Counties Showground in Malvern and is a...
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I have been working on a special birthday prezzie for Marten (Rachies husband), he had a BIG birthday yesterday. What do you get a man that...
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Please do not all laugh at once..... this is my first ever attempt at rubbing stamping. Well I didn't do the stamping, Beryl kindly sent me...
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I am so excited Sydney starts ballet today. I haven't seen her all dressed up, but am hoping she will pop into the office later. She...
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Happy Easter everyone!
OK.... this is not your normal Easter Bunny, but ho hum - a ribbon one makes a change.
Forgot to mention...
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Sydney and I had been secretly making yellow (her favorite colour!) ribbon roses for Mothers Day.
They are very easy to make, take...
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The last of the Love Chocolate cards arrived today from Tina, they are sensational. All the cards we received for this Ribbon Challenge # 2 have...
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I was rather rushed the day I posted the Love Chocolate Cards and I ran out of time - sorry. But here are a few more for you to enjoy.
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Crafty Ribbons is in Paris at the L'aiguille en Fête (Festival of the needle) exhibtion at La Vilette in the Grand Hall. La Vilette...
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Look at these great boxes that Beryl has made using our ribbonboxes.
We think these are just fantastic Beryl, thank you for sharing them...
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Finally we got a chance to play with our NEW collection of Animal Print Ribbons today.
We used the wide satin zebra ribbon to make...
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With the bad weather coming, I decided that I needed to finish my scarf that I had been crocheting for ages. But it looked rather plain and not...
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Not sure how to make your parcels stand out this year? Why not go back to basics!!
Wrap your parcels in brown paper, tie a simple...
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