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Quilt madness

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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Birthday Prezzie

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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Out of the Blue

That's right 20% off everything on our website for this bank holiday weekend!!! Starts on Saturday 2nd May and ends midnight on Monday...

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First try

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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Award Time

It is time to re-award my blog award. I do most of my blog hopping on my mobile phone, which is great BUT you do not get to see all the wonderful...

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Ballet today

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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Blooming Lovely

I have only been out of the office for a few days at the Creative Craft Show, but I have missed loads! By the time we traveled home each evening,...

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Close to home

This week we are attending a show that is close to home - no motorways, no ferries maybe just a tractor or two!! We are at The Stitch and Creative...

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Super Prize

We have put together a super prize for the first challenge at Sunday Sketch & Stamp It's a new blog challenge that we are sponsoring. ...

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Ribbon Challenge # 5 FULL

Our Ribbon Challenge # 5 is full. WOW!! I just can not believe how quickly this challenge has been filled - just over 12 hours. Amazing!!!! Muddy...

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Blog award

We have been given our first blog award! I so wanted one of these - thank you Wilma. Choosing 10 blogs to pass it on too will be a problem...

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Ribbon Challenge # 5

Sorry this challenge is now FULL What a beautiful day, after driving through the night from Belfast and having an ice warning in Cumbria...

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Belfast Crafts

Ali and Tony have faced yet another ferry, this time to Belfast. They are attending The Stitch and Creative Craft Show This is the...

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Spring Time Challenge

This is going to be a long posting, I have lots of wonderful goodies to show you from our Ribbon Challenge # 4 - "Spring Time" I...

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Chocolate!

Easter is not a good time, if you are a self confessed Chocoholic. I have eaten so much chocolate in the past, that 5 years ago I became allergic...

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Easter wishes

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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Alfie star of the show

Although Ali had designed some new and inspirational new scrapbook layouts, using ribbon and buttons for this weekends show. It was still Alfie...

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Nouvelles de Paris

If you are in need of some serious retail therapy then I suggest you pop over to Paris tomorrow. I went off for my normal stroll around...

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Off to Paris

We are all loaded and about to leave for our last show of the season in France - Version Scrap, Paris. The show is open From Friday till...

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Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday Rachie - honest it is Rachies birthday today, not an April's fools joke!! Poor Rachie has had to suffer, throughout our childhood...

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My Ray of Sunshine

I have been following the Vendee Globe, which is a Round the World Singlehanded Yacht Race. It has been very gripping, with several competitors...

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Blanket Stitch

My Nan taught me how to sew, and it is still a passion of mine today. We used to make dolls clothes and little blankets together. Blanket...

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Inspiration

It's amazing where inspiration comes from. Did you know that the inspiration for the modern security scanning machines at airports, came from...

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Scrapping today!

We are off to Paris next week to attend "Version Scrap". A small show that is dedicated to scrapbooking. We were invited to attend...

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Spring Time arrives

Spring Time ribbons arrives on door steps today! If you were one of the lucky 16 (yes I know we only said 10!!!) and you made it into...

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Crafty Ribbons Buttons

We now have these new buttons for everyone to use to link to our blog or website. You can download the images from the links below each of the buttons....

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Fantastic Posting

Wow thanks Sem, this is a fantastic posting (on wed 11th) about us. So pleased you like the ribbon and our service. "Morning, peeps! Just...

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Ribbon Challenge # 4 is FULL

Our Ribbon Challenge # 4 is full. Sounds like you are all as eager as we are here at Crafty Ribbons to enjoy spring!! These NEW...

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Ribbon Challenge # 4

SORRY THIS CHALLANGE IS NOW FULL Is spring here!? Well, we have decided it is, at Crafty Ribbons. So here is our new challenge -...

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Olympia madness!

Wow what a great day at the Olympia show. My workshop was again sold out with a group of ladies hoping to be able to get in as "extras',...

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Cupcakes Galore

These delightful cards are from our Ribbon Challenge # 3 - "Cupcakes Galore". The cards have been on display on our exhibition...

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Ribbon Roses

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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Anyone for a Cupcake?

Our Cupcake Ribbon has arrived! Scrumptious Vanilla or Chocolate Cupcakes with lashings of creamy icinig! Add a few sprinkles or hundreds...

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Workshops with Ali

This week Crafty Ribbons will be at Olympia in London attending the Stitch and Craft Show. Ali is holding one of her rare "Ribbon...

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Busy day

We have had a very busy day at the show. Lots of customers popping on the stand to say hello. Denise Farrar even arrived with a prezzie for us! ...

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Crafty Mollie

We had extra help at Hobbycrafts today, Rachie, Marten and little Mollie came to help! It was Mollie's first craft show (we are starting her...

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Hobbycrafts at the NEC

Crafty Ribbons is at the NEC in Birmingham this weekend, at the Hobbycrafts show. Opens tomorrow at 9:30am. You can not miss...

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Easter Bucket

Sydney my niece came to see me today. She had been told that I was not feeling very well and wanted to give me a cuddle. We ended up spending...

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Cards by Marjorie

Marjorie has been busy using our ribbons on her cards, and sent us these pics. She is new to card crafting and joins in on our ribbon challenges....

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News from Glasgow

Lots of people have popped by the stand today here in Glasgow and said "Hi!". We had a delivery of "Cupcake Galore" cards...

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Dotty about our ribbons!

At Crafty Ribbons we are truly Dotty about Ribbon - look at our new collection of Pastel Polka Dot Ribbons. They are wonderfully dotty!!! A...

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Hobbycrafts - Glasgow

Hobbycrafts Show in Glasgow at the SECC Tony and Ali left earlier today for their long trip to Glasgow. They only left an hour...

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Let's Make Cards!

Our ribbons have been used in this months issue (22) of Lets Make Cards! Corrine Bradd, LMC Desiger has been super-busy going...

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Last of the Love Chocolate

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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More Love Chocolate Cards

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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Ribbon Challenge # 3 is FULL

Our Ribbon Challenge # 3 is full. Wow you all love your cupcakes!! We must admit that this ribbon is fab. Ali found the cupcake...

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Ribbon Challenge # 3

SORRY - THIS CHALLENGE IS NOW FULL! Cupcakes are a very "in thing" at the moment, so we are sure you will enjoy this new challenge -...

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Make It for Mum

The Make It organisers held a card challenge for the show called "Make it for Mum". I can see the display from our stand...

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Mix up at Make it

We had a little mix up with the opening times this morning at the Make It show. We were so delighted that the show opened at 10am rather then...

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Love Chocolate

Our NEW collection of ribbons called Love Chocolate are on the website and will be at the Make It show in Farnborough this weekend. We used...

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Make It

Crafty Ribbons will be at Make It - The most exciting Craft Event in the South! Make It - is the biggest craft event in Southern England,...

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Wicked day

What a wicked day we have had at L'aiguille en fête, it has been filled with fun and excitement. I love teaching the magic of ribbon...

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