Showing posts with label chevron. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chevron. Show all posts

Monday, February 18, 2013

Ribbon Wreath Tutorial

I've been wanting to make a ribbon wreath for a while now and I finally got a chance to do one recently! I decided to do a pink Valentine's Day theme. I headed to Michael's and was lucky to get really pretty coordinating ribbons that were perfect. I love that I got patterns that aren't the typical hearts that would be expected on a Valentine wreath. Here's the beautiful ribbons I chose:
This is Aria ribbon and I believe it's only carried by Michael's. I love, love, love the pink chevron!!
First I cut a ribbon strips, I did about 4 inches each.
Next hot glue your strips into loops.

I used a 10 in Styrofoam wreath.  You will need to wrap a ribbon around the wreath, hot gluing it as you go.
 
Once that's done it's time for the fun part. Start hot gluing your ribbon loops onto the wrapped wreath. I worked one section at a time and found that it worked well. After all your loops are glued on, glue a ribbon loop onto the back of your wreath and hang on a wreath hook!

Helpful tips:
Make your loops smaller if you have a limited amount of ribbon.
Don't pack your loops too close together, you can always go back and fill in empty spaces later.
Use a variety of patterns and textures for a interesting mix of ribbons.
Expect this to take a couple of hours to complete. :)

 
 


Friday, January 18, 2013

Aqua Chevron Gift Set from Nicole Michelle's Creations

Nicole from Nicole Michelle's Creations is my go to girl for anything I need sewn. I've ordered lots of items from her over the years and have always LOVED everything I've gotten! The most recent order I made was this adorable aqua chevron gift set. I ordered them custom made as a Christmas gift to my sister. Nicole was great to work with and let me choose exactly how everything was made. I chose a key fob, make-up brush roll and small make-up pouch with water proof liner. Needless to say, I loved how they turned out and my sister loved them too!
Follow these links to get your own fabulous items and tell her Living My Charmed Life sent you!