Ribbon Cross

Supplies:

Board 10"x18"

Dark stain

1 roll of solid ribbon

1 roll of chevron ribbon

Hot glue gun

Jewelry wire

Wall mounting bracket

Embellishments

What to do:

1) Stain your board the desired color. I really like the dark stain as I think it makes the ribbon pop.

2) Cut one - 13 inch piece of ribbon from your solid ribbon color and your patterned ribbon. Then cut one - 21 inch piece of ribbon your solid and your patterned ribbon.

3)Start by hot gluing the vertical (21") ribbon to top back of the board about 3/4" from the edge. Then loosely wrap it around the front of the board and hot glue it on the back at the bottom. Repeat this with the patterned ribbon.

4) Take a piece of jewelry wire ( you could substitute thread or fishing line, but I found the wire tends not to break when you pull it really tight) and pinch in the ribbon about 1/3 of the way down from the top. Tying the wire tight.

5) Line up the middle of your horizontal (13") solid ribbon with the wire you just used to tie the vertical ribbon. Hot glue to the back on one side 3/4" from the edge loosely wrap to the other side and hot glue to the back. Repeat this with the patterned ribbon.

6)  Again, take a piece of jewelry wire this time pinch in the horizontal ribbon where it intersects with the wire you tied off the vertical piece with. Tying the wire tight.

7)  Hot glue your embellishments to cover the wire in the center. I used a flower from the scrapbook section and a wooden cut out with the word Family that I painted to match the ribbon I used.

8)  Attach the wall mounting bracket to the back. Hang on your wall and Enjoy!


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