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!


Others I made for my mom for gifts:

Sequin Accent Bowl

Sequin Accent Bowl

This bowl is super cute and was fun and pretty easy to make! I made this as a gift for my roommate she was super excited and is using it as a key holder by the door.

Supplies

One large bag of confetti (shape and color up to you, although I would suggest using a rounder

                                           confetti the points on the stars in this were hard to work with)

Mod Podge

sponge brush

balloon

What you do:

- Blow up the balloon so the largest part represents the size of the bowl you are wanting.

- Apply a layer of mod podge followed by sequins around the portion of the balloon acting as the shape for the bowl, I suggest about a third of the way up the balloon.

- Allow this layer to dry. Then repeat adding layers until the entire balloon around the area is covered and the desired thickness is reached. The more layers you add the stronger your bowl will be.

- Once your final layer has dried, prick the balloon and allow the air to run out slowly and your bowl will peel right off the deflated balloon.

- Trim the edges or leave them how they come off that is up to you.

In the original post they show a glass vase the purpose of this is to keep the balloon from rolling all over the place while you are working on it. A glass cup will also work just as well if you need to you can even tape the balloon to the cup.

(Caution: this bowl will bend and change shape so be careful with storage or you may end up with a misshapen bowl.)

The original post for this idea was in another language but it provided great pictures for what the steps were. Here is the original post I used:  http://www.muyingenioso.com/bol-de-confeti/

Cake Plate: Stained Glass

This is super cute, individualized, and EASY to make! I gave this to my boyfriends sister for her birthday and it was a huge hit.

Supplies

12" metal cake pan ( I found mine at Walmart in the wedding aisle for about $5)

Pony Beads (container of approx. 500)

Candle stick holder

E6000 Glue

What to do:

- Place the pony beads into the cake pan. Try to make sure that the layer is even, you don't want your cake sliding off.

- Place in the oven at 425 for 25-30 minutes (Caution: this step will smell terrible as the beads are melting).

- Remove from the oven and allow the pan to cool. Once it has cool flip the pan over and it will slide right out (No joke this is really what happens!)

- HERE IS WHERE THINGS GOT TRICKY! When the top came out of the pan there where pieces of plastic sticking up from where the beads stuck to the side of the pan as it was melting. Use a dremel tool to smooth out the edges (or you can also use sandpaper it will just take longer to smooth it all out).

- Attach the candle stick holder on the bottom in the center.

Closer view of the top of the plate

Here is the link for where I got the idea for this project: http://www.texasbooklady.blogspot.com/