Meet Percy
20/09/2013
Say hello to Percy
and the rest of his family
They like relaxing in the branches
We think they are going to
I had so much fun designing this collection, and we have so much more.....
.........matching buttons
toppers and colour your own packs
Eight different Digi stamps
Look what you can make
and
Thanks Tessa and Laura for your fab samples.
Nearly forgot you can make your own Percy as a kit.
Percy is popular -Janet popped in last week, saw him on the side, scooped him up and walked out.
I went running after her............"Janet his nose is not sewn on!"
Percy went to school with Mollie this morning and was overwhelmed.
Guess who will be making more Percy's this weekend?!
Find all our Christmas Owl Collection here
So which was your favourite collection this week?
Leave us a comment and we will pick one lucky follower to have their collection on us!
Just ribbons.....
19/09/2013
......yes just ribbons today.
No digis, toppers, kits or even buttons.
Just plain and simple ribbons (Well as plain as I can make them!)
Everybody has to do their washing - even Santa!
A blue snowy sky, a little wind perfect for drying his laundry.
He got the children's stockings a little wet while washing his socks, so they are out to dry as well.
I hope Santa gets sorted soon
....he keeps dropping presents.
But remember....
Do NOT open until the 25th December.
Santa and all of us are....
Wishing you a Happy Christmas.
You can find our Wash Day ribbons here
With all this Christmas excitement I keep forgetting to announce the winner of the 4 LOVE kits.
We picked the winner on Tuesday and it is.......
Sharon P
they look lovely as always would look great on a bag x x
Well done Sharon please email bev.craftyribbons@gmail.com and she will send you your kits.
BUT you must promise to show us the bag when it is finished.
Thank you to everyone that left us a comment, you really all must try ribbon embroidery...
.....Tony can do it!
Deck the Halls
18/09/2013
We are all in love with this range of ribbons.
Bev asked for a Robin to be included in this years range.............
oooh a Robin
We thought he was adorable, so we did this.......
A wool felt kit which includes the matching ribbon tag and hanging loop,
perfect for the Christmas tree.
Must not forget the pudding.......
..........with a matching kit.
Or forget holly.......
Make the Christmas decoration kits, or just use the ribbon.
These are Christmas classics that will Deck the Halls for years to come.
Find these NEW super duper classic ribbons and kits here
Have fun - I am!
Imagine the perfect winterscene
17/09/2013
....can you see it.............
bright blue sky, snowflakes gently floating down.
Happy reindeer clustered together, Santa saying HO HO HO,
even a fairy waving her magic wand......
Keep that picture in your mind. Does it look like this..................................
OK I have to admit I have a very active imagination - well you have to - to design ribbon!
Well for my style of ribbon. I did have a peek around the other Christmas ribbons out in the big blue yonder,
rather boring I thought, and looked as if they had been around for yonks.
If you want some BRAND SPANKING NEW RIBBONS then keep on reading.
Winterscene Stamps
oooooh I have to say these images are adorable, all set in a little postage stamp.
Now what came first the stamps or the winterscene?
It was the stamps.
Only a chance remark by one of the girls in the warehouse "They would look so good in a line".
They are in a line, a line of stamps.
"No Ali, like a winterscene"
That was it, I was A.W.O.L for the rest of the day, and the Winterscene was born!
What do you think of these....
When I was a little girl, I used to help my Grandma stick picture message style stamps to the
envelopes of the cards we were delivering by hand - do you remember?
That memory made this ribbon, printed onto 16mm grosgrain small stamps with an image and a message.
Why not use them as a ribbon (great idea) or cut them into stamps.
(Seal the ribbon ends with a little watered down PVA glue)
The images are so super cute (well, we think so), we have turned them into Digi images to download or
Pre-coloured toppers.
Ali (not me, but Ali the follower) I read your comment last night and thought it was a great idea.
Both todays images and yesterdays Cupcakes can be downloaded as a set of six.
Magic, thank you.
OK I struggle with card making, not the first time I have told you this, sewing is my passion....
Not forgetting the boys
You can find the latest member of our ribbon family - Winter Stamps here
The design Team have also been playing, check out their blogs, links can be found on the Challenge Blog here.
Have a super duper day............................
.........ooooh I have something different tomorrow..........
.....tee hee...
Christmas Cupcake Ribbon
16/09/2013
Did you know that it was National Cupcake week?
Just perfect for the launch of our FIRST Christmas ribbons......
How yummy can you get?
Six stunning cupcakes lovingly made and placed on a background of white snowflakes.
We have matching word ribbon -
classic Happy Christmas and then a little cheeky one Have a yummy Christmas
Not only EXCLUSIVE ribbons this year - we have teamed them up with
an EXCLUSIVE button selection that match perfectly with the
turquoise, lime, chocolate and red of the Cupcake ribbons.
AND
you can truly enjoy these cupcakes even further by using the images.
You can download each cupcake, resize and play, both PNG files and JPEG files are included in each download.
Not one for downloading digis?
We have done all the hard work for you and created pre packed toppers,
colour your own and pre coloured cupcakes.
All that you are left to do is cut them out and play!
They all work beautifully together
How cool is that!
Fantastic way to transport your homemade Christmas Cupcakes.
You can find these beauties here
Our special Design team girls have had these ribbons for a few days now.
They had strict instructions to keep "mum" as they were Top Secret!
But they have managed to have a play...............
see more on Melly Moo here
Desinged by Kate more here
Laura has been busy with the cookie cutters here
Hope you enjoy our Christmas Cupcakes - remember no calories around here!!!!
LOVE ~ Ribbon Embroidery Kits
13/09/2013
You may have noticed I have been a little bit quiet of late - been taking it easy. Yeah, in my dreams maybe!!
It is full steam ahead here in the ribbon warehouse we have so much to show you.
Months of hard work will all be revealed...............
...........soon but sadly not today.
But I do have four little beauties to share with you.
I teased you with this image a while ago.
4 NEW LOVE ~ Ribbon Embroidery kits
Express a little LOVE with our double heart kit.
Fall in LOVE - this heart is bursting with stitches.
My Love - add an initial to the centre, for true love!
Or just simply shout LOVE to everyone
You can find our NEW Love ~ Ribbon Embroidery kits here
You get everything you need in the kit, full clear instructions, design template
that can be used time and time again. Ribbon, needles, thread, beads and vintage buttons
ohh must not forget the ethnic French linen style fabric.
£5 each or buy all 4 for £20
Great idea for stocking fillers or Christmas prezzies as kits or even better, embroidered by you.
Love ribbon embroidery? Never tried it before? Want to have a go?
Leave us a comment and we have a complete set of all four designs as a FREEBIE.
We will pick a winner on Tuesday.
Sorry about the small images, with Crafty Ribbons pasted all over them, but....
....not everyone on the internet is as nice as you guys.
Have a great weekend.
Pssssssst.......I am going to whisper a little inside info now....
(If you are thinking about buying your Christmas Ribbon this weekend DON'T,
wait a few more days)
Now, you did not hear this from me - OK?
Homemaker
05/09/2013
Flicking through my copy of Homemaker last night..........
.................and I found these.
ooooh it uses our ribbon!
Great magazine, so pick up a copy if you fancy a good read, you can find the ribbon here
Hello wednesday - button banner
04/09/2013
Don't you just LOVE wednesday's? Say hello to wednesday "hello wednesday" It's all downhill from now on to the weekend - yippee!!!
Wow time is flying past. I have so many different jobs to do, we are gearing up for the exhibitions as well as getting our Christmas Shop open. Ahh you thought we had forgotten Christmas this year. Nope we are keeping our surprises under our hat for a little longer. I promise it will be well worth the wait - we have yummy ribbons lined up for you.
Going back to the exhibition stand, we have had a re-think. All the ribbons have been removed from the stands and replaced. A long job that thankfully Rachie has been keen to do. The stand is looking very fresh and hopefully inviting! I have been making a new prop.............do you want to see it. It is long and thin and I have used lots of buttons.
It will sit on the side of our button unit. Ok you may not want a banner reading Buttons but........................it could be Mollie, Sydney... Change the colours for the boys and you have a delightful room decoration or even a bedroom door hanger. What do you think?
Need a few buttons?
20% off until midnight Monday, great way to stock up! Find all our Basic 2 Go buttons here.
Enjoy the rest of the week.
Hello wednesday - what is it?
28/08/2013
Don't you just LOVE wednesday's? Say hello to wednesday "hello wednesday" It's all downhill from now on to the weekend - yippee!!!
I do love bank Holiday weekends, but I get very confused with the days for the rest of the week. Yesterday I thought was Monday, so I had rather a shock when Syd asked me what Hello wednesday was today. Durrrrr Ali!
Hello Wednesday is a bit of a guessing game, what is it?
Nope no idea.............................give up?
It is a rain hat!
Not for me, but one of our exhibition units. We got caught in a blizzard in March trying to load the lorry. I stood on the tail lift willing Tony to push faster so my ribbons would not get wet! Dreading what I would see when Tony and the ribbon unit arrived to the safety of the lorry. I then vowed that I would make rain hats for the coming season.
One made 2 more to go! I had planned to use Velcro to seal the edges, but when I costed the job I nearly had a heart attacked. £45 I thought was a silly amount, so I put my thinking cap on again. Ribbon Ties to the rescue!!! One 10mtr roll of bargain turquoise ribbon for £1 and I will have ribbon left. Now I have £44 to spend on something else Tony! Ooooh I am itching to show you what is underneath the rain hat...............but...........it is TOP SECRET.......for the moment............tee hee.
Time to announce the winner of Laura's game, how many buttons in the jar. Are you ready, I think you will be surprised but there were.................................
.......................138 buttons.
The winner is Berina
There are 135 buttons 
-Berina
Wow that was close berina, please email bev.craftyribbons@gmail.com with your address details and she will get your button prize in the post to you. Thank you to everyone who took part. A quiet week planned here, although we do have the Dorset steam Fair starting today, the girls are all planning on going on Friday. All the fun of the fair!
Have a great week, I am off to make another rain hat.
Summer Fete last day
23/08/2013
Morning everyone, a delayed start this morning while we got all the raffle tickets, printed, sorted and folded.
All done so we can move on with todays fun.
Laura has come up with a super twist on a classic Fete game.
So Roll up, Roll up and guess the number of buttons in Laura's button jar.
We have a super prize, leave a comment and we will send a bonaza button bag to the closest guess.
Pop back Monday to see the winner.
The little guys had a very productive day yesterday, they had the idea to make something
for you all to take home to remember your time at our Summer Fete,
we tried to explain that this was a virtual Fete........
Syd is doing the fiddly bits, while Sam............
..........is collecting the important bits!
(Although he does look like he is doing something naughty!)
Any ideas what they have been making?
Nope - well you can collect them (pretend) on your way home later.
On to our Prize Raffle.
3 prizes so 3 pickers - as you can see still having fun!
(Sam let the balloon go just as I took the photo)
Bev is picking the 1st prize, Syd the second prize and Sam the third prize
(determined by age to stop the fighting!!!!!)
Drum roll please...................the winners are.
a little closer please guys................
Congratulations girls - please email bev.craftyribbons@gmail.com to claim your prize
Monk you have won FIRST Prize = £30 voucher for our website
Count me in. I am always up for a raffle. At least for this one I do not need to raid my husbands pocket.
Have a wonderful time at Legoland. I am sure you must be going with children, they will tire you out for sure!
Cludia you have won SECOND prize - £10 voucher for our website
Fantastic. Hope you enjoy your trip to Legoland.
Hugs
Claudia
Kbrandy4 you have won THIRD Prize = Bev's bag of ribbons
How exciting! A summer fete without having to get soaked if it rains! Thank you for the chance to win in the raffle! x
Thank you for everyone that claimed your tickets, it was a fun idea.
Have you had had any thoughts of what the children have made for you to take home?
They did think of balloons tied with ribbon............
........but we decided on windmills with button centres.
I would get in quick and grab your pretend one on the way home..........
....there are two little people that have taken rather a shine to all the windmills!
Thank you for coming to our Fete, and extra thanks to those of you that left us a comment each day.
The children have asked everyday if anyone said anything about their creations.
So it was a great pleasure to read what you had all put.
It was very important to them.
We really have had fun with the Fete, I think you could see that.
We are all a little bit tired and will sleep well tonight!!!
Have an awesome weekend, oh dear it maybe another beach weekend!
Unable to leave a comment?
Send it to us craftyribbons@gmail.com and we will add it for you
my basket