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Ribbon Challenge # 17

08/08/2010

SORRY THIS RIBBON CHALLENGE IS FULL

We have a new Ribbon Challenge for you, and this time it is using Exclusive Ribbons. What do we mean - Exclusive? They have been printed just for Crafty Ribbons

Yes, we know you can already get Organza Swiss Dot Ribbons BUT NOT in these stunning colours. We have hand picked the colours, taking into account those that you love from our Grosgrain Swiss Dot Collection and have had them specially printed - just for you and me and Bev and Rachie and Crafty Ribbons!!!!

We have been asked so many times for this ribbon, but I was just unable to find a supplier with colours we liked, many only had one or two colours, I wanted a WOW Collection! Because we have had them printed by the ribbon manufacturer, there is no middleman so the lowest price is amazing at only 27p per mtr, on some websites we have seen it at over 50p and on others you have to buy 90mtrs to get anywhere near our price.

There are 23 awesome colours printed with either the classic white dots, stylish black dots or the cosmopolitan brown dots. Take a look at the colours HERE we really hope you like them as much as we do.

Do you like them?

Do you want to be the first to get your hands on them?

Do you want to add these to your ribbon stash?

If the answer is yes, then you had better send me a email to craftyribbons@gmail.com because I have 15 bundles of every colour to give away!!! That's right - if you take part in this NEW Ribbon Challenge # 17 you will get the Organza Swiss Dot WANT IT ALL COLLECTION, all we ask in return for these drop dead gorgeous EXCLUSIVE ribbons is for you to send us two goodies using the ribbon - cards, projects, ATC's, it's up to you.

The first fifteen to reply will be sent an email requesting address details so we can send your free ribbons! Your finished cards and projects will be posted onto the blog and the website.

Come on join in and be EXCLUSIVE with Crafty Ribbons!

If you LOVE the ribbons but not up for a challenge, you can buy the ribbons by simply clicking HERE.

Friday FREEBIE 32

06/08/2010

Another Friday, another week gone!

First Friday of August so it must be voucher week, yes we have a £20.00 voucher for this weeks Friday FREEBIE. You can spend this voucher in our web shop www.craftyribbons.com . As the winner you will be able to have fun filling your basket with wonderful ribbons and buttons and walking straight through the checkout without paying - now that sounds good.

So if you want to do a little retail therapy without the expense then leave us a comment and we will pick a winner on Monday.

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We have a lot going on at the warehouse, of which most is "Top Secret" - we will be revealing all soon. But at the moment it means that I have been stuck behind the computer for most of the week, I have not had my camera out since taking the picture of the Friday FREEBIE winning number, and I have a numb bum from all the sitting down!!

Have a great weekend, I think I will be dragging Tony around part of the Jurassic coast to revive my bum and take lots of pictures - that should keep me going all through next week!

Ooooh I nearly forgot, IF and I mean keep your fingers and toes crossed, IF we receive a delivery today (we should have had it yesterday) then there maybe a smell of a new ribbon challenge in the air!!!!

Skinny Christmas SALE

05/08/2010

We have just put a huge batch of the Skinny Christmas Ribbons into our SALE......

....there is maybe something that takes your fancy! You can see them all by clicking HERE. 9mm satin printed with Christmas designs - 3mtr lengths are now half price for 50p WOW!

Gail has been busy making cards and scrapbook pages and sent me some photos, do you want to see them?

Gail is making a scrapbook all about her little girl, this was her first page. She has used one of the sticky ribbons from our "I love my Mommy" ribbons, they can be found HERE.

gail also sent through this delightful birthday card, once again I think she has used our sticky ribbon, which you will find in our SUMMER SALE at only 50p per pack - look HERE.

I really like this tri fold card, sadly we are sold out of the "Make a wish" sticky ribbon that Gail used but I am sure you will be able to use her inspiration for your own project by using another ribbon.

Open the first fold.....

.....then the second and you will find a delightful pile of prezzies for YOU.

Thanks Gail for sharing these with us all, we hope you have enjoyed crafting with Samantha this week.

Hello Wednesday - Ribbon Apron

04/08/2010

Don't you just LOVE wednesday's? Say hello to wednesday "hello wednesday" It's all down hill from now on to the weekend - yippee!!!

Another ribbon treat for you this week, to be honest I had to make something that needed sewing. Remember my long standing sewing machine had gone off to the repair shop, well I had a call to say that the problem was terminal (only took them 6 weeks to diagnose the problem!) and that my 22 year old machine would not be coming home - arrrh. For the past two weeks I have ooohd and aahd about getting another one, did I need one? How often would it be used? You know the thoughts. My Pfaff was one of the first computerised sewing machines that came out on the market and it had trillions of stitches, of which I used jQuery15204457360409952146_1369042972597???? I expect you can guess.

This hello wednesday project was created by my new love - yes I have a new Janome sewing machine, which is wicked.

This is not any old apron - nope. It is a "Tea Towel Apron". What's that? It is made from a Tea Towel. I have been looking for plain tea towels for a while and I came aross this bright red one, also a cream and willow one on Saturday. Super just what I wanted, with a little bit of ribbon I would have my ribbon project.

You need a tea towel that is oblong, I think they are all about the same size. A piece of ribbon that will go around your waist and tie into a bow at the back (I used the deckchair stripe HERE) and then another piece of ribbon for the pocket trim (try the gorgeous strawberries HERE) - that's it.

You need to fold the tea towel in about half and then fold the top section down again. Play around with the folds until you are happy with the pocket size. Give it a good press to set the folds.

Open the tea towel out and machine the pocket ribbon trim to the top edge of the pocket fold on the tea towel. Use the fold line as a guide, you can pin the ribbon in place if you wish. Sew the top edge of the ribbon (nearest the fold) first. When you get to the end of the ribbon, cut the threads and machine the other ribbon edge. I may have told you this before. Always machine both sides of the ribbon in the same direction - this will avoid puckering of the ribbon. Iron the ribbon, and refold the apron.

Pin the pocket to the back of the apron and machine around the three sides of the pocket.

Fold the apron in half widthwise and gently iron a fold in the centre of the pocket (you can just see mine in the picture). Use the fold as a guide when sewing the pocket into two sections. You can of course make the sections any size you wish, a smaller one for pens etc.

Fold your waist ribbon (deckchair stripe) in half to find the centre, pin this to the centre of the apron waist, continue pinning the ribbon to the apron waist. Machine along the top edge of the ribbon waist, cut thread and then sew along the bottom ribbon edge.

Apron is all finished and ready for use - No Tony this does not mean that I am going to start cooking!! Aprons can be used for crafting too........

Bev's New Ribbon Bag - Nautical

03/08/2010

Oh am I in trouble - yep big style. I forgot to put Bev's NEW Ribbon Bag on the website on Friday.

She had it all planned and designed to coincide with Cowes week.

So without further ado, here is Bev's New Ribbon Bag - Nautical

All in red, navy and white - certainly would not look out of place on the Isle of Wight this week.

Please forgive me Bev, I will make tea for you all day, ok, ok at least one cup!!

You can find Bev's Ribbon Bag by clicking HERE.

Have fun with boats.

Despatching orders

02/08/2010

We have had a busy day pulling, packing and despatching orders. Thank you so much to everyone who has placed wonderful orders with us, the Summer SALE is going well. We have sold out of quite a few items but there are still tons left! If you have not had a peek yet, then please click HERE to start rummaging in the Summer SALE goodies.

You do all like your dots, don't you? One lucky lady is going to be receiving her dream collection soon... BUT who?

It's unbelieveable, some Monday's no one wants to be in the photo and other weeks we get three! It's like waiting for a bus!! Sydney held the "Bingo" bag, Mollie picked the number, while Bev held it to the camera - team work.

The winner of this weeks Friday FREEBIE is.......

No. 9 Lyn

Dotty.....spotty.....what ever you call them they're fab......and a summer sale!!!

Woooo Hooo Lyn you will be seeing spots before your eyes by the end of the week, all we need is your address please to craftyribbons@gmail.com . If you want to have a look through the colours by clicking HERE and email us with your wish list of dots, we will be happy to send them to you.

For everyone else who went a bit dottie over our Friday FREEBIE, we are sorry you did not win, but we loved reading your comments, and don't forget it will be the first Friday of the month this week, so there will be a £20.00 gift voucher up for grabs this week. So you will be able to pick what ever you like - now that's cool.

Friday FREEBIE 31

30/07/2010

How can it be week 31? How can it be our Summer SALE? Where has this year gone?

Do not tell me it will be Christmas soon, I already know - our NEW Christmas ribbon has been arriving in the warehouse over the last few weeks, but I have tried to ignore it (very difficult when it is all gorgeous!!). I know others do Christmas in July......BUT I just can not bring myself to do it. YES, we chose our Christmas ribbons (in January!), YES, we have taken delivery of some (cheaper if delivered in July!) YES, I love Christmas BUT....oh I do not know I must be getting old!!!!

Anyway less of my waffle you want to see what our Friday FREEBIE is....I found this photo that I had forgotten to show you.

We all love this Swiss Dot ribbon, it is just perfect. This weeks Friday FREEBIE is......(NO not the shoes they are MINE!) A hand picked collection of bright zingie SUMMER (if you insist then we will include the christmas red ribbon) 10mm Grosgrain Swiss Dot Ribbons.

If there are any colours that you would love us to put into your collection, just mention it in your comment. You can find all the colours HERE. So leave a comment and we will pick a winner on Monday from our stylish ribbon "Bingo" bag.

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Wilma left a wonderful comment about her Friday FREEBIE prize she won last week.

Well actually its Thursday now but it doesnt really matter as i have just opened my parcel of Super-Jammy jam pot ribbons - they are fabulous!!! If anyone is considering buying them - do it right now- the colours and the range of ribbons included is gorgeous. Can't believe i was so lucky as to win this bundle - Thanks so very much Ali and Tony and all at crafty ribbons, you're simply the best!!!(better than all the rest, better.....................oops no dont start me off singing!!!)

xx

Wow thank you Wilma for such praise - you can find the Jam Pot Ribbons HERE.

Just in case you missed it last night, our....

......starts today. Lots of ribbon bargains can be found HERE When they are gone, they are gone!

Have a fantastic weekend, enjoy the weather, enjoy the summer, enjoy everything - soon it will be Christmas!

Summer SALE

29/07/2010

We will be launching our Summer Sale tomorrow (click HERE to view), but thought we would let all of our fabulous faithful blog followers a chance to have a good old rummage before we tell the rest of the world!

Over 160 ribbons and products have been put into our Summer SALE including

Velvets, Wire Edge Sheer, Satin, Gingham, Silk Ease, Buttons,

ALL at fantastic low bargain Prices.

Stocks are limited and VERY limited on others, so if you see what you want snap it up, we won't be getting it back!!!

WHEN IT'S GONE< IT'S GONE!!!!!

Hello Wednesday - just add ribbon

28/07/2010

Don't you just LOVE wednesday's? Say hello to wednesday "hello wednesday" It's all down hill from now on to the weekend - yippee!!!

We went up to London recently, just to have a look round and see what was happening. I think I have said in the past, living in Dorset is wonderful but every now and again you need a bit of buzz. London does that for us! While strolling around, something caught my eye, a baby shop. Not something I am prone to looking in, but I spotted a pure white baby body suit with a pink ribbon tied around the middle, only £75 - WHAT!!

O.K. I might like the buzz but not the prices!

I made this for Mollie, 3 body suits for £10.00 plus a metre of ribbon for each suit. I used this bright red dotty ribbon (HERE), I think it is fun, big and bold. I simply hand stitched the ribbon around the suit and tied a bow. I secured the bow with quite a few stitches so Mollie would not be able to pull it apart - well that was the idea.

We are all very busy in the warehouse this week, lots of things going on! We have never been this busy in the summer before, it is normally our quiet time when we manufacture things like the value bags (HERE). These value bags would be perfect to decorate body suits, each ribbon is 1.30mtr long and there are 13 or 14 different ribbons in each bag. At an amazing prize of £3.00 a bag or wait for it........ 3 bags for £5.00

50mtrs for a fiver, now that is not bad - and you get 40ish different ribbons. No wonder we call them VALUE RIBBON BAGS!

Oops no camera

26/07/2010

Oops I forgot to bring my camera into work today, I was having fun using it yesterday. I made poor Tony walk all along the Beaulieu river bank so I could take photos of the boats. He did enjoy himself although he got a blister on the way back!

So sorry no photo to prove the number that we pulled from our "Bingo" bag today, you will just have to trust us. The winner of this weeks Friday FREEBIE prize is.........

.......number 9. - Wilma

A second chance to win those gorgeous ribbons - fantastic. Shame about the tangle of ribbons though - i am imagining you all sitting aroung this box winding up ribbons and occasionally making the 'abrupt' comment !!
PS I wouldn't mind if the jampot ribbons arrived in a mess - gladly sort them out!!

Hi Wilma, cor you have some stunning jam pot ribbons coming your way - all we need is your address craftyribbons@gmail.com . I promise your ribbons will not be in a mess.

Thanks to everyone who left us a comment, they kept us going through Friday, and big thanks to your kind offers to detangle our box of ribbons. We did try to retrieve the ribbons, but they are all narrow sheers and some have become crushed. We are happy to detangle a few mtrs but 10,000 was just not economical so the manufacturer is reprinting the order for us, and shipping a NEW batch of ribbons. What great service.

I am hoping we may get a delivery later this week, because we have a Crafty Ribbons EXCLUSIVE coming your way - nope my lips are sealed I am saying no more. You will just have to wait and see - tee hee.

I could not do a post without some photos to share with you, these were kindly sent in by Gail. She was crafting with her 5year old daughter on Wednesday and of course using ribbon - our ribbons.