Korker Cake Banner [4th of July]

Korker Cake Banner from Sweeter Than Sweets

Tricia from Sweeter Than Sweets has a great tutorial to make this fun cake bunting out of corkscrew ribbon.  So fun for the 4th of July or any other celebrations.

You can check out the tutorial for this cake banner over at The CSI Project.

Easter Ribbon Topiary

Ribbon Topiary from She's Kinda Crafty

Easter Ribbon Wreath

Easter Ribbon Wreath from She's {Kinda} Crafty

Ribbon Dish Towels

Ribbon Dish Towels from Aesthetic Nest

Ric Rac Roses

I found these ric rac roses over at Trocas de Linhas a couple of months ago:

They were pretty, so I tucked them awasy until I could think of something to use them for.  And then I found this necklace on Dollar Stores Craft:

I love it!  And I love this one too:

You can see how Staci made these great necklaces over at Craftify It.

Magnetic Bookmarks

These may not look like much, but they are pretty darn brilliant:

These strips of ribbon are hiding two long magnet strips that make the smartest bookmark ever!  Your bookmark will never again fall out of your book!

And talk about an easy craft!  I am sure the book club ladies all need one of these, and so does my son who is forever losing his bookmark.  I am just going to have to find some manly looking ribbon for his.

Head over to This Mama Makes Stuff to see how to make a magnetic bookmark of your own!

Christmas Tree Clippie

Maria from Agape Love has a tutorial on her blog for this cute Christmas Tree Clippie:

Such a cute little accessory for your little girl.  You could even use the same idea and attach it to a shirt instead of a clippie.  And if you don't have a little girl, or your little girl is a little too big for cute ribbon Christmas trees clippies, you could modify the tutorial to make a cute ribbon ornament.  

Ribbon Wreath

I love the colors and the polka dots that Stacy from She's Kinda Crafty used to make this ribbon wreath:

And you can use a different color or patter and use the same idea for any holiday, but we are definitely getting pretty close to the HO HO HO season!

This cute one from The Speckled Dog takes a little less ribbon and I am always a fan of the traditional red, green and white:

And of course there is always my favorite Halloween wreath:

That just needs some red ribbon instead of black!   Do you have a ribbon wreath for Christmas?

Ribbon Mobile or Ribbon Storage

The past couple weeks I have had a few different reasons to dig out my old ribbon collection from back in the days when I used to scrapbook on a regular basis.  All of the pretty ribbon, organized by color, sit in a bag in a chest that we use as a coffee table in the front room.  It is really sad that they aren't out where you can see them.

Then yesterday I stumbled across this image over on Between U and Me:

She was inspired by this Pottery Barn Teen ribbon mobile:

It makes a cute addition to a girls room, but I think it also makes a pretty great way to store your ribbon out in the open.  Instead of securing the ribbon to the frame, you could just loop it through.  That way the ribbon remains completely useable, but you also have a beautiful display for your craft room.

It reminds me of this idea from Donna Downey that I fell in love with a couple of years ago:

I cannot tell you how many times I had to talk myself out of buying a dress form!  Looking at it now I almost still wish I had!

Ribbon Heart Wreath

Yet another cute Valentine's Wreath:

This one is from Craft Rookie and is a great alternative if you can't find the heart shaped styrofoam to make the other ones.

Thanks to Lynn from An Unfinished Work for leaving me a link to this one.

Ribbon Cufflink

Add a little touch of festive to your favorite white cuffed shirt by adding a touch of ribbon instead of a cuff link:

Image from Real Simple