A Holiday Guide for Ribbon Use

When you think about holiday ribbons, don’t just think about Christmas!

Finding the right ribbon can be a challenge sometimes. But, we are here to make holiday ribbon use a little bit easier. From tying bows to decorating your home, holidays are meant to be synonymous with ribbons!

And, while it’s easy to come up with ideas for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas, here are a few quick ideas to get your creativity going for the summer holidays.

Earth Day

The phrase, “Reduce, reuse and recycle” is something most know about this holiday. So, go green with some ribbons and show your support for this day. With special messages on badge ribbons or recognizing the date on a ribbon roll, green ribbons go great with everything. Use badge ribbons for bookmarks or awards for people who make an extra effort to keep your life green and running smoothly.

Administrative Professionals Day

Wrap up a quick and thoughtful gift for the one in your business life that makes everything a little bit easier. Personalized ribbon rolls with a name or a nice quote are perfect for administrative professionals. Trust us, they know the importance of branding for your company and they will appreciate a little branding for themselves. So, whether it is an entire ribbon roll or a small bit of ribbon wrapped around a pencil holder, they will appreciate the thought.

May Day

Ribbon tassels on trees and long ribbon rolls for maypoles provide a splash of color for this exclusive day. While May Day traditions vary with each culture, ribbons will help enrich the festivities. From baskets of goodies to festive outfits, ribbons are perfect for this summer day!

Mother’s Day

Wrap up her favorite flowers in a simple, or complex, bouquet. Whether you put them in a vase, or give them in a bundle, those Mother’s Day flowers are sure to look even better with a long strand of personalized ribbon wrapped around them. Make the ribbon her favorite color and customize the ribbon roll to say something special!

Memorial Day

Red, white and blue are superb colors for this holiday. From decorations to awareness ribbons, you are sure to find a way to use most any ribbon for this celebratory day. Table runners, centerpieces and door wreaths will all benefit from colorful ribbon rolls. Use badge ribbons to designate veterans and others at your holiday party.

Father’s Day

Men like ribbons too! There are many ways to use ribbon rolls for Father’s Day as well. Use the holiday ribbon to make your father a special tie card, or wrap up a present with your specialized message of love.

So, no matter which of the holidays you are celebrating, let a little color and ribbon into your day!

6 Fun & Easy Easter Ribbon DIYs

From egg hunts to candy filled baskets, Easter is a fun time of the year for kids and adults. And decorating with personalized ribbons will make your holiday crafts even more fun. Personalized ribbons come in many shapes, sizes and colors. For this Easter holiday, most ribbons will be pastel, such as pink, purple, yellow and white. However, customize each ribbon choice to match your project. Here are a few quick ideas to get you started!

Welcome Visitors with an Easter Wreath

Use plastic eggs, bunny ears, cotton ball tails and ribbon rolls to create a door wreath perfect for the holiday. Choose colors that compliment your front door, or go with a more traditional color choice of pastel. Regardless of your preference for color, remember that your imagination is the thing driving this fun DIY. Make your wreath as big or as small as you want. Remember to add custom ribbons to personalize your unique look.

Use holiday Easter ribbons to create your own decorative wreath.

Easter Baskets

Try weaving custom ribbons into your baskets this year. Or, add a big, bright bow to the basket handle. Choose someone’s favorite color and add a festive message to a personalized ribbon roll. Giving neighbor gifts for Easter? Try a custom message letting those you care about know who loved them enough to leave a basket full of goodies.

Easter Egg Decorating

Traditionally, eggs are dyed in fun colors. Why not step up your game this year? Once eggs are colored, add a festive holiday bow or wrap. And, if you customize the ribbon, your recipients will remember how thoughtful you were in your egg hunt planning.

Use holiday Easter ribbons to decorate candy and baked goods.

Treats, Candy and Other Edibles

Whether it is a cake or marshmallow treats on a stick, adding ribbons will surely add to your Easter festivities. Are you a fanatic of those colorful sugared marshmallows better known as Peeps? Gently push a skewer into the bottom of a pink bunny or yellow chick. Then, tie a ribbon around the base of the marshmallow. Display these as your centerpiece or set them on a dessert table. Or use them as the top decorations on your holiday pastries.

Don’t forget the ham!

Many families have a traditional large family dinner. Use your personalized ribbons in your table decorating. From custom wrapped candles to pretty ribbon table runners, your table will surely sparkle with your personality when you use custom ribbons. Add festivity to the centerpieces with a small bit of ribbon roll wrapped around them. Or, add badge ribbons as table setting name cards so people know where to sit.

Flowers and Topiaries

Use ribbon rolls around vases and other floral arrangements for a custom look for your decorations. Make sure to add a fun and holiday themed message to your custom ribbons.

A bouquet of tulips looks especially festive, wrapped in a colorful pastel bow. Or, create a bright holiday topiary for your decorations.

So, from wrapping eggs to hanging decorations, holiday ribbons are ideal for this festive Easter occasion!

Easter ribbons in pinks, greens and whites to make a festive topiary with ribbon and flowers.

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5 Ideas to Celebrate Your Valentine

ribbon rolls are perfect for any valentine gift especially a flower bouquet

From hearts to stripes, ribbons are a glorious Valentine tradition! While these valentine ideas are to use leftover ribbon pieces you might have, don’t hesitate to order new ribbon rolls, rosette ribbons or badge ribbons to meet your needs. Be creative and, most importantly, have fun!

Personalize any gift with ribbon rolls.

Now this one is easy! Choose your favorite personalized ribbon and adorn any gift with a unique bow. It doesn’t matter how big or small your gift is, custom ribbons rolls go great with everything. And, ribbon rolls go great around a flower bouquet.

Badge ribbons could be a cute way to give your loved one a unique coupon book.

Use blank, colorful badge ribbons to create a one-of-a-kind book for your main squeeze. Customize each ribbon with individual messages, date ideas and other things. Use coupons such as “Good for breakfast in bed” or “Movie you get to pick.”

Use rosette ribbon clippings as cute love notes for your Valentine.

Just trim the streamers off old rosettes and use Valentine themed stickers to cover the center button. Or paint and personalize with a special message. Or, leave the streamers on and paint over them with thoughts for your special person.

Wrap baked goods with personalized ribbons.

While this idea is super simple, everyone loves a warm batch of homemade goodness. From cookies to cakes and everything in between, makes someone’s day special with a dozen of whatever baked goods you’re famous for. And then wrap them with a bit of cellophane and personalized ribbon, and of course a little extra love!

Get your kids involved too!

Use badge ribbons for holiday-themed bookmarks. Ribbon rolls are excellent greeting card accessories. And rosette ribbons are perfect for prizes at your Valentine’s day party. Add festive and personalized ribbons to hair clips for fun bows and jewelry. Just remember to suit your DIY projects to the correct age group and use your imagination for a fun-filled day.

Birthday Parties and Custom Ribbons

Ribbons and holidays should be synonymous! And that is particularly the case for a birthday! Ribbons have such a wide variety of uses when it comes to holidays. And birthdays are no exception to this. They are perfect for wrapping presents. Ribbons are also ideal for decorating. And don’t forget prizes and awards. And, when it comes to your next birthday party, don’t forget your ribbons. Here are a few quick ideas on how to use your ribbons!

Using ribbon rolls:

Use these to wrap gifts. Hang decorations with custom rolls to make any party unique by adding messages of happy birthday, the person’s name, or even a date. Anther great thing to do with custom ribbon rolls is to decorate a table for a luncheon or other meal. Wrap the silverware with a cute bow. Use them in centerpieces. Or just drape them on a wall or other surface to brighten up the room!

Using rosette ribbons:

From playing games to giving awards and even just recognizing the birthday person, rosettes are perfect for almost anything! Try handing out a rosette to each attendee as they come into the party. These can be custom made with virtually any message or decoration. Use them as prizes for games and everyone will feel just as special as the birthday person.

Using badge ribbons:

These ribbons are spectacular when it comes to decorating or parties! There are so many fun uses for these, such as prizes, handouts, decorations, bookmarks, and more! From custom to stock ribbons, these are perfect for any need.

Try using them at your next birthday party for the invitations to attend. They are sure to get remembered, and everyone will show up just because of your creativity.

No matter your ribbon choice, it’s great to go with your next birthday party! Get yours today!

Promise Ribbons and Brazilian Wish Ribbons

Sharing the way people around the world use ribbons is always exciting. However, there is not a lot of new information that Coller Industries can add to using cultural wish ribbons. But we are always supportive of the different ways people in every culture and community use their custom ribbons. So, wear your wish ribbons, promise ribbons or fitas proudly!

Wish ribbons have been around for a long time. Fitas, or Bonfim Ribbons, were originally made with silk and the printing was done by hand with ink or silver. They were worn around the neck and often had medallions and holy images hung on them. Today the ribbons are worn as good luck charms and symbolize a belief in miracles both big and small.

People all over the world still celebrate this tradition, but the tradition has extended to tying the Bahia Bands onto the church gates.

Secured with three knots and traditionally known as good luck charms, these ribbons are so much more than a simple accessory. Each knot corresponds to a secret desire until the bracelet breaks. At this point, the wishes will come true.

Wishing Protocol

Ribbons are given as a gift and tied by a third party.
Worn on the left wrist and tied with three knots, making a wish with each knot tied.
When the ribbon naturally breaks down and falls off, your wishes will come true.

Each ribbon color has a symbolic meaning:

Yellow – Success and Intelligence
Dark Green – Money and Growth
Light Blue – Love and Peace
Dark Blue – Health, Comfort and Fertility
Red – Strength and Passion
Hot Pink – Friendship
White – Wisdom and Inner Peace
Purple – Spirituality
Orange – Courage and Energy

Recently, these wish ribbons became a bit more popular as promise ribbons. More and more people are using this ribbon tradition in new ways!

Borrowing from the Brazilian ritual of fitas, or wish ribbons, these colorful bands are tied to a person’s wrist in three knots. On the Komen 3-Day, we tie knots to honor the past, create hope for the future and celebrate the steps we’re taking today to end breast cancer.
From Susan G. Komen “The 3-Day Blog”

Some people even use wish ribbons on athletic shoes, bags and even their car for protection and safety. These ribbons serve as a reminder of your wishes and promises. They are an excellent way to recognize ethnicity and support for each other!

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