5 Easy & Creative Holiday Crafts from Ribbon

Making holiday crafts with ribbons is a quickly learned skill for any hobbyist.

Ribbons are a crafter’s and hobbyist’s most versatile and fundamental tool. Especially for holiday crafts. And using creative ribbons during any holiday is sure to turn up not only the fun but the uniqueness of anyone’s decor. So, choose your favorite ribbon, from rolls and badges to rosettes and more, and let’s get started!

Jewelry

Holiday ribbon bracelets are easy to make in all different colors and styles. Use a length of ribbon roll and glue colorful and festive rhinestones on it. Once the glue dries, wrap the ribbon around your wrist and tie it in a pretty bow. Or, braid three of your favorite holiday ribbons and make it into a friendship bracelet. Buttons and ribbons are also great for creating a unique holiday bracelet!

And beads! Don’t forget the beads! Thread festive holiday beads onto your favorite ribbon to make a bracelet or necklace any length you want. Add fun charms to add a distinctive element to your holiday jewelry.

Ornaments

Does your family make a new Christmas tree ornament each year? From filling a clear, plastic ball with colorful ribbons to forming ribbons into festive shapes, every tree should be full of fun, new ribbon ornaments. Use any ornament technique with any of your holiday crafts this year for a unique way of decorating.

Table Decorations

From table runners to candlestick holders, ribbon rolls are a fun and exciting way to liven up your holiday tables! Add ribbon to an old, over-used tablecloth to transform it into your newest favorite holiday decoration. Fold a tablecloth to fit on a side table or a mantle and tie a ribbon around each end to hold it in place. Or, use festive ribbon rolls to decorate holiday place settings or centerpieces.

Door Wreaths

From ribbon scraps to flowing ribbon rolls, holiday wreaths are perfect for front doors and inside decorations! Pump up the volume on an old, worn out wreath. Colorful and festive ribbons are sure to breathe new life into your old decorations. Or, make a new wreath out of ribbon rolls and a Styrofoam ring. Just tie the rolls into any pattern your heart desires, and you’re all set to display your festiveness on your front door.

Gift Wrapping

Using ribbon rolls around boxes is just the start of this fun wrapping alternative! Think outside the box on this one. Wrap a festive bow around a mason jar full of cookie or brownie makings. Have an oddly shaped gift? Use ribbons around the neck of a bottle or a fun, unique ribbon gift tag instead of attempting to wrap paper around something.

Feeling inspired yet? Get all the ribbons you need for your all of your holiday crafts and decorating projects here!

Custom Signs, Ribbons and Holiday Decor

After creating your custom signs, use personalized ribbon rolls to hang them. Decorating for the holidays just became easier. Are you one of those people who prefer to decorate with a theme or use uniformity in your colors and style? Using engraved holiday custom signs is a great way to keep a theme going. And using personalized ribbon rolls to hang them takes it one step further.

From choosing your favorite holiday color and text to making a unique colorful statement, designing ribbons to go with your Christmas decor is sure to make everyone smile. Just add your favorite carol lyrics, or any other festive text, to a holiday ribbon and hang a fun themed sign on your doors and windows. Or, use that same ribbon to hang ornaments on your Christmas tree.

Here are three great tips for hanging your custom signs and decorations this year.

Braided Ribbon Chains

Try to keep your ribbons as flat as possible, and just start braiding. Remember that your ribbon length will shorten as your braid gets longer, so either premeasure with that in mind or work directly off your ribbon rolls. Secure the braid with a small, tight knot once your braid is long enough. Once this is complete, attach your ribbon to the back of your sign or other decoration with double sided tape.

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Want something a bit more decorative? Take two of your ribbon colors and make a big circle with the long ends sticking out from underneath. Then take the third ribbon color and tie it around the middle of that circle and the top of the braid. Doing this will make a bow without a lot of trouble. The ends of the third ribbon color will get used as a tail with the other colors.

Double Bow Ribbons

Using this option will require predrilled holes in your custom signs. However, the effect is something quite extraordinary. Measure out the length of ribbon that is necessary to hang your sign. Make a loop with each end of the ribbon and stick one end through each hole in the sign. Pass another piece of ribbon through the loop and tie that ribbon into a bow. This bow can be any size you would like. It can also be another ribbon color to add to your festivity. Then, tie the loop shut on the backside of the sign, and hang.

Ribbon Fringe

This decorative option is super simple. Just run custom ribbons along the bottom of your sign and trim them to the length you want. We have alternated colors to add a little extra pop and style.

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Display your favorite holiday pieces using any customized ribbon roll this season.

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Personalized ribbons are perfect for hanging almost anything, especially custom signs.

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Harvest and Canning Using Creative Ribbons

Let us help you spruce up your canning this harvest season!

Why can’t your harvest and custom ribbons go hand in hand? With these simple ideas, personalized ribbons help your canning this year with going that extra mile. Whether you’ve won that first place award ribbon at a county fair or are just giving away a simple gift, custom ribbons are perfect for decorating your favorite, or famous, harvests.

The easiest way to create a personalized masterpiece is an old canning jar and a quick piece of personalized scrap ribbon. Simply wrap your ribbon around the center or lid of your canning jar, and secure down with a bit of hot glue. Or, fasten the ribbon by tying a pretty bow. It’s that simple!

While your canning jars are not something spectacular to look at, by adding these personalized ribbons to compliment the canning jar’s contents, you can create something extraordinarily unique. Add a custom ribbon with your name or the date you canned the goodness inside. This personalization also makes for great seasonal and neighbor gifts.

Using personalized ribbons is the perfect way to label your canning.

Another great way to make your canning jars recognizable is to use a rosette ribbon with the streamers cut off. Just attach the rosette to the top of jar’s lid and voilà: instant and personalized labeling!

Whatever your harvest is, from pickles and beets to peaches and jams, your jars are sure to stand out at your next county fair. Or, even on someone’s counter at home! And with the personalized ribbon, whoever receives, or purchases, your home-made goodies will remember who made them.

So, don’t forget to throw in your personal touch by adding embellishments to your canning jars. Create a personal flair while sharing your recipe and the joy of your homemade goodies with those around you. Go to it; decorate those canning jars however you want! Just don’t forget to use some personalized ribbons to make these beautiful gifts unique and memorable really.

Product Highlight: Chiffon Organza

Create something unique using chiffon organza ribbon rolls.

Not all ribbon rolls are created equal. Often overlooked because of their sheer quality, chiffon organza ribbons are just as useful as any other ribbon.

From celebrations to awards, all ribbon rolls are extremely versatile. Customize a ribbon roll with a personalized message such as names, dates or a special sentiment. Use them for gifts, decorations and other fun DIY projects for your next party.

While this chiffon organza ribbon is a bit harder to work with than other ribbons, the sheerness makes it a unique choice. The lightweight, open weave of this ribbon looks fantastic when used for wrapping gifts and creating decorations.

This ribbon roll type is lightweight and translucent. These ribbons are one hundred percent nylon and are a unique choice for ribbon rolls. Due to its lightweight quality, it provides an elegant, iridescent finish.

“A solid color layered under can make the color stand out. A darker color of satin under the sheer makes the color pop a lot better,” says Traci, our Assistant Customer Service Manager.

Using a lighter color satin ribbon under a sheer organza ribbon is perfect to show any and all imprinted text. The sheer nature of this ribbon allows what is behind the ribbon to show through softening the customized printing.

These paired ribbon combinations are ideal for presents, floral arrangements and wedding decorations.

For each of these options, a personal touch of names or dates is perfect. One of the best uses for this ribbon type is wrapping gifts. Use bright, off setting colors of wrapping paper to set off these ribbon rolls.

Chiffon organza rolls are perfect for weddings as well! From kissing balls to guest favors, match almost any color scheme with these unique ribbons. Pair them with centerpieces, floral arrangements and other decorations at any event.

Whatever your use, chiffon organza ribbon rolls are a great solution for any need.

Personalized Ribbons Reinvented

Personalized ribbons are no longer just for wrapping presents!

From rosettes to badges, custom ribbons are a great tool to use at any time. While events, conventions and other parties are the most common usage of personalized ribbons, they are so versatile that you can use them almost anywhere.

Schools, sports teams and even wedding planners use custom and personalized ribbons on almost a daily basis. So, how can you reinvent something that is used so commonly?

First things first, let’s define why you need all those personalized ribbons.

So, why do you need a personalized or custom ribbon? With so many available ribbon types, reasons to personalize them are abundant. Giving homemade gifts, recognizing someone for a high achievement, and providing decorations for a party are all perfect reasons to customize ribbons. Add dates, names and quotes to ribbons. Or add a logo or other graphic to send a particular message to the recipient.

No matter your need, we’re sure to have the ribbon to match!

So, what ribbon types are available for those needs?

Ribbon rolls are the most common type of ribbon due to how versatile they can be. From wrapping presents to making decorations and even to doing craft projects, ribbon rolls are easy to form to almost any shape.

Rosette ribbons are not just for awards. Try a color scheme to match your next party and use them as decorations. They also make great wreaths. Whether it’s your achievement ribbons or ribbons purchased specifically for a project, rosette ribbons are better than you think.

Classic and badge ribbons are ideal for just as many things. While commonly used with name badges, that doesn’t mean that is all they are good for. Try using them in ice breaker games at your next party. Or use them as classroom awards or other teaching tools

And lastly, here are a couple of ideas to use those ribbons in your daily routine.

Many professionals use ribbons daily. Event planners, sports teams and teachers all use these tools every day. Use them for almost any project in your office or school. They will keep children of all ages entertained. Personalized ribbons are ideal for gift giving. But, no matter your reason to incorporate them into your daily routine, remember that customized is the best way to go!