2 Ribbon Projects

Alright to this post it 2 for one- mostly because I have both of the pictures on my SD card but its also good because they both use ribbon.  They are also similar because I don't even know if I actually pinned either one but do remember seeing them on pinterest. So all that to say I don't have the pictures but its ok because they pretty much turned out the right way.

So here is project number 1:  Ribbon in a wipe box :-)  (Lame title but that's the best way to describe it )

(sorry my picture is sideways I'm not sure why they upload that way or how to fix them so if anyone can help that would be great)

So this project is pretty straight forward and simple.  All you do is save a wipe box and buy a roll of ribbon.  Then you hot glue one end of the ribbon to the bottom of the inside of the box.  Then unroll the ribbon and poke it through the hole that you would pull wipes out of.  

I haven't decorated the box yet  but I would love to I just haven't found something that I feel safe decorating with for Lizzie.  I don't want to use anything she can pick off like foam pieces or paint.  I'm thinking coloring it with Sharpies. I'll post another picture when it is finished.  The only other suggestion I can make is that if you cut the ribbon at all you'll want to seal the end of the ribbon by using a lighter.  All you do is turn on the flame and run the ribbon NEAR the flame- you don't want to actually put it in the flame because it might set on fire (and that's bad... lol). You will see the edge of the ribbon melt a little.  

So this project is super simple but currently baby bean is not really interested in playing with the ribbon, she just wants to play with the lid.  Hopefully she doesn't break it before she can figure out how fun it is to pull the ribbon out. We'll see.

Next I used a clever idea to store cards : 

So these are the Christmas cards we received this Christmas.  I simply punched a hole in the upper left hand corner of each card.  Then I cut a ribbon about a foot or so. Honestly I didn't measure I just ran the ribbon through the holes and made sure I had enough ribbon on one end to right the holiday and date and then cut the other side to match.  Again I used a lighter to melt the ends of the ribbon just a little to seal the ends. After tying the knot, again with room to write the holiday.  Then I used puffy paint to write the holiday and date on the ribbon, then let it dry.  

Again a simple easy project that it a cute way to store cards and organize them by holidays.  One helpful hint make sure to stack the cards in the direction that you want them to be organized before you start punching.  Other wise its super confusing where to hole punch as you're going along :-) 

Enjoy!