Decorative Packaging

Wedding Ribbon Wreath

This wreath would look amazing as part of the decorations at a wedding reception. A wreath like this is very easy to make and could be used in very formal settings or even to decorate in the home.  This is a creative way to add just the right color to a room that needs a bit of a change.  You can change the color to fit any holiday or occasion.  You can change the ribbon to fit any style setting.

This wreath is made from grosgrain ribbon.  If you changed the ribbon to a shiny satin ribbon, it would take on a completely different look.

If you were using this as decorations for the church or reception, choose the colors that the bride has chosen to be her accent colors and alternate her colors.

To make this wreath, the only thing you need is plenty of grosgrain ribbon or your ribbon of choice.  You will also need a wire hanger and a pair of pliers to help bend the hanger into a perfect circle.  You can trim off the hanger part as you will not need it since you will be using ribbon to hang the wreath to hang it.

Depending on how large you want your wreath, cut approximately one hundred 6” strips of grosgrain ribbon.  You will want to dip the ends in ribbon glue or fray-stop or cut with a hot blade to prevent the ribbon ends from raveling.  Begin tying knots around the hanger, making sure the knot is in the center of the ribbon. Continue the knots and keep scrunching them closer together until you have the look you desire.  Attach a length of ribbon that is approximately 36” long with a knot on each end to the hanger.  Be sure to keep the ends as long as the rest of the strips. This will give you an 18” loop to hang your wreath.  Adjust the length accordingly to fit your décor.

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There are so many ways to decorate for fall.  Autumn is my favorite season of the year.  The weather is cooler and the humidity is low but best of all are the beautiful colors in the leaves as they change.

I love the mini ears of corn for decorating inside.  Of course we use tall stalks of corn for outside decorations but it would be a bit tough to use that inside.  This is a great way to bring that look inside.

Most of us have tall cylinder candle holders so there is not any extra expense with this part.  Choose a fall scented candle for the inside.  Peel back just enough of the shucks and trim them even till you have the look you want.  You can use mini dots of sticky tape to temporarily hold the mini ears of corn in place until you can wrap the satin ribbon around them and secure it.  You can hot glue the ribbon ends or use sticky dots.  Since you are gluing the ribbon only, it will be a temporary decoration that you can alter for any season.  You could tie a festive bow if you like that look better.  The sticky dots will easily clean from the glass candle holder.

Place the candle on a wicker place mat or hot pad to complete the centerpiece.  MMM cant you just smell the cinnamon candle burning now?

Years ago, most people only decorated with wreaths at Christmas time.  Modern decorating uses wreaths in almost every room for any season.  There are so many unique ways to accent a wreath to customize it to anyone’s taste.

I adore the look of this white feather boa wreath.  In many cases, less is more! This wreath is simple yet elegant.  Pristine white feathers hung with a beautiful taffeta ribbon in a color that can be changed to fit the season or room.

White feather boa wreaths also look incredible as wedding reception decorations.  Use ribbon in the bride’s colors alternating.

You will need a hot glue gun, thin floral wire, a foam wreath base, and U shaped pins attach the boa. Spray glitter can add a nice sparkle to the wreath too.  They make white glitter spray and you can spray the white boa to resemble snow. White wreaths look amazing hung on a mirror.

If you use white, and decide you want to add a few decorations, you will find that blue and silver will look awesome.

Hot glue the end of the first boa to the foam base, and begin to wrap the feather boa around the foam wreath pinning it as you go. If you want to add small clusters of ornaments, hot glue them after the boa is completely wrapped.  You may need several boa’s depending on the size of the form and length of the boa.

This is a fantastic way to use up all the extra grocery bags that accumulate so fast.  In a previous post, I mentioned how you can crochet tote bags from the same bags.  This idea tops that one in many ways.  You will use more bags, and have unique decorations for the great outdoors.

Using recyclable items help the environment, and add beauty to your living area at the same time.

You can use many types of items to make a wreath like this.  The plastic will last a while but you could also use holiday ribbon when making the bow to add a more festive touch.

All you will need to make this wreath is a metal coat hanger and plastic bags. I have seen the plastic sleeves that a newspaper would come in to protect it from the weather come in the orange color. Regular (clean) plastic trash bags or shopping bags can also be used.

Step 1. Bend coat hanger to form a circle. Use the pliers to help form the curves. Using the pliers, bend the hook of the coat hanger to form a closed circle. This will be the loop from which the wreath will hang.

Step 2. Cut plastic sleeves or plastic bags into 2 1/2″ x 5 1/2″  strips. Because a wreath always looks best when very full, A LOT of strips will be needed !

Step 3. Tie plastic strips onto wire form. Over and over again! This is a great craft to get the kids involved in too.  Even the younger kids can tie a simple knot.  I like to crochet and make many other crafts like this while watching TV – it’s a very mindless activity. (Both watching TV and tying on the strips!) I like to use a double strip when tying onto the form. Push the strips together as they are tied on and alternate the ends. This will add to the wreath’s fullness. Do not pull the strips too snug or you might stretch out the plastic and cause it to snap.

Step 4. When the wreath is full, a bow will need to be made. Cut a 8″ wide strip of plastic approx. 54″ long. Double over the strip so it is 4″ wide. Doubling over the strip will  help your bow to ‘stand out’ and not flop over. Take this strip and tie a large bow around the ‘neck’ of the wreath (just below the loop you made for hanging).

Hurray!!! You now have a weather proof wreath. The colors can be changed to suit the Holiday – green wreath with red bow for Christmas or even pastel colors for Spring or Easter.

Have you considered how beautiful that an all-white bridal bouquet can look?  The natural assumption is that if your gown is white, then your bouquet should be full of color.  Many brides will combine her wedding colors into her bouquet.  I have never seen an ugly bouquet or ugly bride but check out these all white bouquets and see if one will be what you are looking for in your special day.

The total white flowers, accented with baby’s breath and lots of green leaves are gorgeous.  Adding beautiful white satin or taffeta ribbon to the bouquet is the perfect choice.  I love the top photo of the one with the fluffy sheer ribbon on the bouquet of tulips!

The important thing to remember is that this is YOUR day and you can have whatever you like in your wedding!

Ribbon is as important at a wedding as the flowers and the cake!  Adding ribbon to accessories always adds beauty to the arrangement.  Some will add ribbon to the special glasses used for toasting the bride and groom with sparkling juice or champagne.

Using custom printed ribbon around the bird seed bags or bubble containers is a great way to dress up the items and give a souvenir to your guests.  Your custom printed ribbon could say the bride and grooms name, or the date of the wedding, or a favorite verse.  You choose what you want printed on the ribbon.  There will be a lot of areas you can use this ribbon.

The same custom printed ribbon can be used when making the invitations and directions to the reception.

Wedding showers are so much fun.  The bride hopes to get all the things she will need to start housekeeping with her new husband.  Planning a shower can be challenging when trying to come up with new ideas for decorations.

This wedding cake made from towels is such a cute idea.  You can tuck in all kinds of neat gadgets she can use in the kitchen or bathroom.  If you use kitchen towels then use kitchen items, if you use bath towels, then insert items she can pamper herself with.

Using fluffy cotton towels, you can use organic or green ribbon when assembling this cute cake.

You will need:

2 bath towels, 2 hand towels, 2 washcloths, wide green ribbon, Pearl or bead headed straight pins, or safety pins, Dowel, wooden stick or similar, Cake board, large plate or tray, Silk flowers, Small soaps or other mini bath products.

Step 1 – First take a bath towel then neatly fold it in half length-ways and then in half again. Now put this towel to one side and do the same with the second bath towel.

Step 2 – Next take one of the folded towels and, keeping the edges neatly together, tightly roll it from end to end, leaving about 6 to 8 inches unrolled at the finish.

Step 3 – Then, making sure that it’s the same way up, overlap one end of the second bath towel with the end of the first and – holding the coil very firmly – continue to roll tightly.

Step 4 – Secure the coil by pushing bead headed straight pins into the end. Alternatively use large safety pins – we found diaper pins work quite well.

Step 5 – Now repeat the above process from step 1 with the hand towels and then the washcloths. Though for these you won’t need to overlap the ends quite so much.

Step 6 – Next, with the neater folded edges facing upwards, position the coiled towels so that they look like 3 separate tiers of a wedding cake (If necessary tap the ‘cakes’ lightly to neaten).

Step 7 – Then measure the height of each tier, and add the numbers together.

Step 8 – Now cut a piece of dowel or a straight stick a little longer than this measurement.

Step 9 – Then, keeping the pinned edges at the back of the wedding towel cake, thread the dowel through the center of the tier of coiled bath towels. Then through the center of the coiled hand towel tier, followed by the washcloth tier.

Step 10 – Finally place the ‘wedding cake’ on a cake board or tray.

1. First wrap ribbon around each tier, knotting or tying the ribbon into bows at the back – where the pins are.

2. Then, attaching the item to the protruding piece of doweling, top the cake with some pretty silk flowers or something of your choice.

3. Adorn the cake by tucking small soaps, or other mini bath products, into the towel folds.

Be sure to tell the bride that you used pins so she won’t stick herself when unraveling.

Whether you are making pew bows for a wedding, or table corner decorations for a bridal shower, you can experiment with many types of ribbon in the same bow.

Using different shades of the same color along with various textures of ribbon and trim will add a very dramatic look.  I love the antique look of this bow.  This decorative bow consists of various types of new ribbon like taffeta ribbon, which looks antique or old. Adding contrasting black and bronze colors to accent the off white layers helps add volume to the decoration.

This type of bow would also look wonderful attached to a bridal bouquet. You can use this as a prize bow at a craft bazar.  This would also look sweet on a wicker basket full of yummy goodies to welcome a new neighbor to your area.