Decorative Packaging

Chocolate and strawberry

Simple yet elegant, luscious tones of chocolate and strawberry cream make this ring pillow perfectly delectable! The chocolate thin ribbon will beautifully hold the rings.

Many of the items you may need to create your own version of this idea can be found on our website by clicking on the ribbon link in my post.  

Winter wedding

The Winter Wonder Square Ring Pillow is a lovely way to show off your wedding rings. This lovely velvet ring pillow has a subtle embossed snowflake design, embellished with additional winter details. A sparkly snowflake combined with icy blue ribbon and a glacier blue square cut stone finish off the winter look.

Many of the items you may need to create your own version of this idea can be found on our website by clicking on the ribbon link in my post.  

beach wedding pillow

A band of embroidered seashells with starfish detail on a beautiful water blue linen look fabric, framed with a white linen look satin make this ring pillow truly stunning.  The satin thin ribbon can coordinate with your wedding colors. Top it off with a silver starfish and you have a breath taking addition to your wedding.

Camo wedding..

Stylish and current, this collection puts a feminine twist on a camouflage theme. There will be no hiding this unique desert camouflage ring pillow, with the embroidery detail in blush pink and gold and the gold and crystal double D closer holding the bush sand color double faced satin wedding ribbon.

Many of the items you may need to create your own version of this idea can be found on our website by clicking on the ribbon link in my post.  

Here’s an Independence Day Wreath that celebrates the patriotic musical heritage of America!

Your friends will sing the praises of this vintage Independence Day Wreath! Scrolls of “Yankee Doodle,” “America the Beautiful,” The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” “The Stars and Stripes Forever,” and “The Star-Spangled Banner” tied with  tri-color striped patriotic grosgrain ribbon, are interspersed with embossed paper stars and tinsel treble clefs for a symphony of patriotic sentiment.

The vintage sheet music for this Independence Day wreath came from an antique school songbook, well-worn from a century of use.

Materials for this Independence Day Wreath 

• Grapevine wreath, 18″ diameter.
• Lightweight photo paper or presentation paper.
• Card stock scrap, 6″ square.
• Ribbon, wired, 1.5″ wide (Roll each of red, white and blue).
• Ribbon, grosgrain, 5/8″ wide (red, white and blue striped).
• Tinsel rods, five (Silver or gold).
• Chenille rod (red, white or blue)
• Gold bell embellishment, about 1.75″ in diameter.
• Clear self-adhesive film (like Con-tact Paper®).
• Hot glue gun.
• Paper cutter.
• Scissors.
• Bone folder.
• Ruler or straight-edge.

Instructions

1. Print the vintage sheet music images on lightweight photo paper or presentation paper. Trim them with a paper cutter or scissors. Gently roll the four corners of “The Stars and Stripes Forever” inward, but leave the image flat. Form each of the other five music sheets into a scroll by rolling it around a pencil diagonally from the bottom right corner. Remove the pencil and fan the scroll out at the top so you can read the music title. Secure it in back with some glue and a piece of tape.
2. Tie the grosgrain striped ribbon into five small bows. Center the bow on the front of each scroll, wrap the streamers around to the back, and glue to the back with the hot glue gun.
3. Print the vintage postcard images on matte photo paper. Print the star template on card stock and cut it out. Position the star template on each vintage postcard image and trace around it withpen or pencil. Cut a square of self-adhesive film to 5.5″ X 5.5″ and adhere it to the image over the traced star pattern, burnishing to eliminate air bubbles. Cut out the star shape from the laminated image with scissors.
4. With the ruler and bone folder, score five lines on the back of the cut-out image, from the tip of each ray through the center (We drew the lines with a pen for this photo, to indicate the score lines). Fold the star on each score line, burnishing each fold on the front with the bone folder. When all folds are completed, valley-fold the short folds between the center point and the point where the rays join and form a 3-dimensional star.
5. Using the treble clef pattern as a template, bend the tinsel rods into five treble clefs. Twist the tinsel rod around itself once where it crosses, to hold the shape.
6. Tie a large bow using the red, white and blue wired ribbons. Attach the gold bell ornament to the center of the bow with a chenille rod twisted behind the bow.
7. Attach the bow to the top of the wreath with the chenille rod twisted in the back. Wrap a single red wired ribbon around the wreath in a spiral, securing the ends behind the bow with hot glue.
8. Glue “The Stars and Stripes Forever” music sheet at about 10 o’clock on the wreath with hot glue.
9. Position the music scrolls, embossed stars and treble clefs around the wreath and glue them on securely with the hot glue gun.
10. Hang your Independence Day Wreath on your door, over your fireplace or in a window, and then try to sing all the verses of “America the Beautiful” from memory. Or even the second verse of “The Star Spangled Banner.” Or just whistle “Yankee Doodle.”

Tips

• We started with a grapevine wreath because they are always available at craft stores, and they lend a traditional, country look. Of course, you can adapt this craft to any available wreath form, from a stretched-out wire coat hanger (wrapped with newspaper and ribbon) to a Styrofoam ring.
• Clear self-adhesive film (like Con-tact Paper®) is the “poor man’s lamination.” We use it on this craft to make the paper stars moisture proof, and to add a professional plastic sheen to them. We hesitated to do the same to the sheet music scrolls because we liked the matte parchment look of the plain paper. You might want to spray several coats of clear sealer or varnish on the music scrolls to make them less susceptible to the weather.

Our inspiration for this Independence Day Wreath came from a great craft book, Celebrate the Red, White & Blue, published in 2002 by Better Homes and Gardens Books. This book has 101 patriotic crafts and food ideas, as well as a lot of information about the history and traditions of the American flag.

Give your front door the red, white and blue treatment. This lush wreath of flag-inspired, French-wired, Star Spangled ribbon is interspersed with mixture of amber grains, lemon leaf, seeded eucalyptus, and birch branches. This is a perfect way to greet guests and passers-by on Independence Day and show that you’re proud of your country. This will be fragrant since it combines eucalyptus, birch branches, amber grains and more. This gift wreath is made from fresh and preserved materials, but will air dry perfectly. Gather all the materials and an 18” wire ring, thin floral ribbon, and lay all the materials out and start adding them layer upon layer as you go around the wire ring, wrapping the branches with the thin wire around the ring.  Attach the bow with a thin wire also. 

Many of the items you may need to create your own version of this idea can be found on our website by clicking on the ribbon link in my post.  If you don’t find the exact ribbon you are looking for, call the number on the site for customer service.

Show your patriotic side with this white heart wreath. Four velvety red roses cradled in baby’s breath are displayed along one side of this trellis-like white grapevine wreath. At the top is a blue sheer bow which completes this simply elegant floral design.

The heart wreath is spray painted with several coats of flat white paint and added a wire loop for hanging.

This heart wreath measures 14″ wide by 14″ long.

Display on your door all summer long or use for those special holidays like Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day.

Many of the items you may need to create your own version of this idea can be found on our website by clicking on the ribbon link in my post.  

“A beautiful heart shaped wreath decorated in red, white and blue. Adorned with our American flags and finished with a colorful patriotic bow. Red ribbon would also look great on this wreath.
Great for all of our patriotic holidays and everyday!”  Flowers and ribbon can be easily can changed in wreaths like this to fit the occasion. Most embellishments can be added by simply attaching with thin wire or thread.

Many of the items you may need to create your own version of this idea can be found on our website by clicking on the ribbon link in my post.  If you don’t see the exact ribbon, call the customer service number for help. 

This wreath is made from Wild High Bush Blueberry branches and is ideal for indoor or outdoor use. Decorated with a red, white and blue bow, this patriotic wreath can be displayed year round. The patriotic decorative ribbon is gently tucked down in to the base of the wreath and held with thin wire to give the illusion that it is wrapped around it.  The bow is separate from the encircling ribbon.

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This wreath is made of freshly cut Sweet Fern and is decorated with faux red, white, and blue flowers and patriotic ribbon. This beautiful patriotic wreath can be displayed year round. Flowers and ribbon can be easily can changed in wreaths like this to fit the occasion.

Many of the items you may need to create your own version of this idea can be found on our website by clicking on the ribbon link in my post.