Ribbon box
This morning while watching Rachel Ray, I was put in a crafty mood. There's been something I've been wanting to make for awhile, but for one reason or another just haven't done it. I saw some reallyyyyy cute ideas for making this particular project in a Martha Stewart magazine at my mom's a few weeks ago and again thought, "why haven't I made this yet?!" Well Martha, enough is enough! Today, my ribbon box is born.
I've bought a few spools of ribbon here and there at work. Partially because it's cute, but mostly because it's on sale :) I bought it not having a real plan for it, but knowing I would find a use for it somewhere. And I have, here and there on little things. And anyways, who doesn't need a good stock of ribbon around? It's good to have! It's also good to have an organized (and cute!) way to store it and access it.
Here's how you do it.
Start out with a shoe box. Any size will do.
In the front of the box, cut small slits. The width of the slits depends on the size ribbon you plan on putting in your box. You can also try round holes using metal eyelets. I'd like to try this idea next, but I don't have any eyelets, and I'm not sure how I feel about squishing my ribbon when I pull it through the hole.
Spray paint your box!
I started with a satin brown, until about 3/4 of the way through when I ran out. I then had to switch to a gloss brown, which I actually ended up liking a lot more than the satin.
Here's my box, upside down. I think this picture was taken when it was still the satin brown...
I wanted a little more color on my box. I thought about writing "Ribbon" in nice bold letters across the lid of the box (how original, right?) but I didn't have any paint brushes. So I chose splatter paint instead :) We have about 5 or 6 little cans of different colored paint in the garage that we used on a short-lived splatter paint experiment a few months back. I don't think it's any surprise as to what color I chose...
I used a straw to fling my paint onto the box. Worked out just as good as a brush if you ask me.
Once the box is dry, attach a wooden dowel (I stole one out of my cake supplies) across the inside of the box. You don't want it stuck in there permanently, so don't glue it or anything... you'll need to be able to take it out when you switch out your ribbons later. As it turns out, the wooden dowel I used was exactly the width of the shoe box I was using, with just a tight enough fit to keep the dowel in place.
Tada! Just in time for Christmas gift wrapping! Time to stock up on my ribbon supply.
Working in a craft store is really getting the best of me.
I've bought a few spools of ribbon here and there at work. Partially because it's cute, but mostly because it's on sale :) I bought it not having a real plan for it, but knowing I would find a use for it somewhere. And I have, here and there on little things. And anyways, who doesn't need a good stock of ribbon around? It's good to have! It's also good to have an organized (and cute!) way to store it and access it.
Here's how you do it.
Start out with a shoe box. Any size will do.
In the front of the box, cut small slits. The width of the slits depends on the size ribbon you plan on putting in your box. You can also try round holes using metal eyelets. I'd like to try this idea next, but I don't have any eyelets, and I'm not sure how I feel about squishing my ribbon when I pull it through the hole.
Spray paint your box!
I started with a satin brown, until about 3/4 of the way through when I ran out. I then had to switch to a gloss brown, which I actually ended up liking a lot more than the satin.
Here's my box, upside down. I think this picture was taken when it was still the satin brown...I wanted a little more color on my box. I thought about writing "Ribbon" in nice bold letters across the lid of the box (how original, right?) but I didn't have any paint brushes. So I chose splatter paint instead :) We have about 5 or 6 little cans of different colored paint in the garage that we used on a short-lived splatter paint experiment a few months back. I don't think it's any surprise as to what color I chose...
I used a straw to fling my paint onto the box. Worked out just as good as a brush if you ask me.Once the box is dry, attach a wooden dowel (I stole one out of my cake supplies) across the inside of the box. You don't want it stuck in there permanently, so don't glue it or anything... you'll need to be able to take it out when you switch out your ribbons later. As it turns out, the wooden dowel I used was exactly the width of the shoe box I was using, with just a tight enough fit to keep the dowel in place.
Tada! Just in time for Christmas gift wrapping! Time to stock up on my ribbon supply.Working in a craft store is really getting the best of me.
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