Wednesday, 22 May 2013

Midweek Colour Challenge Reminder, Daisy-May charms .... and more inspiration

Click here or scroll down for the Ribbon Girl May Colour Challenge - use lilac/lavender


have you seen these new Daisy-May charms - new in this week

Daisy-May with Bunch of Flowers Daisy-May Ice Skating
Daisy-May in the garden Daisy-May with a Box of Apples

now take a look at these fabulous projects by our talented Ribbon Girls who used products from




look what Kath did with some ivory/purple cotton tape, pearls, hemp twine, wooden heart button, WOC cosmos and cherry blossom flowers and some Ribbon Girl ribbon cards!



Katie used 3mm Aqua bead string, ivory button twine, heart with flower charm,
seam binding ribbon (colored with DI), Elizabeth cluny lace, 50mm Emily embroidered tulle lace,
small pale lilac gardenia flower, white K&G chrysanth



A bit of sunshine from Jane J who used sea moss green seam binding,  cheesecloth, sparkle roses, pink and blue sweetheart blossoms, a one stem from a bunch of 6 blue small beaded berries

By Anne


Anne used  Divine Bakers Twine, flatback pearls, green jute mesh, tulle, WOC sweetheart blossoms, cosmos and hip rosebuds and some seam binding which she's coloured to tone in.

I'll be back soon with more inspiration for you
Mary x






Sunday, 19 May 2013

May Colour Challenge ...

Here we go with another colour challenge here at the Ribbon Girl and this month we want to see your projects using the colours of lilac and lavender

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We have two fabulous prizes for our lucky winner from Lili Of The Valley and Ribbon Girl


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As usual our rules are very simple - please create a new project following the colour theme of the challenge, no back linking to older projects, blog about it mentioning this challenge then use the InLinkz button at the bottom of this post to leave a link to your project. One lucky winner will be chosen at random when the challenge closes on Saturday 25th May, 9PM (UK time)
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Our Design Team have created some fabulous projects to inspire you but before we share them we would like to welcome Gina of Gina's Cards to our team, Gina makes beautiful cards and we are so happy that she is joining our team, visit her blog to see even more of her gorgeous creations. We also have another fabulous guest designer - Tracy Payne who is joining us again, please also check out her blog to see all of her wonderful projects. Remember that all of the products listed beneath each project can be found in the Ribbon Girl online store
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By Gina

(Gina used: 50mm Emily Embroidered Tulle Lace, Cheese Cloth, 38mm Lilac Glitter Organza Ribbon, 3mm Lilac Pearl Bead String, Beaded Lavender Gypsophilia, Carnation Medium Purple, Small Gardenia Pale Lilac, Rolled Paper Rose Purple/Violet Kort & Godt, Starburst Stamen Lilac, Heat Diamante Amethyst embellishment)

By Tracy

(Tracy used: guipure lace, seam binding, watering can charm, flowers and gypsophalia stems, rolled roses, crystal embellishments)

By Gail



(Gail used: silk ribbon, pretty blossom flowers, crystal embellishments, guipure daisy lace, pompom trim, lilab buttons)

By Kath


(Kath used: Cosmos Daisy Flower Pale Lilac, Nickle Colour Memo Pins, Pearls Liking Lilac)

by Mandy

(Mandy used: Forest Fruit Felt, Small Lavender Dotty Buttons, Hair Clips, Plum Purple Bakers Divine Twine, 5mm Lilace Self-Adhesive Crystal, 10mm Vintage Lilac Cotton Lace)

by Franz

(Franz used: Brass Colour Memo Pins, Sky Mauve Lilac Seam Binding, Beaded Twirl Lavender, Beaded Berries Purple, 'Jessica'White Guipure Lace, Lilac Trellis Rose, Chrysanth Cream Kort & Godt, Rose Bud Large Ivory, 20mm Ivory Open Rose WOC, 20mm Ivory Lace and Pearl)

by JaneM

(Jane used: Paper flowers, Bias Binding, Rolled roses, Stick on gems, Satin Ribbon, Spotty buttons, Mixed Buttons, Lilac crystal heart stems, Button twine)


by Astrid

(Astrid used: 50mm 'Emily' Embroidered Tulle Lace, Sky mauve lilac seambinding, 23mm Lilac Organza Ribbon, Starbust Stamen Lilac, Cherry Blossom Lilac/White two tone, Beaded Berries Lilac/Purple/White, Beaded Ivory Gypsophalia, Chrysanth Cream Kort & Godt, cheesecloth)

by Anne

(Anne used: rolled roses, beaded sprigs, heart pins, seam binding, tulle, button twine, heart charm, flatback pearls, jute mesh ribbon, lace)

by Mary


(Mary used: 22mm Flower Guipure Lace, 7mm Orchid Satin, a strip cut from a piece of 6-row faux diamante mesh, Lilac/Purple Sweetheart Blossoms, Lilac Kort & Godt Rolled Rose, RG White beaded stamens, lilac beaded berries, white organza flower with pearl centre, WOC 35mm purple trellis rose, lavender liquid pearls, a silver butterfly from a pack of 5 and stardust stickles)

The winner of the Rainy Day Giveaway is Catherine


please contact us by email or via the contact page on our store website within 7 days
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Saturday, 18 May 2013

Winner of the Flowers & Hemp Twine Giveaway .....


The winner of this gorgeous prize consisting of a packet of Vintage Pink Anenomes, a whole roll of dusky pink 1.00mm 100% hemp twine and a card of mixed vintage twine all from
 is
Please contact us via our store website contact page or email us within 7 days  to claim your prize otherwise we will pick another winner.  

See you all on Sunday for our May Colour Challenge and also the name of the lucky person who has won the Rainy Day Giveaway!
See you tomorrow
Mary x

RAINY DAY GIVEAWAY ....... ends 10pm tonight!

Here in the North East of England it's pouring down - torrential non-stop rain since very early this morning - and it's dark and gloomy (a perfect day for crafting :o)

 We've got some lovely new products at The Ribbon Girl  so I thought I could try and brighten your day by having a one day giveaway - leave a comment, link on your blog to The Ribbon Girl  - get your comments in before 10pm UK time this evening and I'll pick one winner at random and announce the winner on Sunday morning when our May Colour Challenge begins - we'll post anywhere in the world  


The prize today is 1 metre of each of our new colours of 15mm double faced Berisford satin ribbons (grape, ecru, dusky pink and sable)  


one metre of dusky pink flat lace

40mm Dusky Pink Floral Flat Lace
one metre of truly 32mm natural faux hessian ribbon

32mm Natural Faux Hessian Ribbon

one metre of white 'Cheltenham' guipure lace

25mm White 'Cheltenham' Guipure


ps if you haven't already entered  our flowers and twine giveaway which closes this evening, please scroll down or click here for the flowers and twine giveaway

see you soon, Mary x
THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED

Thursday, 16 May 2013

Hemp Twine Giveaway still open and we have new lace and fabulous inspiration .....

please scroll down or click here for the flowers and twine giveaway


32mm Faux Hessian Ribbon 45mm Chocolate Beaded Tulle Lace 30mm 'Claire' Ivory Embroidered Tulle

40mm Dusky Pink Floral Flat Lace 25mm White 'Juliet' Fine Cluny Lace 25mm White 'Cheltenham' Guipure

We have some lovely new products - golden brown hessian ribbon (see Andrea's card below); vintage style dark hocolate brown embroidered and embellished lace, dusky pink flat lace, fabulous ivory embroidered tulle - just imagine that embellished with a few pearls or sparkly gems or sequins!  Our 'Jacqueline' ivory fine cluny lace proved to be so popular we have now added the same design in white and it's called 'Juliet'


now here are some fabulous projects by our talented design team to inspire you get get crafting!

By Andrea



Andrea used Watering can and It's Your Day sentiment stamp by Molly Blooms
Papers from 3DJeanRibbonhessian, polka dot button and memo pin from Ribbon Girl

By Franz



By Jane M


Jane used 25mm cream cotton lace, aqua tiny ric rac, stick on pearls, sweetheart blossoms, open roses, plain buttons, an ivory dahlia resin flatback, 20mm diamante spacer with clear gem centre

See you soon for more projects from the Ribbon Girls ans don't forget you can enter our hemp twine and flower giveaway on this blog or on our facebook page!

Mary


Wednesday, 15 May 2013

Is it a printers tray or a work of art ......

please scroll down or click here for the flowers and twine giveaway


Our very talented customer Kathleen transformed a Tim Holtz printer tray into this fabulous creation - she worked on it for quite a while in between other projects and was delighted with the results - and so you should be Kathleen, we think it is beautiful!!  Kathleen used lots of  Ribbon Girl lace, mulberry flowers and embellishments including that golden butterfly in the centre, from The Ribbon Girl

thanks for sharing this Kath!
We'll be back tomorrow for some inspirational projects from the Ribbon Girl DT

see you then, Mary x



Sunday, 12 May 2013

Twine and flowers giveaway





We'd like to introduce you to our new range of 100%  hemp twine which is available in 62.5metre spools in two thicknesses, 10lbs (0.5mm) and 20lbs (1.0mm),  and on cards containing 4 x 12.8 metres of 10lb weight (0.5mm) hemp cord in beautiful colours.  Hemp is a pure, natural eco-friendly alternative to synthetic products.  


We will send the winner one spool of 1.0mm 20lb hemp cord in dusky pink, one card of 10lb weight cord in assorted vintage colours and a packet of Vintage Pink Anenome flowers which are made from earth-friendly handmade paper produced from recycled cotton.

All you have to do is leave us a comment, mention this giveaway on your blog with a link back to

The lucky winner will be picked at random on Saturday 18th May and we will send the prize anywhere in the world

Mary x
THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED

Saturday, 11 May 2013

Winner of May Card Challenge to 'add a button'

Good evening everyone - the winner of the Ribbon Girl May Card Challenge to 'add a button' picked by random.org is

and that's you  Lynne
please email us to arrange your prizes from the very generous Lisa and Laila at Lili Of The Valley 



and a £10 voucher from The Ribbon Girl



See you on Sunday morning - we're having a fabulous giveaway which you won't want to miss!

Mary x