Two More Ribbony Gifts

For this week's Christmas Blessings post, I'd like to show you two more gifts you can make with ribbons. (Yes, I am crazy about ribbons!)

Hair Bows
I made these hair bows using Monica's tutorial and had so much fun!


I like that each one is unique. It's fun to experiment with different styles of bows, too. My friend Tasha taught me how to make the little ribbon curlicues (thanks, Tasha!).

Kardelen chose two bows to put in her birthday party goody bags, and the rest will be part of a Christmas package for an orphanage in India which my sister's family helped to found. Kardelen likes to wear them, too--I'll have to make some for her stocking this Christmas!

Ribbon Sticks
Another Christmas gift easy to make for kids is a set of ribbon sticks. Kardelen and Sofia dance to praise music with these, and sometimes we bring them to church, too. We made this set for a birthday gift for Kardelen's friend:

And this pair will be for our niece for Christmas.

You can get so creative with different colors and types of ribbon and rickrack!

For the handles, buy a dowel from Wal-Mart or Home Depot and cut it into 12" sections. (They come in 3-foot lengths, so if you don't want any left over, you could buy 2 dowels and make 3 sets of ribbon sticks from them.) Sand lightly and paint if you like. We used leftover sage green paint from a previous project.

Next week I'll share more easy gifts you can make for Christmas. And I promise they won't use ribbons. :) (Although I'm sure you could incorporate them somehow. . .)

How is your Christmas crafting going? Are you in the middle of any fun projects? I'd love to hear!