I got cheap fabric from Wal-mart. It was 2 bucks a yard. This technically isn't ribbon hanging, but it is fabric made to look like ribbon strips. See where I am going here? Ribbon is much more expensive for a project like this. I opted for peach, cream and a little bit of mint green for mine, but go crazy with fun prints/patterns and different colors. The less you think about it, the better they look in my opinion. I chose solid fabric.
What you will need:
Roughly 2 yards of fabric ( in each color) depending on how long you want your garland
Self healing mat
Rotary cutter ( a major time saver when it comes to cutting fabric)
Jute twine
Fabric Scissors
A baby in over- sized pjs to crawl in your piles of ribbon .......ok, not really, but that is what I got!
About an hour of your time
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| I used my mat to roughly measure how thin/thick I wanted each strip to be. |
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| As you can see, they are not even nor are they all the same size. Imperfection = perfection with this project. It gives the garland some dimension. |
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| Baby.... |
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| Take each of your strips and tie them in a knot onto the jute twine. |
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| Then, simply scrunch it right up next to the previous knot you made so there is no space between the ribbons. |
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| Then, cute the remaining fabric down to about a 1/2 of an inch. This just gives the top of the garland a nice clean line. I debated leaving the extra fabric at the top, but it made it look to "messy". To each their own! |
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| VOILA!!!!! |
These are great stored away for a special occasion, hanging in a nursery, or even anywhere in your house for that matter. Have fun with it!
Hope you all enjoy your Thursday!
