May Arts Ribbon Scraps Blog Hop

Welcome to the May Arts Ribbon scraps blog hop! Today we are going to show you many ways that you can use up those ribbon scraps in projects instead of throwing them in the trash! 

One of my absolute favorite uses for scrap ribbon is on tags. I keep a box of scraps right beside my desk for this reason. I hate to waste pretty ribbon! 

I love to add little pieces to the bottom of a tag to give that extra dimension and frayed look. Since ribbons come in all shapes and sizes, this is the perfect use for your scraps! 

Hop along with us and leave comments along the way for your chance to win a grab bag full of yummy NEW release ribbons from May Arts!

Here's the full lineup of talented ribbonistas today:

Tracy McLennon Mary Brockway Karen Hanson Karen Baker Jenifer Cowles Jen Shears Gini Williams Cagle Emily Lanham Charlene Driggs

Products Used:
May Arts Ribbon- DD10, 376-1-33, 473-15-11, QH01, SX33
Authentique Paper- "Devoted" Collection

A Ribbon Baby Blog Hop!

Welcome to the May Arts Ribbon Baby Blog Hop! Since our Queen of the Ribbonista's (Bethney) recently had a precious little bundle of joy, we have all been gushing over everything baby! What an exciting reason to hold a blog hop! 

I seem to always be in hairbow mode because making hairbows for little girls and babies is so much fun!!! I decided to make a cute headband along with some barefoot sandals. These are all the trend right now! I made up a little tutorial on how to make the barefoot sandals. They are so quick and easy to create, what an adorable and inexpensive baby gift! 

You will need: Ribbon flowers, elastic, and some little jewels for the centers. 

First, cut your elastic. For newborn size cut the elastic around 9". For 6-9 month size, cut the elastic at about 11". 

Make a figure 8 with the elastic as shown and hot glue.

Cut out your flower. To attach it, you will need a felt circle. This makes the backing soft on the baby's feet. Ialso use these on the backs of the headbands as well.

Glue in place like so. 

Add a little rhinestone center or leave plain, either way, these are adorable! 

I didn't have a little baby to model these cute little accessories, but if you google search "baby barefoot sandals" you will see several examples of how they are worn! 

Don't forget to visit all of the ribbonista's along the hop! Just by hopping and commenting along the way, you are entered to win 3 spools of May Arts Ribbon of your choice from the baby section here: https://www.mayarts.com/browse/industries/baby/

Thursday

Charlene Driggs Emily Lanham Gini Williams Cagle Jen Shears Jenifer Cowles Jennifer Davey Karen Baker

Friday

Karen Hanson Mallika Kejriwal Mary Brockway Rhea Weigand Tracy McLennon

Products Used:
May Arts Ribbon- 2.5" Sheer/Frayed Flowers in Pink & White, 5/8" Elastic in Light Pink
Other Supplies: Felt Circles, Rhinestones

May Arts Ribbon & Epiphany Crafts Blog Hop!

Welcome to the May Arts Ribbon/Epiphany Crafts blog hop! We have lots of beautiful projects and prizes coming your way this week!

I LOVE the hexagon tool. One of my faves by far! I also love the charms from Epiphany, so for my project, I decided to pair these with lovely May Arts Ribbon to create a necklace!

If you haven't used the Epiphany Crafts tools, you must try them! They are simple to use!

All you need is some patterned paper, stickers, etc. You simply place a clear epoxy over your image and punch! 

Add your epoxy to the charm and string some ribbon through and that's it! 

A stunning necklace! This is the perfect quick & easy handmade gift, or you can keep it for yourself!

Be sure to check out all ribbonistas this week! Simply leave comments along the way for your chance to win a prize! 

Here's the ribbonista lineup for the week:

Monday

o    Tracy McLennon

o    Mary Brockway

Tuesday

o    Lalo IK

o    Karen Hanson

Wednesday

o    Karen Baker

o    Jennifer Davey

Thursday

o    Jenifer Cowles

o    Jen Shears

Friday

o    Gini Williams Cagle

o    Emily Lanham

Products Used:

May Arts Ribbon- 382-11-27, 390-58-10

Epiphany Crafts- Hexagon Tool, Epoxy, Charm

May Arts New Release Blog Hop

Welcome to Day 1 of the May Arts Ribbon Spring/Summer New Release Blog Hop! You are going to want to check every project out on this hop, the new ribbons are amazing! Of course, May Arts never ceases to amaze me with every new release!

I got to play with the 2" Burlap with Colored Edge. This ribbon is fabulous. Immediately, I thought how cute this would be on a wreath, but I have never been able to conquer the art of wreath making.... so I made a few other projects instead! 

I made a couple of fun Easter tags with the burlap. I Love how the colored edge coordinates with some of my favorite papers from Authentique Paper. 

Thanks for stopping by today! Don't forget to hop along with all of the ribbonistas and check out the new ribbons! 

Monday   

Charlene Driggs

Emily Lanham

 Gini Williams Cagle

Jen Shears

Jenifer Cowles

Jennifer Davey

Karen Baker

Tuesday

Karen Hanson

Lalo IK

Mallika Kejriwal

Mary Brockway

Rhea Weigand

Tracy McLennon

Virginia Fynes

Leave a comment along the way for your chance to win 3 spools of lovely ribbons from the Spring/Summer New Releases!

Products Used:
May Arts- 2" Burlap with Colored Edge, String Burlap Ribbon
Authentique Paper- "Treasure" Collection
Petaloo- Flowers

May Arts & Faber Castell

 Welcome to a fun week with May Arts Ribbons and Faber Castell!  Leave comments along the way for a chance to win a $50 prize pack of Faber Castell goodies and 3 rolls of May Arts Ribbon of your choice!

For my project I decided to create a mini album and decorate the cover with spackle and gelatos. I've never tried this technique, so to me it was kinda cool! You can also use stencils with the spackle, but I just kind of did my own thing. Of course, no mini album would be complete if not adorned with beautiful May Arts ribbons! 

Products Used: 

May Arts: 3/8" Metallic Velvet, 1.5" Grosgrain Dot, 1.5" Metallic Satin Reversible Ribbon  

Faber-Castell: Whipped Spackle, Gelatos, Big Brush Pitt Pens

Monday

Emily Lanham

Gini Williams Cagle

Jen Shears

Tuesday

Jenifer Cowles

Tiffin Mills

Wednesday

Karen Baker

Lalo IK

Mallika Kejriwal

Thursday

Mary Brockway

Rhea Weigand

Friday

Jennifer Davey

Tracy McLennon

Karen Hanson

May Arts Ribbon Valentine Blog Hop

It's the season of love and the May Arts Ribbonistas know how to spread the love with a Valentine's Blog Hop!

I used some of the new Artful accents to create some fun little tags. These were cut from the Artful Accents Banner, but I thought tags would be cute to add to a layout or a card. It's really nice to have some of these made up, you never know when you will need them! The lace ribbon also adds a nice finishing touch to this project.

Be sure to visit all of the Ribbonistas today and if you missed yesterday's post, hop along! We have prizes to give as always! Two winners will receive some ribbon, simply comment along the way and don't forget to stop at the May Arts Blog! 

Here's the line-up:

Thursday

Virginia Fynes

Tracy McLennon

Rhea Weigand

Mary Brockway

Mallika Kejriwal

Lalo IK

Karen Hanson

Friday

Karen Baker

Jennifer Davey

Jenifer Cowles

Jen Shears

Gini Williams Cagle

Emily Lanham

Charlene Driggs

Products Used:

May Arts- 1.5" Lace (NQ22), 5/8" Sheer Box Pleat (392-58-17),  Artful Accents White Decorative DIY Banner

Authentique Paper: Crush Collection

Unique Gift Wrapping with May Arts Ribbon!

Welcome to the May Arts Ribbon unique gift wrapping blog hop! The ribbonista elf's have been busy coming up with creative ideas to showcase how to use your May Arts Ribbon collection to wrap gifts this holiday season! 

For my project, I kept it pretty simple. No one likes to spend a long time wrapping just one present, so this one is quick and easy! For those smaller presents, use unique scrapbooking paper! I love to use Authentique paper. The texture and thickness of it is perfect for wrapping! I added ribbon around and finished off with a bow tied with my bow it all bow maker. On top I added a floral embellishment.

Now for the prizes! By commenting, you have your chance to win two amazing prize packs: Your choice of 1 roll of Christmas ribbon (including the new releases!) and one of the new Artful Accents. 

Here's the line up, and complete details can be found over on the May Arts Blog:

Monday

Virginia Fynes

Tracy McLennon

Rhea Weigand

Mary Brockway

Mallika Kejriwal

Lalo IK

Karen Hanson

Tuesday

Karen Baker

Jennifer Davey

Jenifer Cowles

Jen Shears

Gini Williams Cagle

Emily Lanham

Charlene Driggs

Products Used:

May Arts Ribbon- 7/8" Solid Ivory Checkered Ribbon Light Green
Authentique Paper- "Believe" collection

May Arts Kids Craft Holiday Blog Hop

Welcome to the May Arts Ribbon Kids Craft Holiday Blog Hop! We are kicking off a 2 day hop with the Ribbonistas to share some fabulous holiday crafts that you can do with your kids this Christmas. 

I always have trouble coming up with craft projects that aren't too advanced and that I can make with my daughter. I must admit, this one wasn't my idea totally... I took to Pinterest (as we all do in crafty times of need) and found this super cute and easy Christmas Tree ornament craft. This was so simple and it would be a great project to make with your kids and give out as gifts or to tie on to presents this year. 

You will need a variety of ribbon, some scissors, and a twig. I went outside and picked a little limb off of one of my trees. 

Simply tie ribbons starting from the bottom. Be sure to leave a small space at the bottom so it will look like your tree trunk. Start to trim the ribbons as you go up making each one slightly shorter than the last. 

Once you get to the tip, tie a string to use this as an ornament. Tie a tiny bow to the top to hide where the string was tied on and to crate a finished look. 

Don't forget to hop along and visit the other Ribbonistas blogs today as well!

Charlene Driggs

Gini Williams Cagle

Jen Shears

Jenifer Cowles

Jennifer Davey

Karen Baker

Be sure to stop by the May Arts Blog for prizes & lots of inspiration and creative crafts to do with your kids this holiday season! 

Products Used:

May Arts- 3/8" Metallic Velvet, 3/8" Twill Chevron, 5/8" Satin Grosgrain Double Band, 5/8" Grosgrain Dots, 5/8" Woven Chevron Stripes Wired, 5/8" Faux Canvas

Other- Scissors, twig

May Arts Ribbon / Core’dinations Blog Hop!

Welcome to the May Arts Ribbon/ Core'dinations blog hop! 

For my project I created this fun fall banner. 

I used some of the glitter cardstock from Core'dinations along with some lovely ribbons and flowers to create this simple & fun banner. The paper & sentiments are all from Authentique Paper's "Grateful" collection.

Be sure to check out projects from my fellow ribbonistas today! 

Gini Williams Cagle

Emily Lanham

Charlene Driggs

Don't forget to hop over to the May Arts blog today for more inspiration and prizes!

May Arts Handmade Christmas Card Hop

Welcome to the May Arts Ribbonista Christmas Card Hop! 

It's never too early to start making Christmas cards. At least in my book that's how it goes. Most paper companies come out with their new Christmas lines in July, so that gives everyone a nice head start, plus, you can always find amazing ribbons to go along when you search the May Arts catalog!

I created this card with Authentique Paper's "Believe" collection. This collection is perfect. Plus, you can get the cardmaking stack which comes with pre-scored cards. Makes things a lot easier when you have to create a bunch of cards! What card would be complete without some yummy ribbon?! I used the 1/2 inch Pom Pom String in Red, 3/8 inch Metallic Velvet in Parrot Green, and 5/8 inch Solid/Plaid ribbon in blue for this card. 

Be sure to visit fellow ribbonistas Karen Baker, Jennifer Davey, Jenifer Cowles, Jen Shears, Charlene Driggs, and Gini Williams Cagle today and don't forget to hop over to the May Arts Blog for more inspiration! 

Authentique Paper, Imagine Crafts, & May Arts Blog Week

Welcome to the Authentique Paper/May Arts Ribbon/Imagine Crafts blog hop! We have an AMAZING week full of beautiful projects, inspiration, & prizes coming your way!

Today, I decided to break out the "Radiant" collection from Authentique paper... I just LOVE this collection. It's perfect for summer projects but also great for year-round crafting.

I decided to break out some of my favorite ribbons and create a mini album for today. The colors in this collection are so fun and they match perfectly with May Arts Ribbon & Imagine Crafts inks. 

This is my album. How fun is that?! 

Products Used:

May Arts Ribbon- BY22, 470-58-55, 382-34-27, 443-55-28, 419-28, BC14

Authentique Paper: Radiant Collection

Imagine Crafts- Versacolor: Turquoise, Memento: Dandelion, Morocco, Sweet Plum

May Art Ribbonista for today: 

Charlene Driggs

Emily Lanham

Gini Williams Cagle

Be sure to check in to each Ribbonistas blog daily for your chance to win one of 3 awesome prize packs full of May Arts ribbony goodness, pretty Authentique papers and Imagine Crafts surprises.

May Arts, Simple Stories, & Xyron Blog Hop!

Welcome to the May Arts Ribbon, Simple Stories. & Xyron blog hop! 

For my project, I wanted to display a couple of photos from my trip to the Outer Banks, NC last year. We go every year, but I had a couple of really great photos that I took over the 4th of July. The Simple Stories "Sea to Shining Sea" collection was PERFECT for this project!

I started by printing some photos from my trip and finding the perfect chipboard banner to do the job.

I used my Xyron Mega Runner to adhere the paper to the chipboard.

I took this photo at the Cape Hatteras light house... that was before I decided to go up in the lighthouse, that's a once in a lifetime kind of thing ;-)

This was one of my favorite photos, we found a little beach that was pretty private and spent most of our days there. Very serene. 

This is the same beach in the photo above. We actually spent the 4th of July there relaxing and my husband fished a little. I love embellishing with the stickers from this collection kit.

I chose to display this banner in my hallway over my "beach" shrine. It's the perfect finishing touch!

I LOVE making banners for the sheer fact that I can make them shine with some lovely May Arts Ribbon. The anchor ribbon is one of my faves and I couldn't wait to use it on this project! 

Thanks for stopping by today! 

Hop on over and visit my fellow ribbonistas today! 

Jen Shears

Gini Williams Cagle

Be sure to visit the Xyron and Simple Stories blogs as well this week! We have  3 sets of prize packs of - a Good Day Sunshine Kit, a spool of ribbon (winners choice), and a 2.5" create a sticker to give away! 

Products Used:

May Arts Ribbon- 424-18-14, 455-38-03, 419-03, SM-14, DD-8-14, 376-1-01, 392-58-14

Simple Stories- Sea to Shining Sea Simple Sets Collection

Xyron- Mega Runner
Petaloo- Flowers

Leaky Shed Studio- Chipboard Banner

May Arts/ Art Anthology/ Basically Bare Blog Week

Welcome to the May Arts/Art Anthology/Basically Bare Blog week! Be sure to check out all of the amazing projects this week on all 3 blogs! 

For my project, I created a canvas with Authentique's new Authentic Art Prints. 

I added a touch of Art Anthology's Mayan Gold velvet to the outside of my canvas and also used it on the Sun from Basically Bare.

I LOVE May Arts little rosettes. I used some of Art Anthology's colorations mists to give them their fun colors!

Thanks for stopping by!

Don't forget to visit my ribbonista sisters today!

Gini Williams Cagle

Jen Shears

Products Used:

Authentique Paper- "Radiant" Collection- Authentic Art Prints

May Arts- Swiss Dots, Rosettes

Art Anthology- Colorations, Velvet

Basically Bare- Celestial Shapes Embellies