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I came up with a way to use up the tiny ribbon ends that always seem left over from bow-making. If you're like me and don't like to waste anything, you'll probably like this trick.
I may not be the first to do with this, but it's new to me. LOL!
Check it out:
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I opened up the brad, pinched the ribbons together, and closed the brad around the middle of the ribbons, then I just pierced the CS and pushed the brad through, securing it on the back.
__________________ "Life is much too important to be taken seriously." Oscar Wilde Proud to be a member of Mo's Digital Pencil Challenge DT! My BlogMy Gallery
Agreed! Super cute card and a wonderul idea! I have tons of little scraps of ribbons = not quite enough for an entire ribbon, but enough leftovers to make something like this. TFS - it's perfect!:-D
How cute to mimic a bow with them! I use my ends as tabs or loops sticking out from the edge of a layer. Well, I "save" them to use for that purpose...I don't always get around to actually "using" them!
I opened up the brad, pinched the ribbons together, and closed the brad around the middle of the ribbons, then I just pierced the CS and pushed the brad through, securing it on the back.
Thanks for explaining how you attached the brad and ribbons. I looked at your oh-so-cute card and was wondering how you did it. TFS, both the card and the idea for using leftover ribbon.
Here's another idea (totally not mine--I saw it in some magazine a while back): Keep a clear glass Christmas ornament on your desk or somewhere handy and stick the ribbon bits in it. when it's full, put the topper back on, tie another ribbon to it (start a new ornament with its ends) and you have a really cute Christmas ornament! I have a couple of them now and love "remembering" all the cards I made with that ribbon!
Oh, how clever of a way to attach them!! I have a huge jar of ribbon ends just knowing someone would figure out something good like this some day. Thanks!! This opens a whole new world of cardmaking now!
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What an awesome idea.. thank you so much for sharing this tip with everyone. I am forever tossing out small pieces of ribbon and often wondering what I could do with them.. now I know! thank you. Pam
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I love it! I have a custard cup on my stamping table FULL of such scraps, and when that's full, they go into a Ziploc bag in a drawer - I can't bear to throw away ribbon, and I hate measuring even slightly too short and not being able to tie it decently!!
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Great! One more thing for me to hoard! Great idea though! TFS!!!!!
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