Ribbon Holiday Ornaments

Create holiday ornaments by shaping silk ribbon into magnolia flowers and vintage-inspired decorative balls.

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Projects designed and demonstrated by Helen Gibb.

Ribbon Ornament

Material and Tools:
three-inch foam ball
three yards of one-inch-wide bias cut silk ribbon- green/red
1-1/2 yards of 1-1/2-inch-wide bias cut silk ribbon- garnet
12 inches of 1/4-inch bias silk cording- garnet
nine inches of 22-gauge thread-covered wire
two-inch tassel
three pieces of three-inch lengths mini artificial pine bough
spray adhesive
tacky glue and hot glue
thread and needle
scissors
ruler
Helen's book - Heirloom Ribbonwork

Steps:

Make three folded roses using 15 inches each of the Garnet silk ribbon. Follow instructions found in Heirloom Ribbonwork .
Insert the wire through the foam ball. Secure the wire with a small "loop/knot" at the bottom end.
Spray the foam ball using spray adhesive.
Place five-inch strips of green/red bias silk ribbon over the ball so it is completely covered. Trim ends and dab with tacky glue to secure.

Gather a nine-inch length of the green/red silk ribbon and pull tightly to form a circle of ribbon. Place around the base of the ball so all raw edges of ribbon strips are covered.

Hot glue a tassel to the base of the ball.

Make a loop in the wire at the top of the ball. Insert the Garnet cording through this loop, securing at the ends of the cording. This is the hanger for the ornament.

Arrange and glue three Garnet folded roses around the top.

Glue the three sprigs of artificial greenery between the roses.

Magnolia Spray

Materials and Tools:
Supplies for three magnolias
1-1/4 yards of 1-1/2-inch-wide cream wire-edge ribbon
2-1/2 yards of two-inch-wide cream wire-edge ribbon. (Note: If two-inch wide ribbon is not available, then substitute with 1-1/2-inch-wide.)
nine inches of 1-1/2-inch-wide olive green wire-edge ribbon
one yard of cream sheer and gold three-inch-wide wired ribbon
18 inches of 22-gauge thread-covered wire
five nine-inch sprigs of artificial pine greenery
fiberfill
green floral tape
hot glue
thread and needle
scissors and ruler
wire cutters
Helen's book - Heirloom Ribbonwork

Steps:

Make three magnolias according to the instructions in Helen's book,
Heirloom Ribbonwork.

Figure G

Each magnolia has a stemmed pod center. Each pod uses three inches of olive green ribbon and six inches of 22-gauge wire. Use a tube technique.

Each magnolia has three small petals (cut the 1-1/2-inch-wide cream ribbon into five-inch pieces) surrounding the pod center and five large outer petals (cut the two-inch-wide cream ribbon into six-inch pieces). Stitch the arched pattern.

Glue or stitch the three smaller petals around the pod, and then glue the five larger petals under the other petals. Cover the raw edges of the petals with floral tape and continue to tape down the wire stem.

Arrange the magnolias with several sprigs of pine bough. Wire together and cover the wire with a large bow.

Resources

Products
- Hanah silk hand-dyed bias cut ribbon from Artemis Exquisite Embellishments
- Autographed copies of Helen's books, half dolls and ribbons from Helen Gibb Design Inc.
Guests
- Helen Gibb
  Author and Ribbon Artist
  Helen Gibb Design Inc
  For autographed copies of Helen's books, order directly from her web site
  Website: www.helengibb.com