20 Ways to Use Ribbons in Your DIY Projects

Ribbons are a must-have for most crafters, and I am one of them- ribbon is my favorite thing and I wish I could go to Michael's and just stock up and have an entire box of wonderful ribbon of all lengths and designs and colors and sorts. They're great for putting in your hair and hot gluing them to things- but not hot gluing them to your hair (do not do this). You can make all sorts of stuff with ribbon, hundreds of things, probably, but I've narrowed it down to a simple list of 20 things/crafts/DIYs that you can do using the wonder and creativity of ribbon. I hope this inspires you to get on Amazon or go to Michael's, because they have an entire wall of ribbon in every color that you can possibly imagine. And it's usually pretty cheap, too.

1. A handle for something- make sure the ribbon is very strong and very purdy. 

2. Tie a bow around a Mason jar- boom, instant gift. 

3. Like I said above, hot glue some ribbon to something, like a bow to something or just use ribbon as a border. 

4. Make a 5-petal ribbon flower here. 

5. Make a super easy cupcake tower using this tutorial.

6. Make an uber-cute ribbon bow tie (there are 3 different ways, by the way) for the fanciest of your crafting occasions HERE.

7. Make some super-awesome brand new ribbon sandal straps in minutes so that you can have a lot of summer fun in your new ribbon strapped sandals using this tutorial. 


8. You could use a variety of ribbons to make this amazing Anthro-knockoff DIY scarf necklace. 

9. Craft the cutest award rosette ever, and since you aren't buying them, you can choose whichever color/design you want. There are a million tutorials for this on Pinterest!

10. For that little fairy princess in your life, make a ribbon tied tutu that is just THE CUTEST THING EVER. Directions here.

11. Even though it's not the holidays yet, make these adorable scrap ribbon tree ornaments. 

12. You've gotta try these washi tape ribbon wands, which you can make in only 5 minutes. 

13. Tie a ribbon bow on a headband to make an easy, throw on hair accessory. 

14. Make a pacifier clip for that one baby who won't stop dropping their pacifier then crying about it. Yeah, you know who I mean.

15. Make a paperclip bookmark in 5 seconds by tying a small piece of ribbon to a paperclip; do it a thousand times more and BOOM keep them in your pocket for emergencies or give them out as gifts for your bookworm friends. 

16. If you've got a lot of ribbon, make little ribbon holders with cute empty Tic Tac boxes by putting the ribbon inside and pulling a piece through the top for easy access.

17. Tie some ribbon to a long piece of string and you've got a snazzy backdrop. BOOM. (for a wedding ceremony or for a photo shoot, etc.)

18. Simply tie one into a little circle for a last-minute bracelet that makes you look oh-so-crafty.

19. Use this easy tutorial to tie a bow like you have never tied before. 

20. Make this DIY tugging box for young toddlers. 

And that 20 DIYs that YOU can do using ribbon. Well, now that you're done reading, go get some ribbon and try a few of these out! Thanks for reading. 

xx Savannah