A Sunday Giveaway ...

Have You Heard??

Aren't these just the sweetest little woolfelt mice pin cushions??  Our very talented Design Team member Gail made them for the current pink and blue colour challenge - that challenge runs for another week by the way so there is lots of time to enter your pink and blue projects, check out this post for all the details.

Anyway, back to the mice ... as they've told you they're looking for a new home. Whilst they love living here at Ribbon Girl HQ they are adventurous mice and would like to travel and see new places ... so we're giving them away.

If you would like to win one of the mouse pin cushions plus a selection of the Ribbon Girl's favourite decorative pins then just leave us a comment telling us where the mice would be travelling to on their adventures to you and we'll pick out 4 winners at random next Sunday (29th January)

Gail's supplies for making mice:

Wool Felt

Polka dot buttons

Decorative pins

Love Mary and Andrea x

Colour challenge winner and more Christmas inspiration .............

The winner of Colour Challenge No 12 (Green and Lilac) chosen by Random.org

No 4 - that's you Judy 

 please email us with your details so we can send off your prize of either a green or a lilac mini ribbon kit.

and here are more projects from the talented Ribbon Girls to inspire you and we hope you will join in with our Jingle all the way to Christmas Challenge which runs until 8th November!

Claudia made this fabulous Christmas card featuring Tilda with her teddy and the inside looks just as good  as the front of the card!  Her very pretty card in traditional colours has been enhanced with cherry red Divine Bakers Twine, gingham ribbon, white mulberry roses and 30mm zig zag cotton lace

We've got  new 5 inch felt packs (pastel palette and rainbow brights) available in the store and Andrea used some to make the die cut holly leaves on this gorgeous pink Christmas card with co-ordinating box.

Mandy made some gorgeous Christmas tags using felt, lace, butttons and tiny pom pom trim

Tab made this beautiful Christmas card and used red tiny pom pom trim and cream cotton lace.

Mary used 38mm guipure lace and pink twill stripe ribbon for her first card then pink ruffle edge sheer, 18mm white cotton lace, a snowflake charm and mulberry flowers for her second card.  All available from The Ribbon Girl online store

Mary and Andrea x

Look what Lucy made ......

One of our regular customers, Lucy makes really nice things and sells them in her Etsy shop - she used a snowflake charm on one keyfob and sparkly acrylic buttons on the owl - but isn't the gingerbread person just gorgeous - he's a hair snap!   The Ribbon Girl has a nice selection of wool felt squares in various colour combinations

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If you would like to see any of your creations which include products from Ribbon Girl featured on this blog or in the gallery at the Ribbon Girl online store, please send me a photograph - crochet, knitting, sewing, in fact anything at all, doesn't have to be a card - check my own blog later today, I will be putting my step by step photos of me making a batch of spicy red tomato and fruit chutney - tastes yummy!!!! I think the only connection to a ribbon shop would be if I added a nice ribbon to give a jar as a gift (after it has matured for two or three weeks)

Mary x

Felt Hairclips ...

How to make a felt hairclip

 Cut a small slit in a rectangle shaped piece of felt, open the hairclip and push through the slit, fold the felt over

 Using coordinating thread and a small running stitch sew around the hairclip through both layers of felt

 Trim around the hairclip

 Diecut felt flowers and stitch around the edges

 Add a polka dot button and stitch the flower onto the felt covered hairslide

Woolfelt, hairclips and polka dot buttons

Love from Andrea x

Wool Felt and new charms now in stock

Wool Felt Fresh Fields

Wool Felt Summer Days

Just added to the shop is this gorgeous wool felt (30% wool) which is so easy to handle and work with and it sews beautifully.  Sold in packs of 15 squares at £9.50 per pack, it is excellent value for money. Each 6" x 6" square is a different but toning colour!  The felt is available in 5 different colourways

 We've added to our range of silver colour charms and this beautiful smooth, shiny medium size heart measuring approx 25mm x 25mm is proving to be very popular ................

as is this bronze colour 3-D Crown Top Key which measures only 7mm wide and 25mm long ....... in fact, we've got so many charms we've decided to list the bronze colour charms on a separate page! 

Don't forget that our Mothers Day Give Away remains open until midnight on Saturday 9th April - we'll list the winner on Sunday so please check back then!