Wednesday has official become my favorite day of the week. It’s the day I get to have a bit of creative fun DIY’ing and making little pretties. And boy am I having fun today! If you visited the blog this past Monday you would have learned how far a little ribbon can get you in your quest to accessorize your wedding. Today I decided to test the limits by seeing how different I could make a plain white favor box look with just the varied use of ribbon. No additional trims allowed. Long story short, I had to stop at five to avoid a never ending post!
As you’ll see, the possibilities really are endless, and all with a super sweet finish.
Box 1 – Something Blue
The Supplies
white favor box + satin ribbon {two shades of blue and white} + scissors + glue gun
The Step by Step
Step 1: cross wrap your darkest shade of blue ribbon, finishing it off at the bottom of the box for a seamless top finish.
Step 2: loop your darkest shade of ribbon two or three times. Make sure the length of your formation is in proportion to your favor box.
Step 3: repeat step 2 on your lighter shade of blue ribbon.
Step 4: overlap your two looped formations, darkest on bottom, and tie together with white ribbon. Snip off any access white ribbon so that only a wrap remains.
Steps 5 & 6: tie a strip of white ribbon into a double bow, keeping size in proportion to your blue ribbons and your favor box.
Step 7: glue your layered blue ribbons vertically to the middle of your box.
Step 8: glue your white double bow horizontally to the middle point of your blue ribbons.
The Finished Look
Box 2 – Lovely Rosettes
The Supplies
white favor box + satin ribbon {two shades of peach} + scissors + glue gun
The Step by Step
Step 1: cross your two shades of ribbon at the top left corner of your box, finishing the wrap off on the bottom of the box for a seamless top finish.
Step 2: cut a strip of your darker ribbon, approximately 20 inches in length, and twist it.
Step 3: tie the ends to hold the twist.
Steps 4 – 6: twist the ribbon around itself to create a rosette and glue at the finish point.
Step 7 (not shown): repeat steps 2 – 6 on your lighter shade of ribbon, using a shorter length for a smaller finish, approximately half of what was used for the larger rosette.
Step 8: glue rosettes onto your box, larger one over the point where your two wraps join and the smaller one just below that point, slightly to the right.
The Finished Look
Box 3 – Satin Button Charm
The Supplies
white favor box + satin ribbon {two shades of purple and white} + scissors + glue gun
The Step by Step
Step 1: wrap all three shades of ribbon around your box vertically, from darkest to lightest, overlapping each slightly. Finish wrap up on the bottom of the box for a seamless finish on top.
Step 2: cut your darkest ribbon into a strip that is approximately 70 inches long and roll into a button shape. This will be your largest button.
Step 3 & 4 (not shown): repeat step 2 on your other two ribbons. Make your lighter shade of purple button smaller than your darkest and make your white the smallest.
Step 5: glue all three satin buttons to your box, positioning as shown in the image above.
The Finished Look
Box 4 – Pretty in Ombre Pink
The Supplies
white favor box + satin ribbon {three shades of pink} + scissors + glue gun
The Step by Step
Step 1: wrap your box vertically, down the middle, with your lightest shade of pink ribbon. Finish wrap up on the bottom of the box for a seamless finish on top.
Step 2: loop your darkest ribbon twice. Keep the size in proportion to your box.
Step 3: form your ‘in between’ shade of ribbon into a simple bow. Keep size in proportion to your looped ribbon and your box.
Step 4: layer your two ribbon formations, dark loop on bottom, lighter bow on top, and tie together with your lightest shade of pink ribbon.
Step 5: glue the bow to your box, about a quarter of the way down from the top.
The Finished Look
Box 5 – Satin in Bloom
The Supplies
white favor box + satin ribbon {white – 1 cm width and yellow – 1.6 cm width} + crinkle cut craft scissors + regular scissors + glue gun
The Step by Step
Step 1: overlay your white ribbon onto your wider yellow ribbon and wrap both vertically around your box, about a quarter in from the left side. Finish wrap up on the bottom of the box for a seamless finish on top.
Step 2: cut approximately 4 strips of your wide yellow ribbon, about 8 inches in length, and then use your crinkle cut scissors to cut each strip into two.
Step 3: finish off the strips you just cut with crinkle cut ends.
Step 4: bend your crinkle cut ribbons over and arrange them into a bouquet like shape. Make sure to alternate the direction the crinkle cuts face.
Step 5: tie off your bouquet with the white ribbon, just slightly above the middle point.
Step 6: glue your bouquet to your box at an angle, pointing slightly downward to the bottom left corner of your box.
The Finished Look
xoxo.
