Shon Almquist: I frequently find photos of trees decorated with ribbons in women's magazines; e.g. Traditional Home, Martha Stewart Living and any other 'decorating' magazine. I bet you could even find examples on the internet and I bet Michael's would have ideas as well.
Antonia Mogg: I am ribbon obsessed when it comes to decorating my trees. I have five in total and each one is a different. I like to drape and tuck strips of ribbons, then I make bows (the kind that have like six loops you see samples at craft stores and each bow takes about three yards) I use ribbon that has wire because it holds the shape nicely. If you ask one of the floral decorators at the store to make the bows they often will be more that happy as long as you purchase the ribbon from their store. On a standard size tree i use about 8 to ten bows. I'm sorry I don't have any pictures but if you go into some high end stores they usually have decorator trees on display. I always get so many co! mpliments and guests look forward to seeing what I come up with each year. Good luck with your tree...I'm sure it will be gorgeous!~*Happy Holidays*~...Show more
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Manie Labat: Fond 10 best tips for beautiful Christmas tree ribbon:Find the style and pattern that you love and this will be you’re jumping off point to coordinate other ribbons. There are so many types of ribbons out there (ex. wired, not wired, burlap, twill, grosgrain…). I know these sounds like common for decoration Wired ribbon is always easier but if you fall in love with a non-wired ribbon, try to mix in a coordinating wired ribbon. Consider scale when you are picking a size of ribbon to use. My tree was 9 feet when I picked out this 2 inch ribbon, which is normally too small. If you are going to get trendy with your tree, make it with the ribbon. My recommendation is to begin a collection of ornaments that you love, t! hat are relatively neutral, and that will last you a long time! . Use your Coupons. It seems that I usually use between 2 and 3 spools (10 yards each) of ribbon for each of my trees. Ribbon adds such a luxe elegance to a tree.Be creative! I put garlands, buntings, flags, crystal ropes, sparkly wrap things, tulle, feather boas, etc. all in the ribbon category as well. Don’t be afraid to CUT your ribbon! I promise it will be ok! I used to be that person who would try to keep the whole entire roll in tact when I was decorating my tree so I wouldn’t have to cut it up… you know, in case I needed it for something else someday. Applying the ribbon to your tree is all about the timing. A lot of people say that their ribbon has to be done first or last, or wherever they have it in their routine, but I say do it where it makes sense. I talked in more detail about the order I used for decorating my trees HERE, but the general order I use is like this:• Picks/twigs• Big/Huge objects (ex. my wooden sign postcards)• Big ornaments• ribbo! n• small ornamentsPerfection is overrated. Maybe that should be the motto for my life. We should all print that out and stick it on our refrigerators as a reminder! When it comes to ribbon, I think that if it looks too perfect, there isn’t enough organic playfulness about it and it lacks visual interest...Show more
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