05/02/2011
browncurls ribbon wands w/ bells
browncurls ribbon wands w/ bells
  

Ribbon Wands w/ Bells
Browncurls Final Outcome :)


Hello Ladies,
With all my free time during the day I have been a busy body
( I can't relax and do just nothing while my stay at home,lol). I
decided to start on my ribbon wands. I had some help( thank God)
my mother, sister and bro-n-law were all over and gave me hand.
I totally love the way they turned out! :)
This was/is a little stressful project. The eye screws I ordered from Etsy were way to small, smaller than I excepted ( the tininess I have ever seen 7mm). I def is time consuming because of the extra work I had to do to get the tiny screws into the dowels. But def worth the work!
I did over 9 different types of ribbons in my colors. I measured the longest ribbon to 30.5' and the smaller at 27'. I put 3 strands on each dowel.

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laurie88's Orange wedding
 |  Westminster, MD, USA  |  05/02/2011  | 
They look VERY time consuming, BUT very much worth the effort and time. They look GREAT!!!
theredqueen's White wedding
 |  Wolfville, NS, Canada  |  05/02/2011  | 
omigosh their so pretty, you did an awesome job!
mrsgap's Black wedding
 |  Gibsons, BC, Canada  |  05/02/2011  | 
Very pretty!  I know ribbon can be really expensive...did you have a good (affordable!) source so you were able to use so much ribbon?
browncurls's Blue wedding
 |  Port richey, FL, USA  |  05/02/2011  | 
@laurie Thank you!! Girl, you have know idea, I started at 11am and stopped at 6:30pm and that was only about 40 wands done,lol.

@theredqueen Thank you!! I really love the way they turned out, even if I almost cut my fingers off by tryin to get the darn eye screw in the dowel,lol.

@mrsgap Thank You! I am a ribbon stalker ,lol. I live really close to Hobby Lobby, Micheal's and Joanne's. My daughter was making fun of me because she said I am their regular customer,lol. Honestly I look for the 50% off deals and I use alot of coupons. Between all 3 stores I just buy and save until I think I have enough..which in this case I didn't have enough. Etsy has a seller that sells ribbon, I haven't bought-en any yet from the store, but thinking I just might(not sure yet).

Here is the link:
http://www.etsy.com/people/GriffithGardens?ref=ls_profile
aimee114's Pink wedding
 |  Winnipeg, MB, Canada  |  05/02/2011  | 
What more to say than these look AWESOME! Congrats on such a successful DIY, you did such a fab job, you must be so happy with them! Hope you are recovering well doll =) xox
sugarr2518's Pink wedding
 |  Jesup, IA, USA  |  05/02/2011  | 
These are great!  I like how you added the beads at the top of the dowels!  Ribbon wands do take a great deal of time!  I spent ALOT of time on mine too, but the end result is soo worth it:)
browncurls's Blue wedding
 |  Port richey, FL, USA  |  05/02/2011  | 
@Amiee Awe, Thanks sweetie! I am sooooo HAPPY with them. Recovery is def something I am not good at,lol. Can't just lay around and do nothing..lol. But I am trying to go at a slow pace. Thanks for asking:)

@sugarr Thanks! I am really happy that I added the bells, it really gives them that extra little touch! :) I didnt realize that it really was time consuming..I only did 40 I still have 120 to go,lol.
almostmrsr's Pink wedding
 |  Reynoldsburg, OH, USA  |  05/03/2011  | 
First Off, I hope you are recovering well!

Second, I love these! I love your ribbon choices! I also live close to Michaels, Hobby Lobby & Joannes here in Ohio. Although the NPR Hobby Lobby is better than mine, here :( You make me miss home! anywayssss,  I love them and the bells on them. Havent seen them with bells until now!
browncurls's Blue wedding
 |  New port richey, FL, USA  |  05/03/2011  | 
@almostmrsr Awe! Thank you sweetie! Recovery is coming along.
As far as the Hobby Lobby here in NPR I LOVE IT!! I love there ribbon selection. Living next to all 3 stores (I have a great advantage). :)
I found the bells idea surfing the web, I wrote a post about it(you should check it out). :)
laurie88's Orange wedding
 |  Westminster, MD, USA  |  05/05/2011  | 
gahh!!! 11-6? I would go crazy! I can barely work on something for an hour.. lol
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browncurls
 |  Hudson, FL, USA  |  05/06/2011  | 
@laurie lol , I know what you mean, but I have nothing else to do while my stay at home. 4days later and I'm half way done, you def need patience's.
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