Ribbon Clip Holders

Do you ever have an idea of something in your head, and then it turns out even better than how you had pictured when you actually make it? Yay! I love it when that happens! Anyway, this was one of those projects for me. I made these ribbon clip holders for all of my daughter's bows and flowers about a year ago. I know there are a lot of versions of these clip holders out there, but this is what I came up with...

I am pretty excited with how they turned out and they were pretty inexpensive and easy to make. Here's how if you want to give it a try:

What you will need:

plain wooden plaques (I got mine at 'Michael's' for $1.29 a piece)

ModPodge

decorative paper of your choice

foam brushes

plain wooden die-cut shapes ( .25 cents a piece at 'Michael's')

ribbon of your choice

glue gun or other heavy duty glue like 'E 6000'

acrylic paints (about a dollar a bottle at most craft stores)

1. Trace the outline of your wooden plaque onto the scrapbook paper and then trace a that outline again just about 1/4" inside your original line.

2. Cut out paper along the inner line and set aside.

3. Paint front and back of your wooden plaques with acrylic paints and let dry.

4. Paint your wooden cutouts with a contrasting color and set aside.

5. Once your plaques are dry, adhere your cut out piece of paper to the plaque using 'ModPodge'. (spread 'ModPodge' to the back of the paper using a foam brush, stick the paper in place on your plaque, smoothing out the bubbles, then cover the entire thing with 'ModPodge' using a foam brush).

6. Coat the entire top of the plaque and paper with 'ModPodge' a couple more times, letting it dry between each application.

7. Once 'ModPodge' is dry, glue your painted wood cutout to the center of your plaque using glue gun or other strong glue. Let dry.

8. Coat the entire plaque with a few more layers of 'ModPodge' and let dry.

9. Cut your ribbon to desired length and glue to the back of your plaque. (you may also need to attach a hook or loop of ribbon to the back so you can hang your plaque on the wall).

10. And voila! Now you are done. You can also make this project much easier and faster by just buying an already painted wood cutout (I know they have them at some craft stores) and just gluing your ribbon to the back of that.