Ribbon Art

These past two weeks, I've been doing some blah to TADA! crafts based on this book:

I also had the chance to go to the book launch

called Stitch Fest in New York City,

where I found the cutest display:

Flowers made out of ribbons!

This technique is called ribbon embroidery.

I really liked how they turned out so

I had to try it myself:

I got myself some blah fabric scraps.

Then embroidered away using pink ribbon.

{You'll need some force to tug the ribbon through the cloth}

I also used some thread since I

had no green & yellow ribbon on hand.

TADA! I made this all by myself!

I put it in a frame to decorate the hallway.

I think it makes a nice gift to someone you'd like to give a bouquet of flowers to -- but it's fantastic because this requires no watering, there's no wilting and it's a gift that's completely handmade!