I did it.  My house is decorated for Christmas .  I’m still adding a few things here and there, but for the most part we have Christmas cheer all around us!!

I saw this darling idea on Pinterest, and knew I had to add it to my Holiday decor this year!!!

Sorry it looks a little green, this pic was taken at night…

Super simple idea, just thread some tulle through the tops of the ornaments, tie the tulle in a knot, hang from ceilings, rails, curtain rods, you name it!!  Sooo festive!!

These ones are on my curtain rods…

I have to say, they’re my new favorite decoration:)  Thank you Pinterest!!!

Ok… time to announce the winner of the Pattern Pack of Superhero Costumes from Kirsti Koo!!

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You will have 48 hours to respond to your email and claim your prize!!   Thanks again to everyone for participating in the fabulous giveaway!!  And thanks to Kirsti for donating a super prize!!

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Ok, so I made a Christmas tablerunner a couple of weeks ago, and I couldn’t decide what to do for a centerpiece this year…

I’ve seen these darling ribbon trees around blogland, and I’m going to show you how to make one, along with the peppermint tree.  This was a fun craft to do with my kids, (they ate about half the peppermints along the way:)

Supplies:

• 3 cardboard cones (I bought mine at Hobby Lobby)
• spools of ribbon
• hot glue gun
• peppermint pinwheels
• tulle

Step 1:

We’ll start with the the peppermint tree.  Unwrap each candy and begin by hot glueing them one at a time starting at the base of the tree. 

 Continue gluing until you reach the top.  Then do the same on the opposite side of the tree.

Start the next row in between the first two.  For example, 12′oclock, 6′oclock, 3′oclock, and 9′oclock.

Then you can fill in the other rows in between.  As you get closer to the top, you can use half pieces of the peppermints.

When I was done, I tied a ribbon at the top.  You can add a star, a bow, whatever you like…

Step 2:

Onto the next tree.  Start by cutting small strips of ribbon about 5 inches long. 

I used 4 different types, but you can use as many as you would like.

Next, glue the ends together to form a loop.

Now, starting from the base, glue each loop to the tree, alternating colors and work your way all the way around.

On the second row, attach the loops so that they cover the gaps from the bottom row.

Continue filling in the gaps all the way to the top.

Ok, 2 trees down, one to go…

For the last tree, there’s really no trick.  I cut 4 pieces of tulle about 40 inches in length, 2 red and 2 green.   Fold the strip in half and begin wrapping it around the tree in a criss-cross fashion.  Secure at the ends with hot glue.   Repeat, alternating colors.  Finish by tying another big bow at the top!

To stagger the height of each tree, I cut the bottom off of one tree. Because the ribbon hangs down so much I propped the ribbon tree on top of an empty spool of ribbon. The last tree I left the same, in order to get 3 different heights.

I love the bright colors of the trees!  I LOVE how it turned out!!    You can play around with these trees a ton using your own personal style!  Have fun…

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Hey ladies!!  (And dudes too, if you’re out there), I always wonder who really reads this blog…  ya know?

Sorry, I know random.

We’re making a super fun and totally simple craft today for Halloween.  I made these for my son’s spooky birthday party this weekend!  They’re darling little Halloween ribbon ornaments.

Oh BTW, make sure and check out the bottom of this post for a pretty cool Just Sew Sassy announcement:)

Sorry, on to the tutorial…

Halloweeen Ribbon Ornaments

Supplies:

• lots of Halloween colored ribbon for the ornaments and thinner ribbon for hanging
• precut circles of Halloween paper, you’ll need about 10 each of 2 sizes (I used the base of a spool of thread to make one size, and a glue stick to make the other, haha original right:)
• buttons
• glue gun and sticks
• scissors or rotary cutter and mat

Step 1:

Cut your ribbon.  I’m going to show you how to make three different ornaments.  I started by cutting the ribbon into strips for each one of the ornaments.

For the first one, cut 3 strips of ribbon about 7 inches in length.

For the next one, cut 3 strips of ribbon 4 inches in length, and then cut the ends to form an inverted “v” shape.

Sorry, I forgot to take a picture of this step with the green ribbon, but its just like this.

For the last ornament, cut 4 strips of ribbon about 5 1/2 inches in length.

Step 2:

-K- you’re done with the cutting, next comes the hot glue!  (Keep in mind, you can also sew these together, but I thought the hot glue would be a faster, easier route for me)

Going back to the first ornament.  Glue the ends together to form a circle.

Then place a dab of glue in the inside center, and squish down to form a bowtie shape.

Repeat with the the two other ribbons.

Then glue the three bowtie shapes together, one on top of the other to form a flower shape.

-K-  we’ll come back to this one in a sec.

Moving on to the second ornament.  Glue each of the 3 ribbons on top of one another to form a star shape.

And, moving on to the third ornament.

Fold the ribbon in half to form a loop, and secure the end with glue. 

Repeat with all four ribbons.  Then glue one loop on top of the other to form a different kind of flower shape.

Step 3:

Next, you gotta glue the paper centers to your ornaments.  You can mix and match, and even throw in some buttons if you prefer:)

Just hot glue those little circles (and or buttons) right to the center of your shapes.

Step 4:

Glue the skinnier ribbon together to form a loop, and attach it to the back of the ornament with you guessed it, more hot glue!

Voila!!

-K- so I totally forgot or somehow deleted the last picture of my looped ornament, but you can see a few of them hanging on my spooky branches…

And here’s a shot of the birthday party spread…

ANNOUNCEMENT!!!  Speaking of celebrating birthdays, we’re coming up on 6 months here at Just Sew Sassy, and it’s been soooo much fun!!  To thank you all for your support, comments, and following our blog, we’re going to have a giveaway every week in October with a big surprise giveaway at the end of the month!!!

To start off, we’re offering a $15 credit to use in our Just Sew Sassy shop!!

Wanna play?  Leave a seperate comment for each entry.  We’re keeping it simple:)

1. Visit our shop and tell us your favorite item
2. Become a follower of Just Sew Sassy

That’s it!!  Winner will be chosen Sat. October 9th

Good luck!!

Linking up with these fabulous blogs…

Giveaway is now closed!  thanks for all your comments:)

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