Ribbon Yo-Yo Gift Bag & Tutorial

Happy Friday! I've been making a lot of cards lately (I actually made 3 yesterday to actually mail out!), so I thought I would try something 3-D this morning. I loved the ribbon yo-yo we made as one of the Convention make and takes, so I thought I would try another one. The only ribbon I had wide enough was the twill tape, so I decided it needed a shabby chic look, which is so easy with the Bella Rosa paper. (I know SU calls it Bella Rose, but that's wrong, and it should be called Bella Rosa!) I loved the way it turned out, finally a *great* use for this extra-wide twill tape!

FYI, I stumbled across Marlene's great blog yesterday, and this card inspired my piecing strips. I'm bad about always making my strips straight, and I really liked the way they were overlapped crooked. Hers had stitching, which was even better, but I can't attempt to do that until I get that Janome mini sewing machine!

Okay, wanna see how to do the ribbon yo-yo? It's easy peasy.

Simple materials: wide ribbon, needle & thread (I used SU linen thread, but it won't show, so it doesn't really matter. Also, I used about 12" of twill tape and don't worry if it's wrinkled like this one, it won't show!)

Run a simple running stitch along the edge:


Start gathering it up when you get to the end:


Run the stitch from the finishing end through to the other end where you started and knot. (I usually try to tuck under the unfinished edge, but I forgot in this photo. No worries, I tucked it under later and you can't see it.)


The finished ribbon yo-yo:


Let me know if you have any questions! If you want to try the fabric version, Heather Bailey has a great tutorial here. Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great day!

Have you stamped something today?

Recipe
Stamps: Wow Flowers.
Cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Red Riding Hood, Pink Pirouette, Kiwi Kiss, Bella Rosa DSP.
Ink: Red Riding Hood.
Accessories: Twill Tape, 5/8" Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon, Glue Dots, Scallop Circle Punch, 1 1/4" & 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Crop-a-Dile, needle & thread, kraft bag from Joanns.