Baby Ribbon Challenge

The lovely people at

Crafty Ribbons

recently launched a new and exclusive range of

Baby Ribbons

and invited people to make two projects

using some of the ribbons.

I was lucky enough to take part in their challenge -

here are the ribbons they sent me

(I chose the pink option, but blue is also available naturally!)

   

As I always struggle to make any decent greetings card,

I decided to cover two notebooks with fabric instead.

I started off with the pink stripy one.

 I made a card base for the cover just slighter larger

than the notepad (which is actually a 'Things To Do' Post-It note pad).

I didn't have any suitable pink fabric, so using a piece of white

cotton, coloured it with some Distress Stain - 'Spun Sugar'.

It dried up to a lovely pale pink colour which co-ordinated nicely 

with the ribbons which I machine stitched on top.

I made a loop at the top so the book may be hung up if necessary.

I had a bit more fun with the second one as it involved a face!

I cut out a face and neck shape from white cotton,

stitched a few ribbons at the bottom to make some clothes

and hand embroidered the basic features on.

I used more black embroidery thread for the messy hair

and a little dab of pastel for the rosy cheeks and eye shadow.

Out came my old jeans again - I thought the pale denim

would contrast nicely with the pinks and greens -

and they became the cover.

The little girl was machine stitched on top of the cover

along with a few ribbons - the 'Cute As A Button' one

fitted well I think. 

Between the card base and the top fabric is a layer

of thin wadding to give the books a slighty padded feel.

Here's what the inside looks like.

This was something a bit different, but I enjoyed the challenge.

Thanks for looking x