How to customise ribbon for your wedding bouquet, wedding thank you gifts, or of course ANY present for the ultimate finishing touch to the special occasion.
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For me, what I really love about any wedding is seeing all those personal little touches the couple have added. Those things that aren’t necessarily ‘essential’ to the day, but ways they’ve found to incorporate bits of who they are, their story, what’s meaningful to them. Those touches can show their personalities, their thoughtfulness, their appreciation to guests for taking the time out, or simply adding the wow factor.
And that’s where this week’s DIY craft idea really excels; personalised ribbon. It’s a small thing, sure, but imagine how touched your MOH will be receiving a thank-you gift tied in a ribbon with, “Dear Alex, Thank you my beautiful friend. Love you always, Mrs Smith” or the FOB seeing the message, “Dad, Forever your little girl. Love Willow” as he unties your thoughtful present. Of course this idea works brilliantly for any gifting occasion, not just the wedding day!
Or maybe there’s a line from a poem or a song that has special meaning to you & your fiancé(e)? Add it to the ribbon tied around your bouquet so you can carry those words with you – a beautiful way to tie them into the day. Plus, the choice of ribbon colour can easily be matched to your colour palette for the occasion!
Our Cricut tutorial brings you step-by-step instructions on how to personalise your ribbon, through creating the design using Cricut Design Space (Cricut Access not required), how to cut your design using the Cricut Maker and applying your iron-on vinyl (HTV) to your project using Cricut EasyPress, making this DIY wedding craft suitable for absolute beginners.
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Materials we used (with product links if you need them!):
(* = Affiliate links: we get a small amount of commission from the retailer for the referral at no additional cost to you.)
- Cricut Maker: https://amzn.to/3rCRNWE*
- Cricut EasyPress2 (23cm²): https://amzn.to/3NRXucJ*
- Cricut EasyPress Mat: https://bit.ly/2YmUYDF
- Cricut Weeding Tools: https://bit.ly/3bPnDVL
- Cricut Fine Point Blade (usually included with the Cricut Maker machine): https://bit.ly/2KONzF7
- Cricut Standard Grip Mat: https://amzn.to/3LiyZEA*
- Cricut Everyday Iron-On, Gold: https://amzn.to/3ncaOjk*
- Heat Resistant Sheet (/Baking Sheet)
- Hobbycraft ‘Knit & Stitch’ Satin Ribbon, Charcoal – unfortunately the colour we used isn’t currently available online, so here’s a link to their range: https://bit.ly/449BlhP
If you’re in Canada, you can find the HTV here: https://amzn.to/3Vbm2Bf* , USA: https://amzn.to/3oFRviz*
NB. This video is not made in association with Cricut. Some materials listed above are affiliate links, these are clearly marked by an asterisk* where applicable. This means we get a small amount of commission from the retailer for the referral at no additional cost to you.
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