How To Make Perfect Ribbon Roses – Craft Tutorial

This is the method that I use to make little roses out of ribbons. They are great for decorating dresses, hair accessories and all kinds of other wearable things!

You can see the photo tutorial over here and a downloadable version: https://www.violetlebeaux.com/2011/03/tutorial-ribbon-roses/ .
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Violet LeBeaux spends most of her time trying to think of ways to make life prettier, posting said ways on her blog and drinking very strong tea. She writes about big hair cute things, girly fashion, beauty finds, sometimes Hime Gyaru fashion (姫ギャル) and crafty tutorials.

She lives with her adorable boyfriend Jimmy, fluffy puppy Miss Lottie and Bergamot Bunny in Melbourne, Australia.

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How To Make Perfect Ribbon Roses Instructions.

Today I’m going to show you how to make a simple ribbon rose.
This is a companion video for the photo tutorial that I already made.
You’ll need some ribbon, needle and thread.
Fold the end of the ribbon over at a 45 degree angle so it makes a triangle.
Leave a little trail at the bottom to form the stem of the rose.
Stitch it in place along the bottom.
Roll the tail end left until you reach the edge of the fold and stitch it in place at the bottom.
This forms the centre of the flower.
Fold the rest of the ribbon backwards so the tail points down again.
Continue rolling the centre of the flower towards the new folded part until you reach the end of the fold.
This folding and wrapping forms the petals.
Stitch it in place.
The rest of the flower is made up with the same technique.
Fold the ribbon backwards, roll it up and stitch in place.
It can take a little while to get the hang of because you need to hold the folds in place while stitching them.
Make sure the points of your petals are evenly spaced around the flower, you don’t want all of the petals pointing in the same direction.
The step by step photo tutorial that I made is linked in the description so make sure you take a look!
Continue folding and rolling the flower until you run out of ribbon or you feel it’s big enough.
I tend to do a couple of folds before I stitch because it’s much quicker that way.
Lastly, fold any left over ribbon so it points down the stem.
Stitch all the way down and tie it off.
That’s really it!
Once you understand the folding motion it’s very quick and easy to make these.
You can add a bobby pin or a hair clip or use many of them to decorate a dress.
I hope this was a useful video, please check out the blog pst linked in the description for more information and a photo tutorial.
Thanks so much for watching!
Bye!

Melbourne Snapshots! A Caterpillar’s Dream

Snapshots today!
First off we start with some delicious food 😀 There’s this amazing Taiwanese tea house in Brisbane called Kwan Yin and it’s my favorite place in the entire world. Last time I was there I asked if the owner knew anywhere similar in Melbourne and she gave me her friend’s card. Turns out she owns a little restaurant here called “A Caterpillar’s Dream”. They are a much fancier upmarket version of Kwan Yin but just as delicious. We drove out to Kew with Kim to test it out and weren’t disappointed!

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The sweet potato wedges were just how I remembered, so yummy!DSC_8000DSC_8003

The bento’s weren’t quite the same but still so delicious! It was definitely worth the trip out. I love that both Kwan Yin and A Caterpillar’s Dream are vegetarian restaurants so all of the meat is fake meat. I was so worried about taking James to Kwan Yin the first time I didn’t tell him it was fake meat and he thought it was delicious! Mwahaha > : D

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We went to watch the Roller Derby recently too which was really interesting. The building it’s in has a big pie out the front for some reason haha!

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We ate all of the usual terrible event food that is always at these things 😀

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Some of us did it with more class than others…

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The derby itself was really interesting because none of us knew the rules so for the first match we just guessed and cheered when it seemed appropriate XD

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The crowd was pretty big and so many girls with beautiful hair colours too!

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The first match was quite a bit slower than the second.

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We did eventually find a pamphlet to work out what was going on though!

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It was pretty funny, Kim was standing behind us with her brother to get better photos and she handed me the pamphlet with the rules over my shoulder. James thought it was a complete stranger handing it to me because I looked like I didn’t know what was going on XD Not quite that embarrassing!

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These photos look pretty crappy so small but the big versions were so pretty that I want to get some of them printed somewhere.

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All of the players and the referees had awesome nicknames too! Roger Ramjet for the win!

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At half time we were all pretty much frozen into icecubes but having fun!

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Kim and Din were all rugged up!

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I really liked the structure holding th tent up because it looked like some kind of alien landing craft XD

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I met this lovely lady who was holding a stall at the markets inside the building. She had the most AMAZING outfit, it was so detailed and beautiful up close and I really regret not getting one of her cards.

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The second match was really fluro with pink vs green!

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I took a lot of photos but it’s hard to caption these XD

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It wasn’t quite as violent as tv has lead me to believe 😉

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The girls were totally fearless though, it was quite exciting to watch them because they go so fast!

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Almost makes me want to learn how to skate but I think I’m a bit too easily bruised for this kind of thing XD

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Very interesting to watch though!

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I think I’ve spammed you all with enough roller derby goodness now, if you’re in Melbourne I definitely suggest checking out the league! We’re going to go again when winter’s over and it’s not so damn cold at night!

What did you all get up to this week?

Garnier Body Intuitive 7 Day Hydrating Lotion Review

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Garnier Body Intuitive 7 Day Hydrating Lotion

Obtained: Gift Bag

Thoughts:

What is with products having longer and longer names these days? It’s such a mouthful! Again another delicious smelling product from Garnier. It has a fairly light consistency and feels very smooth rubbing in. It absorbs quickly and my skin definitely feels nicer after using it. Overall it’s a nice moisturiser and it smells great, there’s not much more to say on it! I do like the smell but if you’re not a fan of the generic Garnier smell then steer clear.

Would I buy Garnier Body Intuitive 7 Day Hydrating Lotion again: Yep it was very nice!

Disclaimer: All reviews are my honest opinions whether product was provided for review or bought. I am not an expert, just a girl who likes beauty products. Click here to read about my personal preferences or for more information on “Currently Using” mini review posts. Click here for my Editorial and Ethics Policy.

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