Have you heard of The Ribbon Jar? I discovered it while browsing the wonderful world of the amazing Matthew Mead. The Ribbon Jar is an excellent source for super cool ribbon.
I love the nordic style of these waves, and the preppy pink and green ribbon. Some of these would be terrific on clothes, but also to trim a lamp shade, sheets, pillowcases, and even the hem of curtains. Do you sew or are you the glue gun queen of the world? I am mixed, depending on time, but I do have a rule that I follow. I go the glue gun route if I never plan on washing the item. But since I sew, I usually sew things on. If you don’t sew and you cringe at the sight of a glue gun, try the amazing velcro tape that my crafty mother introduced me to eons ago. It is actually great stuff. Anyway, check out The Ribbon Jar and see if you spot anything for your next project.
Psst: If you’re not familiar with Matthew Mead, I wrote about him in March here on decor8. Here’s a glimpse of his work above. He’s amazing, I bow to this man. You have to visit his website and watch his style cast videos from his studio in New Hampshire. He is so creative, I refer to him as the male Martha.
(images from the ribbon jar and matthew mead)
May 17th, 2007 at 10:45 pm
I’ll have to check out The Ribbon Jar. My favorite source for ribbon is jcarolinecreative.com Lots of modern designs.
May 17th, 2007 at 11:01 pm
I checked Matthew Mead’s site and am going back! What a creative guy. Definatley adding him to my “favorites”.
May 18th, 2007 at 1:19 pm
holly, those pics are lovely, turquoise=tranquility to me, hits me with sudden elation *sigh* :)
May 18th, 2007 at 7:16 pm
thanks for introducing me to Matthew Mead’s site — it’s fabulous!