Super Easy Ribbon Flower Tutorial

No Sew Ribbon Flowers Tutorial

Nowadays since most of the crafting I do involves my little one who is just 5 I don't like to use a needle and sew. There are many ribbon flower tutorials around but the majority involve sewing. Here we are sharing a recycling project which is so super easy that even a little helper can chip in.This flower was inspired by a post I saw on Fabric Bows and more

Ribbon Flowers

Here is what we used to make the No Sew Ribbon Flower

Easy Ribbon Flower Tutorial

• Aluminium Foil Box- this particular one was from a takeaway eatery and I had not felt like throwing away! You can use scrunched up silver/aluminium foil too- If its thick variety its better.
• Ribbon
• Glue drops- you can use a glue gun - I don't have one
• Scissors

Recycled Aluminium Box craft

Cut out a strip of foil - thickness depends on how strong the foil is- if its the thin variety cut out a wide strip and fold it lengthwise to increase the strength and thickness

Easy Ribbon Flower Tutorial

If you want to make a large flower cut out a long strip.You can leave the edges of the aluminium foil strip a little rough as it helps the ribbon to stay snugly in place and not slide all over!

Easy Ribbon Flower Tutorial

Start rolling the ribbon around the foil strip from one end overlapping as you roll.Roll the strip tightly and it stays in place fairly well without any glue.

Easy Ribbon Flower Tutorial

Here is my little one rolling the ribbon flower and our Cocker spaniel " Goldy" looking on longing to join in the fun.

Easy Ribbon Flower Tutorial

Goldy is one curious character and loves to poke his nose in whatever we do.The sad expression here is because we forbade him from "helping"

Easy No sew  Ribbon Flower Tutorial

Once you reach the end of the strip apply the adhesive of your choice and fold the ribbon over

Easy Ribbon Flower Tutorial

I like using Glue drops whenever I work with my daughter as its like a sticker and so easy for her

Easy Ribbon Flower Tutorial

Once your Aluminium foil- Ribbon Strip is ready start rolling in a spiral

Easy Ribbon Flower Tutorial

 Once you reach the end of the ribbon flower spiral again apply the adhesive and stick.

Easy Ribbon Flower Tutorial

Your Ribbon Rose is ready.

Ribbon Flower

This red one was our first one.

Ribbon Flower

Once we made a rose my little one wanted a leaf too!To make the leaf take a short strip of foil- you can use a thinner strip for the leaf

Ribbon Leaf tutorial

Roll green ribbon around it.

Ribbon Leaf tutorial

Apply your adhesive at the end of the rolled strip

Ribbon Leaf tutorial

Bend over the strip in a U shaped manner and your leaf is done

Ribbon Flower Leaf

Here is a smaller ribbon rose in my daughter favorite pink color! Do all little girls love pink?!!

Ribbon Flower

Then we made one in orange polka dotted ribbon

Ribbon Flower

Ribbon Flower

The Aluminium foil spine of these roses makes them fairly sturdy and they maintain their shape well,are light weight and don't crush easily.And if  like me you hate to throw away stuff you may be having Aluminium foil strips at home just waiting to be recycled. Do give our ribbon flowers a try!

Please do tell me what you think about this latest project of ours.

Here are links to some more handmade flower tutorials made of unusual materials.

Handmade Rose tutorial -Clay/playdough,Mseal,Marzipan,Styrofoam[Thermocol]

Playdough Rose tutorial

Thermocol flowers tutorial

Edible rose tutorial

Mseal Rose tutorial

Handmade Flower tutorials - Crystal flowers,Easy Beaded flowers, Sponge roses

Crystal Flower tutorial

Beaded flower tutorial

Spoon flower tutorial

Sponge flower tutorial