Ribbon Ring is back at home in Oregon.

After a long stay in Florida, I am finally back home in Oregon. I had a great time in Orlando! I met a lot of wonderful scrapbookers and I look forward to going back if CHA does the Supershow again.

I was asked by a couple of publishers to write a book about my ribbon crafts. A how-to book if you will..... my ribbon flowers, truffles, cupcakes etc. I have tons more ribbon crafts that I haven't taken to the show too..... strawberries, ice cream cones, etc. I hope the book deal works out! How cool would that be?

Here is a blog from a wonderful lady I met in Orlando.... check it out:

http://msmaxine.blogspot.com/

My next show is in Colorado Springs.... in just a couple of weeks!

Anybody want to see the ribbon ring ice cream cones? Holla at me if you want me to post pics.

Ribbon Ring cupcakes

Everyone who visited me at my Ribbon Ring booth in Salt Lake City ooooh and ahhhhed over these yummy cupcakes. They have nothing to do with scrapbooking or ribbon storage but they are soooo fun to look at! They are made with common craft ingredients: ribbon (my personal favorite), sequins, puff balls, buttons, pipe cleaners and a WHOLE lot of stick pins. I used plastic cupcake holders which I spray painted to match my color scheme, but I have used real paper cupcake holders in the past. Just use a whole bunch for each cupcake so they are sturdy.


My favorite is the pink and black ribbon cupcake on the middle rack. The ribbons are curled in circles and look like fun chocolate shavings. Of coarse, I sprayed them with glitter and yes they do look delicious! This cupcake rack brought so many people over to my booth. I could have sold this display a dozen times at least. It would be very cute at a baby shower!!! Once people realized I wasn't selling cupcakes, they were thrilled to see Ribbon Ring! I love talking ribbon storage!

If you have any questions about how there were made, just email me. I am happy to give you my recipe.

Ribbon Ring on sale

Don't you just love a sale? Right now popular Ribbon Ring products are ON SALE! check out our spectacultar ribbon storage solution at www.ribbonring.com. We also carry a variety of metal rings (aka jump rings, d rings, clasp rings, book rings) which are on sale too. YAY!

Ribbon Ring in Salt Lake City

We were so pleased to be a part of The Original Scrapbook USA Expo in Salt Lake City this weekend. There was music, games, cropping, shopping and loads of fun! It was the perfect place to bring Ribbon Ring. It was such a pleasure to meet so many wonderful ladies. Ribbon Ring was very well received and many said it was the best ribbon storage idea they had ever seen. :)

Also, I think my ribbon cupcakes and ribbon flower pots were a big hit. I could have sold them a dozen times! They aren't for sale, but I am happy to give directions on how to make them to anyone that asks... I will post pictures of the Ribbon Ring cupcakes and flowers tomorrow.

Post CHA... what do I do with the extra rings?

Hi all! I have been sooooo busy filling the orders from CHA that I haven't had time to do anything else!

I have a ton of 1.5" rings that I used as giveaways at CHA (I punched a hole in my business card and put the card and a threaded ribbon tag on the metal ring... it was sooo cute).

Any ideas as to what to do with these 1.5" rings? I don't sell this size on the Ribbon Ring webiste. I suppose if people wanted to sub-divide their ribbon rings by brand or something, then these little rings would work.... should I add them to the website?

In fact, I have had demonstrators from CTMH and Stampin' Up use smaller rings to subdivide their ribbon... all of one collection on a small ring, and all the small rings on a big ring....

What do you think??

Ribbon Ring in scrap rooms

I would love to see how you hang your ribbon ring in your scrap space. I have heard people use:

• curtain rods
• coat racks
• coat hook
• towel rod
  

Please send me a pic of your beautiful space and I will post it on this blog! You have probably all seen mine on the website, but it is posted above.

Really nice note from customer

I got the sweetest note today. A customer sent me this email:

"I was one of the lucky ones who tested your product. I just wanted to say it was so cool to see your 'ribbon ring' in the scrapbook magazines. I've had so many ideas that I was too scared or lazy to try to make it work. It really goes to show that someone who loves to scrapbook can make themselves a success just by believing in themselves. I hope you are a huge success...I don't even know you and I am so proud to see someone believe in themselves and make 'it' work. "

How nice is that? She made my day!!

Ribbon Ring

It is a beautiful day in Oregon! IT is a balmy 55 degrees and sunny. Woo Hoo!

I am in the process of registering for CHA Summer Convention. I think it will be fun to get out and meet the LSS owners in person. I am so looking forward to it.

I am working with a local organization that gives jobs to people with disabilities. If I get busy enough, I will have these folks do the packaging of my product. I hope it works out!

Today's customer testimonial:

"I found out about the ribbon rings through a friend of mine who placed an order week before last. We are doing are best talking them up with our group of friends. Best of luck to you! You have a great product!" CQ

Creating Keepsakes Convention is this weekend!

Holy crap. The CK-Portland convention is this weekend. I think I am all ready... my husband and I will set up the booth on Thursday, so I guess we will find out then if I have forgotten anything.

I have changed the number of inventory dots included with my Ribbon Ring tags. I am going to include 15 with thirty ribbon tags, 30 with sixty tags and 30 with ninety tags. We'll see how that goes. I also added inventory dots as something people can buy in case they want more.

Here is today's testimonial:
"My package arrived promptly, and was very attractively packaged (I love the pink ribbon-nice touch) and the handwritten thank-you note on my invoice personalized the whole thing. Great job! Keep up the good work - I'm sure I'll be ordering from you again, and plan to tell ALL of my scrapbooking buddies that they just HAVE to order these tags!" CM

I invented a new ribbon storage product about 6 months ago. It has been an arduous journey....

It is not easy to bring a product sketch to reality. I have been in unfamiliar territory to say the least! Writing a patent, working with plastic manufacturers, building a website, creating an ad, filling orders, working with scrapbook retailers, renting a booth at a convention, etc. etc.

All of this while still being a mother, wife, friend, daughter and working full-time at my real job.

Throughout this process, I have made friends with so many of my customers that I thought I would create a blog to share funny customer stories, product news, etc.

For anyone who is looking for a new ribbon storage solution, check out my website: http://www.ribbonring.com/. There are lots of pics and information about Ribbon Ring.

Today's testimonial from a customer:

"I received the ribbon rings that I ordered........have been meaning to contact you.....Love them.....Love them." - VL