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Ribbon Flower Frame

Ribbon Flower Frame
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While this craft is too intricate for little fingers, it makes a great gift for a grown up to make for a little girl in their life. The supplies are inexpensive, and may even be lying around the house.

You will need

gold buttons
red, purple, and yellow curling ribbon, cut into 3 1/2" lengths
scotch or invisible tape
hot glue
8x10 frame
white construction or heavy paper to fit in the frame
pen

Note: Frames can be purchased at discount department stores for as little as $2.00. You can also find them at thrift stores and garage sales.


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What you do

Disassemble frame. Put frame back together with glass underneath the white piece of construction or heavy paper, so that the paper is on the outside of the frame, instead of the glass.

Flowers
You will need 6-7 ribbon strips per flower. We made 2 red flowers and 1 yellow. Fold all ribbon strips in half and join at the ends with small pieces of scotch or invisible tape. This will form the flower petals. Fix petals in place on frame with glue gun. Glue buttons onto center of flower petals.

Butterfly
You will need 4 purple ribbon strips for the butterfly. Fold ribbon strips in half and join at the ends with small pieces of scotch or invisible tape. Glue in place on frame as shown in the picture. Glue a small gold button in the center of the butterfly.

Using a ballpoint pen, draw antennas on the butterfly and thin stems for the flowers. As a finishing touch, you can add a few buttons to the bottom corner of the paper.

Recommended Reading: Need to decorate your home or classroom or library as holidays roll around? This book is really a find for the parent or grandparent, teacher or librarian looking for ideas for cheap and easy to make, clever crafts for the holidays.

The Best Holiday Crafts Ever The directions are clear and sequential, easy even for children to follow; most items used are either commonly found or very inexpensive to buy. The binder-like binding allows the book to stay open to the pages required. The steps in each process are colorfully illustrated, and the results are sure to bring comments from all who see your efforts. You'll wonder why you never thought of that!

About the Author
Amanda Formaro is the entrepreneurial mother of four children. Subscribe to her free weekly kid's craft newsletter, Busy Little Hands, by sending any email message to mailto:kidscrafts-on@mail-list.com or by visiting her website at http://familycorner.com

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