Ribbon Tree
As seen in
Paper Holidays 2004 page 74

designed by
Jan Monahan
Ribbon Tree
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MATERIALS:
7"x10" burgundy bag with tag
Small piece burgundy card stock
Ribbon: 24" of 2" sheer gold sparkle, 4" of 2" burgundy velvet, 12" of 1/4" green satin, 12" of 1/4" gold woven Gold shiny raffia
7mm heat-fix multi-colored Crystals*
Faux Christmas lights
Gold metal tags: JOY, Merry Christmas, HO! HO! HO!
Heat-fix applicator wand*
Adhesive dots
Lightweight non-corrugated cardboard, ruler, scissors
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Cut 8" cardboard triangle with 5" base. Adhere end of gold sparkle ribbon at top on back of triangle. Wrap ribbon around triangle until covered, securing ribbon at bottom on back of triangle. Repeat with raffia.

2. For gifts, cut 1-l/2”x1-l/2” and 2"x3" pieces card stock. Cover square with velvet ribbon. Cover rectangle with green ribbon. Tie raffia or gold woven ribbon around each gift. Tie bows.

3. Thread 2" raffia through each Christmas light. Tie light in bow on raffia wrapped around tree. Follow manufacturer’s instructions to attach crystals to tree.

4. Adhere tree and presents to bag. Adhere “HO! HO! HO!” tag for tree trunk. Tie “JOY” tag on tree. Adhere card stock to cover gift tag. Adhere “Merry Christmas” to center of tag. Attach gift tag and additional raffia to bag handle. A C

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*Crystals - Iron-On Swarovski® Crystals
Applicator Wand - Kandi Kane™ Applicator Wand
Both from Kandi Corp
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