testing ribbon storage.

In previous posts I mentioned using a Labrador to store my ribbons......

this worked fairly well .......

as long as she stood still didn't sit down or run mental around the house.....

Then.....well.....er.... , yeau, not soooooo effective......

Emma also bloged about ribbon storage and then we both were emailed by Melissa from www.ribbonring.com who asked if we would test out this product......



Emma has done a lovely proper review of the product....true professional!

I have copied and pasted some info form Emma's blog! She did such good job of explaining it!

"In our promotional packs we received ten ribbon tags, five inventory dots (if you have a long length of ribbon and need to cut it to a manageable length, you affix the dot to the corner of the tag to remind you that you have more of that ribbon...ingenious!) and a 1.5" ring."

I haven't used the inventory dots, as I don't have the stock to require them, but good idea.

I must admit when it arrived I did think I will never get many of my ribbons on these ten rings....

BUT I DID !

They took most my ribbons, to be honest I don't have a huge amount,
I was storing them in a basket & they were getting knotted and wrinkled.

Can now use that space for other crafty stuff!!

I need to get some for the wider ribbon, these don't take them,
but I do believe that they are doing wider ribbon tabs.
They are stored badly draped over the door at the moment.



It was easy to use, but could be difficult if you had any problems with your hands,
and I was surprised at how quickly I got the ribbons I have sorted out.

I used wee hook from my utensil rail from the kitchen to hang it up on the hanging basket.



I would order a few more tabs and keep this going, now it is done.
I have too many pink on the same ring but wanted to keep them grouped together.
If you are starting out with ribbons it would be a great idea to use something like this.
If you have load of ribbons it would be a fab way to store them,
you would have to spend a wee while sorting and threading them, a rainy day job.

I liked Emma's idea of using a wee bit of folded card to help thread ribbon through,
used this myself and it was much easier.

Not sure what they work out at cost wise per unit. Will need to have a look at that.

But I like them.

• They take up very little space,
• are easy to use and remove ribbons,
• you can see what you have,
• you can take the colour you want to work with at on easy go, whether you have one tab like me of purple or if like Emma you have a whole ring load of all one colour.
• You do not have to wade through a load of ribbons to get one the right shade or length.
• They don't seem that expensive.

I do like how you can see what you have at a glance. It looks really pretty.

But how did I end up with so much yellow gingham ribbon????

I have another three bundles of the stuff!!!