Make Your Own Ribbon Organizerby Mary Ann Romans | More from this Blogger 20 Nov 2007 05:39 AM
If you can find them, you can purchase ribbon organizers that cost quite a bit. Instead, why not save money and make your own? When the holiday season rolls around, you won't be fit to be tied. This ribbon organizer project calls for the following materials: A plastic box with a lid. (Check the dollar store or your local craft store for these boxes. I have found them for 50 cents each. A 3/8th inch dowel And your rolls of ribbons You will also need a drill or nail driver that can drill or punch a hole that is 3/8th inch, a small saw, sandpaper, and a magic marker. Here is how you put it all together: Take the lid off of the box and orient the box so that one of the short ends faces you. Measure three inches from either side and mark the measurement with dots, using a magic marker. Repeat for the opposite side of the box, so you wind up with four marks for hole, two on each short end of the box. Next, drill the four holes and finish them by sanding the rough edges with some sandpaper. Take your dowel and cut two pieces from it, each the length of the box plus about two inches. Most plastic boxes will require lengths of about 16 inches long, but check this against your own box. After cutting, sand the rough edges of the dowels. Assembling each dowel, one at a time, slide the dowel through one hole. Then thread the spools of ribbon through the dowel before sliding the dowel through the hole at the opposite end. Do the same for the remaining dowel. Place the lid on the box, and you are done! Mary Ann Romans writes about everything related to saving money in the Frugal Blog, technology in the Computing Blog, and creating a home in the Home Blog. You can read more of her articles by clicking here. Related Articles: Frugal and Creative Gift Wrap Ideas Romantic Frugal Candle Holders Learn more about Mary Ann Romans  Mary Ann Romans is a freelance writer, wife and mother of three children. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, the kids and a 16-pound cat. Relevantfrugal tags User Comments No comments on this article yet. Be the first to comment! Community Tags crafts, christmas, frugal, presents, wrapping paper Discuss this article
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Ribbons can quickly get out of hand and become a big tangled mess. And there are so many deals out there right now for pretty ribbons, that it is hard to resist picking them up and adding them to the collection. 
