Laura Rumble - Crafter

A question for you...  what do you do when the cows start walking on the train track?  I don't know how you deal with these situations but we made some flags to warn Thomas and his friends... Arthur knows to be carefully because the flag is flying... And Edward knows the farmer is around in is tractor. Arthur knows when to stop and when it is safe to go again. I know, a little crazy but very cute, don't you think?  Little one loves his train track and always brings a rucksack full of trains with him.  He has a stop and go flag set at home but we needed some flags for here at Granny, Grandad and Laura's house.  They are really simple to make - half a drinking straw, between 2-3 inches (5-7.5 cm) of ribbon and some double sided sticky tape.  I use the strong red-backed tape as I know with this tape little fingers will not destroy the flags in 2 seconds flat!!  All my ribbon is from Crafty Ribbons. Have a fun day, a...

To go along with the Tricolore and the Saltaire I was asked by Ali at Crafty Ribbons to make a Union Flag to decorate the show stand at U.K craft fairs.  From my experience with the other two I knew it was not going to be easy... But I selected my ribbons and then added some more - these flags eat ribbon!!  No matter how big the pile of ribbons you start with, it just disappears in to the flag! I planned my proportions and angles on paper first and then set to work attaching red drops of ribbon in the middle.  The next step was to fill either side with white and red combinations - in effect making a St George's Cross. Then when that step was complete I added the blues and the narrow red for the cross of St Patrick. To make a flag like this you will need: A large selection of red , white and blue lace and ribbon. London bus ribbon. English Hearts ribbon. Thanks for stopping by!

Hi Guys, I am up on the Crafty Ribbons Inspirations site today sharing another ribbon flag.  You may remember I made a Tricolore last year to be displayed at the Paris craft shows Crafty Ribbons attends.  This time I'm sharing a Saltire or St Andrew's Cross.  It was on display at the SECC last year and will be again this year. For the tricolour I didn't use a pattern but this one was a little more complicated!  I used a spread of kraft paper to mark out my measurements.  You can see a work in progress shot... I work on the floor as a) I can't drop anything if it's already on the floor and b) I can't fall over and do myself a mischief!! I have used a huge heap of ribbon - all available at Crafty Ribbons - but far too many for me to link individually.  If there is a particular ribbon you fancy but can't find on their site give me a shout describing the one you are after and I'll find the link. Thanks for stopping by, and Happy Burns ...

As part of the Crafty Ribbons Design Team we are asked to make samples using ribbon that are displayed on the exhibition stand.  Ali and Tony do some shows in France each year and I came up with the idea of making a French flag.  This will be used on the stand for the next shows in November. I've done a little research on today's project before sharing on the Crafty Ribbons Inspiration blog - let me share it with you... In France on the 14th July they celebrate their National Day - La Fête nationale or Le quatorze juillet - the English speaking world (wrongly) call it Bastille Day. Very thankful I looked that up before posting as I'd hate to offend! In honour of '14th Juillet' I've made the Tricolore out of ribbon! Tutorials are something I always think about after the event unfortunately, so I'll just talk you through the how-to's... 1.  First off get your measurements.  Flags tend to have a ratio - the tricolore is 2:3 - the Unio...