DIY: Button Ribbon Pin

I had some inexpensive ribbon and some cute buttons and thought I could use them together to create a pin. This pin could be used as a bow for packaging (instead of those plastic-like ones). They’re not too difficult to make and reusable.

SUPPLIES (for both ribbon pin versions)

• Ribbon (mine is 5/8 inch wide)
• Button
• Needle
• Thread
• Strong adhesive
• Scissors
• Ruler
• 1 inch bar pin

DIRECTIONS: Button Long Ribbon Pin

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Cut two lengths of ribbon: one 5 inches long and one 7 inches long.

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Thread your needle.

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Take the 7 inch long ribbon and overlap the ends (at about half an inch). This creates a “circle” shape. Put your needle through the overlapping ribbon ends.

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Put your needle through the overlapping ribbon ends again (thus securing the “circle” in place).

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Flatten the “circle” shape and put your needle through both layers of the ribbon.

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Put your needle through both layers of ribbon again to secure. You should now have an “8” shape.

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Take your 5 inch ribbon and repeat the process used on the 7 inch ribbon. You should now have a larger and smaller “8” shape sewed together.

— 8 —

Take your needle and thread your button. Sew your button securely to the center of the ribbons. Cut thread and knot ends. Cut any excess thread.

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Apply strong adhesive to the bar pin. Attach pin to the back of the ribbon. Button Long Ribbon Pin complete.

DIRECTIONS: Button Flower Ribbon Pin

— 1 —

Cut four 4 inch long strands of ribbon.

— 2 —

Thread your needle.

— 3 —

Follow the same process of creating circle shapes with your ribbon and then sewing them so they become flat. (Follow direction steps 3-6 of Button Long Ribbon Pin). Create one ribbon “8” shape.

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With the second ribbon “circle”, sew it perpendicularly. (This creates a “+” shape.)

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The third ribbon “circle”, sew it diagonally to the “+” shape.

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With the fourth ribbon “circle”, sew it diagonally. (This creates an “x” shape with the other diagonal ribbon shape.)

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Attach the button and then attach the ribbon to the bar pin. (Follow direction steps 8-9 of Button Long Ribbon Pin). Button Flower Ribbon Pin complete.

Note: Consider using different colors for each ribbon strand.

Note two: If you have a plain button, consider painting it to add a pop of color.