The Golden Years (Tie a Knot!) - D2 DeeDee

"Hey everybody!! I just wanted to share a quick way to tie those perfect knots we see everywhere.. you know.. the ones with the ribbon so taught and tight,, perfect and glistening?? With the beautiful little knotted ribbon strategically placed to be the perfect eye candy??

Well I recently saw a tutorial similar to mine, in photo form, and so I thought I would show it in video!! (I cannot for the life of me remember where I saw this.. but be informed... it is not my original idea! BUT OH SO HANDY!)

Materials from CropChocolate:

Rusty Hinge Distress Stain

Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink

MME Lost n Found Union Square

Daily Junque wooden alphas

Non CC:

Ribbon, Mustard Seed Distress Ink, Vintage Photo Distress Ink, Gems, Hole punch

TIP: Plan your card :) Sometimes I know it's kind of tough and the creativity just sweeps you away, but this type of ribbon tying needs a bit of planning :)

1) Start by building your card... keeping in mind where you'll want the ribbon

2) Figure out ribbon placement (in my case I knew it was going to be close to the base)

3) Punch a hole in the EXACT place you want your ribbon to be tied

4) Lay ribbon on your work where you want it to be placed..

5) Turn your piece over.. and bring the ends of your ribbon the hole

6) Thread your ribbon ends THROUGH the hole..

7) Flip your piece back over.. making sure one ribbon end is come between the ribbon and card through the TOP and the other through the BOTTOM

8) Tighten -- don't be afraid of ripping your piece.. but don't go "hulk" on it either.. lol

9) TIE A KNOT!! 

10) optional : you can tie into a bow now if you like, too :) I just happened to like the knotted look on this guy

11) Finish embellishing!

And here it is in video form:

Hope this comes in handy!! -DeeDee (D²)"