Hello Beautiful Ribbon Retreat Readers!!!
We hope you had a wonderful St. Patrick’s Day filled with lots of yummy treats and lots of pinching. 🙂 Spring is almost here and with that brings gorgeous new flowers, blossoms, and new beginnings….AND that means Summer is just around the corner. Yeee-Haw!
Here at the Ribbon Retreat, we have so much fun and can’t wait to share that fun with you. We have so many new and exciting things planned for all of our amazing and loyal readers and customers. Are you curious? Let me give you a sneak peek into some of those plans…
*Weekly Sales for our Online customers. Yeah!
*Weekly Bigbuys specials…lots and lots of products marked lowwwwwwww!
*FAB Fridays for local customers. Who doesn’t love to receive discounts, free product, free chocolate, and much much more? 🙂
*Virtual tutorials on our sweet YouTube channel.
*New Product Challenges.
*Give-A-Ways
*And of course…a plethora of innovative and AWESOME tutorials from our talented Ribbon Retreat staff and our amazingly talented guest bloggers….who we LOVE!!!
Are you excited? We hope you are, because those things listed above are just the beginning! Stay tuned, because you are going to love it! And better yet…are you an advanced crafting diva, a beginner, or a wanna-be crafting diva? No matter your diva status, we will help you reach your full diva potential with tutorials for everyone at every level.
Crafty Divas unite!!! 🙂
We want to thank you all for your continued support and reading. We love all of our readers and in fact…I feel a give-a-way in the horizon, you? Want a $50.00 gift certificate? Here is what you do. Leave a comment below and let us know 1 idea of what you would love to see happen at the Ribbon Retreat blog. Also, if you aren’t a subscriber to our blog, become one.
Let’s recap, leave a comment with an idea and become a subscriber to our blog. If you complete both tasks…your name will be entered twice into our fish bowl. One week from today, we will draw and announce the
WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER! 🙂
Happy Spring, Happy New Beginnings, and as always Happy Creating!!!
126 Comments
What a wonderful give-away! I just made my first order from this site last week and can hardly wait to get it. I guess, being a beginner sewer, I’d like lots of tutorials or just all-around good ideas or helpful hints. Maybe we could ask a particular question and someone could answer it for us. At any rate, LOVE finding this site. I think I’m following the blog; it’s kind of hard for me to tell – know I have you on FB!
I would love to see more tutorials geared towards boys! Thanks PS: I’m a subscriber
I’m a subscriber and I’d love to see more tutorials on jewelry making
I love all the bow and headpiece tutorials and would love to see more of the same! Maybe some more involving tulle, and some with feather pads would be great too. I would also like to see more boy stuff, as I have a new nephew. Keep up the good work, and excellent products!!! I am a subscriber and would be delighted to win!
I follow the blog & love all the tutorials! I would love to see more clothing tutotials.
I’m a subscriber. I would love to see some rosette tutorials and girl’s dress tutorials. 😉
I would love to see more tutorials geared to little boys. Also more hairbow tutorials and ideas! I am a subscriber
I would love to see some boy tutorials as well! Anything sewing related, I love! I am a subscriber to your blog.
Ribbon and embellishments used in packaging- like soaps etc! Thanks!
Love your stuff! Would love to see more trash to treasure applications, crochet patterns, kids crafts. Thanks for the chance to express! 🙂
I’m already a blog subscriber! I would like to see more home decor projects. Not quilts, but things like pillows, stuff for the kitchen, etc. Thank you for the giveaway!
I would like to see features of online stores/etsy stores….people who use the ribbon retreat products in their businesses. It would be great to see small business and encourage other crafters who are on the fence about selling their items to take the plunge! During craft show/fair season it would even be fun to have people link up their displays. Thanks for a wonderful blog and a great place to buy supplies…I am always happy with my ribbon retreat purchases 🙂
I have been a happy subscriber for the last few years, and I’m always enjoying your wonderful tutorials. Thanks for the generous giveaway.
I love what you share! Your tutorials are the bomb!
I subscribe to your great blog! I love to see tutorials and teachings on techniques. I especially like to see quick projects that make good gifts =)
I’m a subscriber and I’d love to see more tutorials on baby boy stuff!
I think all of you at the Ribbon Retreat do a wonderful job on your blog. Your tutorials are amazing and very well written. But….since you asked what we would like to see more of…..I also would like to see more crafts for young children. Thanks for all you do to inspire your readers to be creative.
how about some head pieces? like you could wear to a really special night out on the funky side or for recitals and shows and such. long-time follower.
I am a subscriber and I would like to see longer/ harder projects. Ones that might take a couple of days
I am a bow maker and I would like to see more bow and hair accessory tutorials.
I am a subscriber. I love the instructions given on your blog already. I agree with others that more boy stuff will be useful.
I think it would be neat to have a themed contest – such as birthdays, back to school, holidays, weddings etc. Customers could enter their creations. Then I think it would be neat to have those winners share a tutorial on how they made those items.
I am a subscriber and would love more kids crafts.
I am a subscriber and I would like to see more ribbon sculpture tutorials. 🙂
I am a blog subscriber. I have recently tackled learning to sew, and I would love to see more adult clothing sewing tutorials!!
I am a subscriber. I would love to see more tutorials on embellishing adult wear, homesewn or ready-to-wear. Thanks!
Sewing projects, especially toys and dress up. I’m already a subscriber.
I am a subscriber and I would like to see more boy tutorials and easy inexpensive gift ideas 🙂
I would love to see more sewing projects, stuff for little boys, and bows bows bows… please keep them coming!!! 🙂
I am also new to the art of bow making… I would love to see idea’s on color matching for bows…love the different patterns with colors schemes I have seen..ok don’t laugh I am way behind times on this cause some of the patterns that are put together I would never have thought would match until I seen them and I love them… and just all around beginner idea’s.
I am a subscriber & would LOVE to see more boy tutorials!!
I love your site and have ordered from you a number of times. I’d love more, non-sewing ideas. I’m not a sewer but I make headbands and bows and clips for my girls. I’d love some shirt/onesie non-sew tutorials :). And I’m a subscriber.
I am a subscriber to the blog & the newsletter! I would LOVE to see more boy tutorials & some adult sewing. Maybe some dresses instead of just skirts & cosmetic bags. Thanks for the giveaway! How awesome to be a part of such a GREAT company w/ GREAT readers & fans!!!
I would like to see more bow and hair accessory tutorials. I love the tutorials you have now. I refer to them often.
I am a subscriber. I’d like to see more boy projects nd some home projects, but I LOVE your fun hair accessory tunes! Thanks for the giveaway.
I’m a subscriber. I’d love to see more tutorials for boy stuff
I am also a subscriber to your blog and newsletter. I would like to see ideas for scarves. I love scarves. I wonder if there are any new ideas out there for cotton material. I love ALL the ideas for little girls. I would like to see ideas for boys… cool belts??
I have been a subscriber and a customer for a while. Love your products and your customer service. I like any sewing tutorials. Thanks for the great giveaway.
I love TRR Blog and I love all the tutorials! There is soooo much for me to go through now that I am not exactly sure what I would like to see…maybe a ribbon hoarders how to keep it organized! Baahahahahah I have sooooo much ribbons my hubby is about to lose it lol. Right now it has exploded into 2 parts of the house and a storage room in our garage! I have a problem haha. (already a subscriber)
Bows of thanks!
Jessa
I’ve been checking/reading your blog daily for quite some time, but became a subscriber today!
I’d have to echo some of the other comments; I love what I’ve seen thus far, but I’d love to see more tutorials geared toward baby/toddler boys.
Thanks so much!
Subscribed:) Page sharing…photo sharing….project help/advice just a few ideas….but it is great as it is:)
I’m a subscriber!! I would love to see a way to add ribbon to the end/edge of shirts, skirts, etc!
I’m a subscriber! For me tutorials of any kind are great. I like to try new things, so the more things thrown at me the better!!LOL
I would like to see fast easy trendy crafts but yet ones that don’t look it (pretty much what you have now). I also am always looking and sharing craft ideas for our Girl Scout troops, we are always crafting and the girls love learning new things the ages range from 5-17 so it can be a challenge! All in all I love your site I found you on Pinterest.
This is a great give away! I really like your blog and enjoy the great ideas & tutorials. I would like to see more tutorials on teen skirts. Thanks!
I would like to see more tutorials on various sewing techniques, especially decorative stitches. Thanks!
I’m already a subscriber!! I would love to see more sewing tutorials. Maybe tutorials for dress up clothes for girls (princess themed??) and boys (superhero capes and masks?). Stuff like that. I’d also love to see more tutorials for home decor!
I am a subscriber already and would LOVE tutorials with “Re-purposing” ideas! Re-using things is what I love to do and any new ideas is helpful & appreciated! <3 Thank you!
I am a subscriber and love your blog and tutorials. Would love more accessory/gift items.
I would like to see more tutorials that showcase your purse and bag hardware. Thanks!!
Oops – I am a follower of your blog, too.
I would love to see more sewing projects for boys!
I love the hair acessory tutorials. I’m getting more into sewing so I would kove to see more tutorials for dresses and some fun things for boys. It’s hard to find tutorials for cute things to sew for toddler boys.
I am so thrilled with the future plans on your blog! What wonderful ideas:) Recently I saw Quilter’s Binding Tape in your store…. I would LOVE a tutorial on how to use it! There are so many great colors…
I’m always up for more tutorials of any kind, but I think something I’d like to see that I don’t see much of on crafting blogs is a post once in awhile dedicated to some of the things that your readers have made using your tutorials. It’s nice to see different people’s take on the same tutorial. A once a week or bi-weekly post featuring some of your readers crafts that they made from the tutorials of the last week or two would be awesome!
This is a fabulous giveaway!
I once took a bowmaking class, but forget most of it. I’d love tutorials so I could brush up!
I am a subscriber and I love all of the girls stuff, but would love to see more boy stuff.
I subscribe via RSS feed (different email address than registered here) and love the Ribbon Retreat! I make all my daughter’s bows and give away a ton to church girls too. Not sure what I’d like to see change. I really like all the ribbon and sewing tutorials.
Love love love your website and blog! Keep up the great work and very excited about the new things in store for the blog. I , too would love to see more boy things even though girly stuff is still my passion!
I would love to see more sewing for boys and women, also fabric and ribbon flowers. I love the blog and the shop. Thank you so much for doing such a great job!
I would love to see more tutorials about boys! I follow via email, thanks for the giveaway!
I subscribe to your blog and love it! I would love to see more tutorials geared towards boys and teens. Also I would love to read about other crafters that use TRR products. And I would love to see info on how to set and run a booth at a craft show. Keep up the great work! 🙂
I’m the mother of 4 boys and 1 girl (but dream of adding more girls to our family) and love finding/making coordinating things for my brood. I would love more tutorials of boy & girl matchy things that can be geared for different ages/sizes. I’m also a subscriber =).
I’m already a subscriber to this adorable blog! I would like to see some jewelry crafts that look complicated but are easy to understand. Also, it would be fantastic if you had some crafts you could do without a lot of fancy equipment. I’m interesteda in purchasing a sewing machine, so if you could have a list of the best sewing machines, and the ones to stay away from, that would also be amazing! 🙂
I am a subscriber. I would like to see some curtain tutorials, maybe with ribbon edging …I want to make my own because draperies are so expensive!
I’m already a subscriber to your blog. Love all the ideas:). I would like a tutorial on satin flowers and other ways to fold and make flowers.
I am a subscriber. I would love more ideas for upscaling, embellishing and reworking kids clothes that we may already own to make them custom and unique.
Thanks for the ideas!
I follow via rss feed and would love to see more baby gift ideas
I would love to see more posts on embellishing clothing!!
I am a subscriber!
Already subscribed. I would love womens apparel tutorials and wish you carried knits!
I am a subscriber! 🙂 I would love to see some really cute knits added to your fabric selection and some tutorials to show what to do with knits!
I think an area for craft events around the country would be neat. It’s hard to always find them and if I’m traveling I would enjoy seeing another location events. This may already exist but I haven’t seen it. Thanks!
I would love to see more girl dress tutorials!
Linda http://www.nightowlcorner.com
I would love to see more women’s and girl’s clothes tutorials.
Linda
http://www.nightowlcorner.com
Love more boy tutorials… especially things I can do for my older son.
I love to see more tutorial of posting about boy clothing or boy stuff
I’d like to see a tutorial about making a bird out of fabric or ribbon.
I love tutorials and you have great ones here. I subscribe by email.
I love sewing tutorials!
I am a subscriber to the blog and love the different tutorials. I would like to see more gift ideas for teens and adults.
I love how the site has grown, and now has a blog!!! I’m always interested to see what we have to share
I subscribe 🙂 I would love to see more up-cycling ideas for making old clothes cute again in a low cost way!!
I woul dlove more tuts on sewing and boy items as well felt items.
I would love to see more ribbon jewelry tutorials and tutorials on how to make fabric beads. I haven’t found very many good sites with these types of tutorials.
love tutorials anything related to kitchen…towels, runners, placemats, mug rugs, mini quilts etc.
I think maybe some stash sewing using the ribbons and buttons, and such from your stash would be a cool project. Kind of like a Spring cleaning of your trims, buttons, and ribbon, maybe?
Thank you for all of the wonderful projects and things that you do on here!,
Julie
I’d love to see weekly sales on fabrics or at least monthly! I’d also love to see a bigger variety of quilting cottons. I love your store!
I really love the seasonal tutorials and would love to see year-round Christmas ideas, maybe once each month.
I love the tutorials for little girl and boy clothes. I like to see home decorating items as well. I am a subscriber to the blog.
I am a subscriber and have been for a long time. I would like to see more tutorials with feathers.
Would enjoy more ric rak n women’s refashions tutorials
I SUBSCRIBE N FOLLOW YOU’RE BLOG ……THANKS
I would love to see more little boys stuff and also ideas on how to use ribbon in stuff other then hairbows.
I love to look at all the ideas… But I really love to see the weekly specials for ordering 🙂 I am a subscriber!! 🙂
I’m already a subscriber. I would love to see more craft ideas to do with your kids.
I absolutely love your site. I visit the Ribbon Retreaf daily for ideas, in fact it is where I found my very first tutorial for making hairbows for my little girls. All the bow making tutorials are very helpful.
I would definitely like to see in the future some ideas on DIY ribbon and supply storage. Because now that I have gotten into the swing of things with bow making i have shoebox after shoebox of ribbon Nd supplies and it just looks messy. Those storage doodads you find I. Stores are way too pricy for me.
I’m a subscriber, and as for the blog, I would love to see (even) more tutorials for various uses for my ribbon. And sewing tutorials are always enjoyed by this novice seamstress. Thanks for all your work and this great giveaway!
I am a subscriber and the blog is great!
I subscribe! I would love to see more tutorials for the boys as well as some for home goods, love the hair bow tutorials as well!
Thanks for the opportunity and sharing all of your amazing talents with us!
I would love to see more tutorials for little boys items. I’m a subscriber!
I’m a subscriber and I already got a lot of ideas from TRR . I have so much ribbon and stuff how do I store it all?
I’m already a subscriber too. I’d love to see ideas for boys and sewn items.
Some of the ones I love are the idea for pj pants (made those) and sewn bags.
I’m a somewhat new follower and definitely new to bow-making. I LOVE your great tutorials and have several that I’m getting ready to try. With two little girls, I need all the hairbows and ribbon I can get. I love how everything is set up now. In fact, the only thing I can think of that I’d like to see are more {for the home} tutorials and beginning sewing tutorials. Anything simple and easy for a beginner like me would be super!
Hello! I love your blog and think it’s fun. I think I would like to have more boy things…I feel like you have so much for my girls but not as much for boys.
Yikes! I’m already an email and a Blogger (via Google Reader) subscriber, and I’ve always been delighted with the variety of tutorials you provide–especially on how to make bows and fabric flowers. The only thing I can think of would be tutorials on hand sewing stitches–e.g., blanket, whip, slip, and back stitches. I love to hand stitch, but I’m the first to admit that I don’t really know what I’m doing!
I’m really looking forward to seeing what you have in store for us on the blog… and thank you for the chance to win the giveaway!
I’d love to see more ways to incorporate ribbon into clothing. I love your blog and am a happy follower.
I would love to see some tutorials for using ribbons around the home.
I am an email subscriber.
(I was having trouble with the comments today, this may be a duplicate.)
I’m so impressed with the speed with which I receive my orders from The Ribbon Retreat and just want to say thank you! I depend on your blogs for new hair bow ideas and hope you’ll have many more of them. Your sales are great, especially the free shipping ones, because as a part time crafter, sometimes the cost of shipping makes the difference between whether or not I can place an order.
Boy tutorials like no sew ties…
And of course more bow making ideas like how to make a shabby flower with fabric. And more! I am a subscriber and a love your blog!
I forgot to say that I’m a subscriber but I also wanted to add another idea. I saw someone else said coordinating things for boys and girls; I have 2 boys ages 5 and 4 and 2 girls, ages 6 and 2 and I would love to make some fun coordinating stuff for them. Thanks again for the giveaway!
Your blog is already great! I would love to see more jewelry tutorials. Thanks for a great blog!
i would love to see more boy stuff. And OLDER boy stuff. I have one kidlet, and he’s 12, almost 13. and i hardly EVER find anything in blogland for him…. 🙁
also yes. I’m a subscriber.
I always love to see tutorials and ideas!
I am a subscriber and just love all that you ladies do and put on here, there are days where I end up spending hours here just looking and reading so many different ideals and tutorials it seems I can never get enough of all your ideals, still the thing I would love to see is coordinating things for brother and sister my grandbabies are 13 months apart and when I make things I want one for both and with some things it isn’t that easy I would love to see ideals that have both in mind, I did the different colors and I have done the different change up but I would love to see more like “matching” or in same color zone but with differences. It seems my granddaughter does get more and I am stuck thinking of things for my grandson… I also follow you on Facebook, Youtube, and twitter, I love Pinterest and would love to see you all there too.
I’m already an email subscriber 🙂 I love the tutorials that are posted…I’d love to see more tutorials for boy & adult items.
Just went to your store and found out I’m only an hour away, had a blast shopping and would love to see more sewing ideas or patterns. Hope I win the giveaway 🙂
I just stumbled upon your blog and I’m a total beginner, just now looking for and learning to make cute clothes for our daughter. I would love to see a few more things for toddlers. I know that anything can be made in bigger sizes but would just love to just see more things for toddlers and even moms. Help me visualize how it will look (and if I can pull it off!). New subscriber 🙂
I’m a subscriber and I want more and more bow tutorials!
I am a subscriber and I love getting your e-mails! I would like to see more flower posts and maybe working with feathers. Thanks gor the giveaway!
I’m a big fan of TRR and a subscriber 🙂 I would love to see more clothing tutorials (adult and kids), home decos and a few more fun giveaways that would not require a lot of time and effort to gain an entry, maybe a weekly fabric or ribbon pack giveaways ? that would be super awesome! Thanks and goodluck to all of us!!!
I love your blog and the ideas you share with us! I would like to see more tutorials for home projects.
I am a subscriber.
I am a subscriber and I love the blog. I’ve already gotten so much great information here. I would love to see some tutorials on using ribbon and fabric for home decor projects. Also some product reviews would be great. I am sure that there are many products that you carry that I am not aware of and would love to learn about.
Thanks for the chance to win!
Christine
I love your blog..I love all the great tutorials and ideas. i can’ think of anything to change! Just keep doing what you are doing!!
I am a follower already. I receive your blog through emails and love it!! Thanks!!