I love these easy-to-make Ric Rac Roses!
Isn’t it beautiful?
You can make these and use them in hair, on jewelry, on clothing, as embellishments on anything!
And with The Ribbon Retreat’s large selection of Ric Rac, your possibilities are endless!
They are also sold at an awesome price for $.65 a yard!
- Supplies –
Ric Rac (I used 3/4″)
Hot Glue
Accessory to attach it to
The first thing to know about this Ric Rac Rose is that the wider the Ric Rac, the taller the rose.
And the longer the Ric Rac, the wider the rose.
If you wanted to make some tiny ones, I would go with the smallest size Ric Rac.
I started out by cutting two pieces of Ric Rac at 21 inches.
I ended up using a bit less than 21 inches… probably 16 or 17 inches. I cut off the excess when I got to the size I wanted.
Now we are going to “braid” the two pieces of Ric Rac together.
Keep going until you get to the end.
Take the end and curl the Ric Rac in.
Continue rolling the Ric Rac.
As I was rolling it, I found that I liked one side more than the other.
So I focused on that side, making sure I liked how it looked.
You can put a little hot glue on the sides as you are rolling it.
I would just put a dab for every round.
If you forget to do it, like me 
, I’ve found it still stays together really well.
Here is how the side looks.
When you like the size of your rose, you can stop rolling.
Put a little glue where you want to end the Ric Rac.
Now put some glue on the under side of the rose.
Bring the Ric Rac under the rose and adhere it to the glue.
If you have some excess Ric Rac, this is where you will cut it off.
Then glue the tails securely under the rose.
Now we are finished with the rolling and gluing.
It looks pretty, just like this!
But I love the petals, so we’re going to pull the edges of the Ric Rac down.
Keep pulling the Ric Rac edges down until you like how it looks.
I stopped half way up my rose.
Your Ric Rac rose is ready to be attached to what you wish. I think it would look beautiful in hair, on a necklace, on a purse, on earrings, so many things!
I decided to put mine on a ring.
I got a Stretchy Ring Base from The Ribbon Retreat.
I put quite a bit of hot glue on the base part.
Then attach your Ric Rac rose.
After I let it dry for a bit, I pushed the edges of the rose down over the base so it was a little flatter.
I LOVE it!
It will definitely add some fun to my wardrobe.
So hurry and get some Ric Rac from The Ribbon Retreat and make your own beautiful Ric Rac rose!
78 Comments
I had no idea it could be so easy to create one of these amazing roses!!! Thanks a lot for sharing the tutorial, I’m def going to start making one!
Love,
Martina
This was a really helpful tutorial. Thanks for sharing.
very nice……………superb…………..
let me know that what thread is called?………….
I LOVE IT! I have featured it on my blog:
http://historicneedlecrafts.blogspot.com/2012/12/do-something-clever-with-rick-rack.html
Thanks for sharing!
Hi Lizzy! Congratulations on your wedding! That is so exciting. I am sure your bridesmaids will love these flowers! The color I used is Aqua. I love the colors you chose. So pretty! Good luck and let me know if I can help with anything else. – Shirley
Hello! I am going to making these and giving them to my bridesmaids when I ask them to be in my wedding. My colors are Coral and Turquoise. I was wondering what color you used above? I see on The Ribbon Retreat that they have both Aqua and Turquoise but to me the turquoise looks a bit dark. Any information would be great! And thanks for a great tutorial!
Super cool! Thanks for sharing!
Hi Mikaila! We carry 3/4″ ric rac here at The Ribbon Retreat if that helps you. Here is the link – http://www.theribbonretreat.com/Ribbon/34-ric-rac.aspx. It could work with the 1/2″, but I haven’t tried it. It would definitely look different though. Good luck! – Shirley
Hi, I really want to do this but can’t find 3/4″ ric rac anywhere, would it work well with 1/2″?
Your bows sound adorable, especially with peppermint candy roses! Thanks for sharing! – Shirley
I have been making these since I first saw this tutorial and love these. I have been attaching them to twisted boutique bows and they come out so cute. I just made one with red and white ric rac and it turned out sooooooooooo cute, looks like a peppermint candy. Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful tutorial.
Cool I’ll try it the first chance I get
very nice thank you so much =)
muy hermoso y Economico!
parabens pelo seu talento e criatividade, eu gosto muito de rosa e fiquei encantada vou fazer um montao para mim bjs
aqui no meu pais nos chamamos o ric rac de sianinha
So happy to hear that Cocco! Thank you so much for following! – Shirley
Beautiful, easy, cute, perfect!!!! And I loooooooooooooooooove it!
Thank you soooooo much. Your blog is amazing! Now I follow you!!!!
From the Caribbean island
You’re very welcome Emily! That sounds gorgeous! Thanks so much for your comment! – Shirley
I just made one of these in sky blue and it is soooo pretty!!
Thanks for the tutorial
so beautiful thank you so much
Sounds adorable! I love red! Thanks for commenting! – Shirley
Oh My! I just made one out of red ric rac! It turned out sooo cute!!
You will love it! So easy and so beautiful! Have fun! – Shirley
Thanks Lelia! You will love it even more once you’re done.
– Shirley
THIS IS AN AWESOME IDEA! THANKS FOR SHARING! I CAN’T WAIT TO MAKE ONE!
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this! I’m going to do this now. It’s amazing.
I love this and it’s so easy!!! Thank so much for sharing.
Hi Chrystal! They look great on your teacher’s gift! Thank you so much for linking to us and for trying it out. It turned out so cute!
– Shirley
Great tutorial! These turn out beautifully:) I added them to some Subway Art for my Kindergartner’s teacher appreciation gift and they give it that special touch (I linked back to your tutorial, of course!):
http://chrystal-lewis.blogspot.com/2012/06/teacher-appreciation-subway-art.html
Thanks Babs! – Shirley
Love these roses, such a great idea. Thanks for this tutorial….must go try it now. BTW, I’m pinning this to my Pinterest craft board.
Babs
Sounds so cute! Thanks Sandra!
GORGEOUS and so easy (well after a failed attempt or two!). Have made myself a ring I just love and my cousin one. Mine is apple green and fushia pink, hers red and orange. Love love love it! Thankyou.
Super easy and super cute! I pinned it, and I love it!
Thank you Susan! – Shirley
Thank so much for sharing this rING> I love rings & this so cute. I’ll check into thr Retreat to get some.
Great job Alice! Those are super cute! – Shirley
This is adorable!! A great way to use all my ric-rac that I am so drawn to but never use!
I used the same method and made earrings
Co-worker loves them as you can see 
http://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/536115_324672700940056_100001919854490_815828_291621881_n.jpg
I LOVE THIS!
I saw it, and dropped everything to run to my ribbon stash.
I MUST MAKE IT ASAP!
Thanks so much for the tutorial!
It is fabulous!!!!
Wow that is amazing, they look so impressive but I feel I could actually make some myself! My presents are sorted for the next year!!
Also…in response to “lentina” about the braiding…mine was awkward & curled a ton oto, so I just let it be until I started rolling it up, then just smoothed it out as I went along…
And about gluing and not being able to ‘open’ the petals, make sure not to glue the entire width of the ric-rac… just a small little dot/line in the middle or towards (what will be) the bottom, that way the top part won’t be glued, thus being able to open them outwards.
Had this on my to-do Pinterest board forever now…finally did it last night (made mine into a necklace version)…seriously in love, cannot wait to wear it this weekend, thanks for the GREAT idea!!! So clever
http://mejiamamma.blogspot.com/2012/04/ric-rac-flower-necklace.html
These would also be great kids/girls party favors (ring or necklace), since they’re so easy & cost effective!!
Hi Lentina! That is really weird yours aren’t working! The Ric Rac I use is from The Ribbon Retreat and never curled and braided really easily. The size does matter as well. The size I use in the tutorial is the easiest to braid. Is your Ric Rac from The Ribbon Retreat?
GAH! I’ve tried at least 5 times to make this, with different sizes ric rac and from different tutorials. I liked your version because it didn’t require any sewing. However I can’t seem to braid the 2 ric racs! They’d fall apart or curl every which way and it got super annoying so I glued at random spaces. Then, as soon as I rolled them up, the petals wouldn’t open!!! Where did I go wrong?! I suppose I could leave the rose closed but I want the petals! Any suggestions, anyone?
I love this and will have to try one. TFS
the flower was so pretty. i hope i can make it too. thanks for the amazing tutorial
It’s amazing how easy it is, huh? I’m so glad you love it! And a 5 year old definitely needs her own.
I just made one of these!! It turned out so cute and was super easy. I know that I will be making another one tonight so that my 5yr old daughter has one and doesn’t steal mine!
I just made this tonight……. It’s so cute on… I know I will be making another one tomorrow for my daughter so she doesn’t steal mine!
I absolutely love this project!!! I have always wanted to make something with ric rac. Wooohooo! I just made a beautiful rose on the first try. Thanks so much for the idea. Thank you Ribbon Retreat for the great quality ric rac!
Thanks Camille! You are too nice! I’m a nail biter, and I think my hands must have been having a good day. Thanks so much for coming over!
I just have to tell you that the ring is BEAUTIFUL and your hands look amazing!! You really have beautiful hands!
Thanks for linking up to Strut Your Stuff Saturday! Have a good weekend!
Thanks Janet! Your comment really made my night!
Make sure to check out the awesome Ric Rac at The Ribbon Retreat! 
I like the rose of ric rac the best of all the roses I’ve seen in blogs this season. Beautiful!! And since ric rac is relatively inexpensive and comes in such varieties, sure winner IMHO.
Love it! I have a ton of left over ric rac. What a great way to use them up!
Oh it will! You’ll be amazed at how easy it is and how fool proof it is! lol
Thanks to everyone… I am so glad you all love it!
This is absolutely gorgeous and so creative! I’m definitely going to try it! I hope mine comes out as good as yours!
I love this…my girlfriends are getting these for Christmas!!!
These are SO darling!!!!
Hello there and many thanks for taking the time to share such a lovely and oh-so-simply blog-make. Your photos are real clear and I am super-excited to buy some of those ring findings.
I always have ric-rac ribbon left over and I never knew what to do with it until today. Thank you again.
Lella xx
such a simple but beautiful idea, thanks for sharing xxx
I love this! Found on Pinterest, will definitely be making some rick-rack rose accessories for gifts!
Oooooh!! I LOVE this!!! I am pinning it!
Ashley
http://www.simplydesigning.blogspot.com
awesome idea! i love how polished they look even though they’re just made of ric rac!
LOVE IT!!!!!!!!
looooooooooove it!! im gonna try in more then one color
THANKS!
I have three granddaughters. They will love this!
That is SO beautiful, Shirley!!! I love it!!!
haha thanks Nicole! I don’t know though, I had to take a ton of pictures before I found one I somewhat liked! Who knew hands were so hard to photograph!
ooOOOhhh! i’m inspired!
Ssupr cute!!!!!
Beautiful! Shirley you should be a hand model.
These are awesome, I saw the pattern in Kari Mecca’s website! She has many designs using ric rac. Her sewing books are great and her designs are gorgeous!!
I love this!!! I want to make one!
So cute!! Thanks for such a great tutorial and idea!
This is so much fun! Thank you for sharing… I’ve gotta go get on this immediately!
That’s really awsome, easy to make and cute too! I will make one now! lol thanks for the idea