Exploding Fireworks Ribbon Crowns

Category Fourth of July

These ribbon crowns resemble exploding fireworks. They can be assembled using a wide variety of colors. Use them to decorate headbands, hair clips, or even give them away as party favors.

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Exploding Fireworks Ribbon Crowns

By katrine2706 [403 Posts, 97 Comments]

July 2, 2019

This craft can be used from decorations to anything like party favors or headbands and hair clips. Some might think it's too delicate and complicated, but surely it's very easy to make.

Supplies:

ribbonettes (2 assorted colors)
silver string beads
craft buds
1 piece of paper
hot glue

Steps:

Trace circles as small as a coin in a piece of paper.

Exploding Fireworks Ribbon Crowns - trace small circles onto a piece of paper

Cut them out.

Exploding Fireworks Ribbon Crowns - cut them out

Cut out strips of the ribbon about 2 1/2 inches each.

Exploding Fireworks Ribbon Crowns - cut strips of thin ribbon about 2.5 inches each

Put two ribbon tips together and seal them with hot glue. It should look like this.

Exploding Fireworks Ribbon Crowns - glue the two tips of ribbon together with hot glue

Exploding Fireworks Ribbon Crowns - should look like this

Align the ribbons around the circle in alternate colors. Tips facing towards the center. See photo.

Exploding Fireworks Ribbon Crowns - arrange the ribbons around the circle with the tips inward, alternating colors

Make another layer, putting an alternate color on top of each.

Exploding Fireworks Ribbon Crowns - make a second layer again alternating colors

Cut 2 inch strings of the silver beads. Stick each ones tip into the center. Cut out smaller ones and also the buds and arrange them in the center so it looks like an exploding firework.

Exploding Fireworks Ribbon Crowns - cut 2 inch strings of the silver beads an glue in the center, add shorter cuts of the bead and some of the craft buds, to look like exploding fireworks

Exploding Fireworks Ribbon Crowns - slightly different view

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