How To Curl or Kork Ribbon - Free Tutorial

Today I'll show you how to curl, often referred to as "kork", ribbon. Korking works best on 100% polyester ribbon such as Grosgrain Ribbon. Korked ribbon has many crafting uses. It can be used for hair bows (often called "korkers"), gift wrapping, or in this case it'll be used in a ribbon sculpture.

For this project I am using:
* 1/8" grosgrain ribbon by Offray
* 3/16" dowel - works best with this skinny ribbon. If using 3/8" ribbon, I like to use a 1/4" dowel. You can experiment with different sizes to achieve the curl you'd like to have.
* A couple of wood clothespins
* Baking Sheet
* Aluminum foil
* Oven


Step 1:
Preheat oven to 220 degrees F.

Step 2:
Attach the ribbon to the end of the dowel by securing with one clothespin.

Step 3:

Wind the length of ribbon down the length of the dowel or for as much length as you'd like. Be sure to keep the edges together but do not overlap. If spaces are left, the curl will be looser.

Step 4:

Secure the end of the ribbon with the remaining clothespin.

Step 5:

Place dowel onto a foil lined baking sheet and place into the preheated oven.

Step 6:

Bake for approximately 20 minutes.

Step 7:

Allow to cool on the dowel, then remove clothespins and slide or unwind the ribbon off of the dowel.

Your ribbon is now ready for your craft! This particular ribbon is used in the tutorial for the Expecting Mom and Baby Ribbon Sculpture Tutorial that will be released very very soon!

Tips:

•Since all ovens vary, test on scrap ribbon to get the right temperature and timing for your oven. A rule of thumb for lighter colored ribbon is to use the least amount of time and temperature to avoid turning the ribbon brown.

•For stiffer ribbon, spray with a fabric stiffener or spray starch after wrapped but before baking.

Enjoy and let me know if you have any questions!

Sad Week.

On Tuesday our family dog suddenly and unexpectedly passed away. Anyone who has pets in their home probably know how devastating it is to lose such a beloved family member. Doing my best to keep up with the orders this week.

Rest In Peace Skyla aka "Skeeter Louise"

Scavenger Hunt! Win Prizes!

The Etsy team I am on, the Eclectic Artisans Team, is having a scavenger hunt! You have a great chance of winning a prize!!! Read this post for all the details!

And the winner is.....

Jennifer!!!!! You've won the Bride Ribbon Sculpture Giveaway! Please email me with your name address and how you'd like her mounted. Or if you'd prefer the 50% off a custom made Bride, let me know! I left a comment on your blog since I didn't see an email address for you.

Congratulation!!!!

New! Tutorial Bundle Packs! Save $$$!

How to make these ribbon sculptures in a new bundle pack at PunkyNMunky!


I've had many requests for creating bundle packs of tutorials. I do run a buy 4 get one free for the tutorials all the time. But I thought these smaller packs might be nice to offer!

With this one you will get the following tutorials:
Rapunzel
Dorothy
Alice
Evil Queen

Have fun!

Bows for Back To School

Are you or your little girl heading back to school? Or just love shopping for new accessories? Here are just a few hairbow styles I have available! There are so many colors to choose from!

Last days to enter!!!

Come read this post and enter to win!!!!!

New Ribbon Sculpture Instructions!

Finally! After having these pictures on my computer for over a year, I finished the Ballerina Ribbon Sculpture Tutorial! I have included the variations that you'll need to turn her into the Sugar Plum Fairy. You can find it in my Etsy Shop in the Tutorial section! From now until July 31, 2009, any of my blog readers can receive a $1 discount on the Ballerina Tutorial by entering BLOG1 in the message to seller at time of check out!

Bridal Giveaway!

Time for another giveaway! This time I'm giving away this beautiful Bridal Ribbon Sculpture!!!

She can be mounted to a lapel pin, a hair clip, a magnet, or left unmounted. If you are the lucky winner and would prefer a different hair or flower color, I can award to you a 50% off discount on your custom order! The Bride retails for $7.

Entering is simple!

For one entry: Simply comment below and be sure to include your email address or contact information!

You can increase your chances of winning by any or all of the blow (1 additional entry for each, please let me know what you have done!)

Link to my blog or Etsy shop from your Facebook page!

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Follow my blog

Follow me on Twitter http://twitter.com/punkynmunky

Become a fan of Punky N Munky on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Punky-N-Munky/71276959019?ref=ts

For 2 extra entries, post about my giveaway on your blog! (please provide a link)

So that's 8 possible entries in all! Remember to come back and comment about all that you have done to receive your entries and be sure to leave me a way to contact you! If you have already done some of these, such as follow my blog or a Fan on my Facebook page, you can still count them as entries!!!

Last day to enter is July 31, drawing will be held shortly after!

Good Luck!!!

SCAVENGER HUNT TIME!!!!

It's Scavenger Hunt Time!! From July 1st through 10th the Eclectic Artisans Team members are hiding the American Flag as one of the photos in an item listing in their shop!

There are 15 shops and 15 flags - it's YOUR job to find where they are hidden!

Be one of the FIRST FIVE people to EMAIL Michelle (e-mail address on the team blog post - just click here to find it!) the listing LINKS (all 15) as to where the flag is hidden in each shop and you will win YOUR CHOICE of THREE of the prizes shown!

Prizes are as follows:
1st person to email all 15 flags will get to pick 3 of the 15 prizes
2nd person gets to pick 3 of the 12 prizes that are left
3rd person gets to pick 3 of the 9 prizes that are left
4th person gets to pick 3 of the 6 prizes that are left
5th place person gets the remaining 3 awesome and fabulous prizes!

To find out more about who is participating, what you can win and where to start hunting, check out the EART Team Blog!

READERS! Just FOR YOU! We ARE ALL also Offering up a 20% discount off your purchase before shipping in ANY of the shops listed! Just use code: SCAVENGERHUNT20, This code expires on July 10th. (To use this code, please put it in the notes to seller upon check out and wait for a revised invoice!)