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How-to: Recycled Ribbon Trivet

April 22, 2013 3 Comments

ribbontrivet9How-to: Recycled Ribbon Trivet at HandsOccupied.com

Happy Earth Day! I mulled over several ideas for today, but this idea came to me as I spent most of last week stuck at home due to Chicago flooding. I finally disassembled the ribbon wall photo booth backdrop from my wedding and found myself with a bunch of 70 inch pieces of ribbon, mostly grosgrain ribbon that’s all the same width. Rolling up all of the ribbon for storage, I couldn’t get over how pretty it all was (I even Instagrammed it). Particularly, the ribbon made me think of vintage jute trivets, but this finished project is definitely more elegant than kitschy.

Vintage Jute Trivets via Etsy

vintage jute trivets via etsy

Supplies

lots (as in dozens of yards) of grosgrain ribbon, cut into 70-inch lengths
rubber bands
hot glue gun
straight pins
scissors

Directions

How-to: Recycled Ribbon Trivet at HandsOccupied.com

Bundle your pieces of ribbon into little rolls. To make the big circles you see above, hold three pieces of ribbon together and wind them up together like you’re putting away a tape measure. Secure with a single rubber band around the outside.

To make the smaller circles, do the same winding, but with two pieces of ribbon rather than one.

How-to: Recycled Ribbon Trivet at HandsOccupied.com

The hardest bundles to make of those I used for my trivet are the oblong ones. I held together three pieces of 70-inch ribbon and cut them in half, to 35 inches in length. Hold together one set of three, 35-inch ribbons. Fold down one end about 1 inch and pin to secure. Then, wind the rest of the ribbon all the way around and secure with two rubber bands in a plus sign, as shown.

How-to: Recycled Ribbon Trivet at HandsOccupied.com

When all of your ribbon bundles are wound and rubber banded, arrange them however you like. I spent a fair bit of time playing with how the arrangement looked before I was satisfied. The oblong bundles actually came about when I realized a couple of those would help my trivet come together.

How-to: Recycled Ribbon Trivet at HandsOccupied.com

Heat up your glue gun. To secure all circular bundles, I pretty much covered their bottoms with hot glue before trimming and gluing down the ends of each ribbon in the bundle.

How-to: Recycled Ribbon Trivet at HandsOccupied.com

The oblong pieces were again the most challenging to glue. I hot glued around the rubber band covering the bottom of each piece, let the glue dry, removed the rubber band, and filled in the gap in the glue on the bottom. Then I glued down the ribbon ends, flipped the oblong piece right-side up, and glued the center shut. Like this:

How-to: Recycled Ribbon Trivet at HandsOccupied.com

When the bundles are all set, start gluing your trivet together, tackling it in logical chunks. I recommend starting by gluing the middle together and then gluing obvious chunks together. This helps ensure all bundles stay properly lined up as you go.

How-to: Recycled Ribbon Trivet at HandsOccupied.com

Finally, glue all of your chunks together, let dry completely, and you’re good to go.

How-to: Recycled Ribbon Trivet at HandsOccupied.com

How-to: Recycled Ribbon Trivet at HandsOccupied.com

Filed Under: DIY Wedding, How-to Tagged With: hot glue, jute, recycle, ribbon, trivet, vintage

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Heidi Gustad is a craft book author & content creator in love with primary colors & vintage vibes. She specializes in knitting, crochet, latch hook and macramé, and her first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is out now!

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  1. Tan of Squirrelly Minds

    April 22, 2013 at 1:48 pm

    How clever and cute!

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    • Heidi

      April 22, 2013 at 3:40 pm

      Thanks!!

      Reply

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