Making Ribbon Leis

What? Another new hobby and project?  Yup, I started to make these wonderful creations because they have such the "wow" factor..............not only was I amazed I actually completed this ribbon lei - yup - a lei made completely of ribbon. This lei finishes about 42" in length, measuring all the way around.  I met Chris Tanizawa at a San Leandro Craft show last year and she was selling this, and many other kits.  Think of it - each lei can be made in any color of your needs...................love that!  Chris offers FREE lei -making classes in Union City, California if you are in the neighborhood.   You can contact her for the various lei kits she has along with a schedule of her FREE classes at ctanizawa@gmail.com

There are 5 different ribbon used for this lei.  I thought I was a bit out of my mind to tackle this project after thinking and becoming overwhelmed by all the ribbon pieces that needed to be cut (over 700 separate pieces)...................then folding (like origami) and threading them to make the shapes.............boy..............what a great result. I definitely will be making more of these.

This is a "guy" lei ..............love the nuts and sea shells............

 And, a closer look:

 Here's another lei using pink and Burgundy red ribbons along with dark green................

Here's close-up:

Hope this inspires you to try something new...............................thank you for coming by to see what's up.