Valentine Ribbon Wreath

Have ya'll discovered Pinterest yet? I have been getting a lot of ideas there for Valentine's Day and birthday party planning. It is fantastic. Go get a free account!! I don't always have time to read through tutorials, but often just seeing a photo can inspire, which is what set me on the path to creating a Valentine ribbon wreath.

The ribbon wreath tutorial

You will want lots of ribbon in different sizing (priced 50% or more off is the only way to go cause it gets expensive!) I bought seven rolls but really could have used 8 for the pattern...I ran out of the bottom pink and have lots leftover of the others. So, I do not recommend cutting your whole roll right away. About 3/4's of each roll would have been best to not have so much waste. But I have a plan with my scrap pieces which I will get to later.
You could use any ribbon combination for various holidays and events.

I chose a 14 inch wreath (keep the plastic on)

Then I cut all of my ribbon to 6 inches and then in half to create 3 inch strips.

It is helpful to lay them out because you will need to see them all as you put it together.
Then just loop and pin. I began with the floral pins I already had which were not sharp, so I don't recommend it.

So I switched to sewing stick pins...much easier and faster!

Here you can see it filling in.
When you are done, go around and fill in the gaps with more ribbon loops, until it is complete!
I used 200 pins.

I wanted to enjoy its beauty, so I put it on a plate stand on my mantel.
To give you an idea of how big and full it is, here it is IF it were on my door:

But I have this on my front door instead. (Tutorial on this beauty tomorrow!)