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I love collecting scraps of ribbons. It can be an unused bundle I found in a corner of my house or a bunch of leftovers from a school project. I save them all up because you never know when you need it for gift wrapping or other crafting projects again.
But sometimes seeing those piles of ribbons can get rather depressing. Then I saw that TicTac on my table and I knew it's time I did something about my problem...
**i'll be taking clearer pictures of the dispenser soon
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Grab that messy, distressed pile of ribbon.
Finish a container of TicTac. You don't have to finish all at one go!
Peel off the label slowly to make sure that you get a non-sticky container.
Remove the cover.
Roll the ribbon up neatly. This may require a bit more patience!
Then insert the roll of ribbon into the container. One shortcoming of this dispenser is that the roll cannot be too big, if not it can't fit into the container at all.
Make sure you leave a tail of ribbon (about 1 cm) outside the container.
Line the cover and the direction of the ribbon as shown.
This arrangement helps ensure a smooth dispensal of ribbon.
Replace the cover with the ribbon tail peeking out of the opening like the one shown in the picture.
Close the cover while leaving a tail peeking out from the SIDE of the cover.
Do not leave the tail peeking from the front as the crease at the front may spoil the ribbon!
Tape the container lengthwise. You can use coloured tapes to decorate the dispenser.
The tape is needed as TicTac covers become loose after the removal of the label.
Open the cover to dispense ribbon as and when needed!
A neat and green solution to your piles of distressed ribbons! (^_^)
TIPS: Other potential dispensers are candy boxes with just a small opening but big, roomy body. But the good thing about TicTac containers is that it is clear, so we can see the contents!
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Ezme
20 Oct 17:41
WOW! that is so clever- i need to eat way more tic tacs now! - thats AMAZING!!!
queenfairypants
20 Oct 20:38
oooh that's so good, I've been looking for ways to reuse plastics :) thanks!
DIS.AR.RAY
20 Oct 22:35
VERY CLEVER! I love it! I usually run through tictacs like they are... well... tictacs... but yea, This is a very usefull and environmentaly-friendly way to be organized [something I DEFINATLEY need! :D]
Awesome idea!
stephie N.
20 Oct 22:58
Darn, i just threw away my breast cancer month grapefruit tictac box D: Oh well, i just bought another box of tictacs, so yay!
Candice C.
20 Oct 23:05
you're so smart! for some reason I've been content to just throw all my scraps in a box and dig through the tangled mess later. this would be sooo helpful with all those little pieces I can't bear to throw out!
Terri A.
20 Oct 23:47
This is flippin' BRILLIANT!! 5 stars for you!
DreamsInBloom
22 Oct 03:34
Nice! I've used a Tic Tac container to hold my bobby pins in. I think that using one for a ribbon dispenser though is brilliant.
qi*
25 Oct 05:45
thank you all! (^_^)
ʎǝuʇɹnoɔ
10 Nov 05:34
i have a juicy fruit container and i KNEW it was going to come in handy.
POOPU
29 Jan 01:01
That is such a great idea :)
Jenny M.
17 Feb 12:37
Great idea!