Ribbon Holder from a basket

Success!!! I finally found something that is perfect for storing my ribbon that will allow easy access!
Baskets with holes in the sides allows a dowel to be inserted and the ribbon to come through the holes!

I love this idea, but I am still going to use my other ideas as well, the pant hanger for the tiny ribbon, the paper towel holder for the wide ribbon and the baskets for everything else. 

What you need:

Baskets that are shorter than the dowels you bought. (Got mine at Liquidation World $1.50 for two)
Wooden dowels. (Got mine at the Dollar store $1.00 for 10)
Tape.

Directions:

Place the dowel through one end of the basket to the other.
Add ribbon one at a time, pulling and taping the end to the basket.

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Ribbon Holder from paper towel holder

After figuring out that the pant hanger was only best for holding the tiny ribbon, I again begun my search for a storage solution for my ribbon that was easier to access than the tote, but held larger ribbon than the pant hanger.

Pinterest to the rescue once again, I picked up 2 paper towel holders from the dollar store. They were a great idea, but they didn't hold much ribbon, required larger holes in the centre of the ribbon and the ribbon got tangled around each other.


What you need:

Dollar store paper towel holder.
Scissors.

Directions:

Cut holes in the centre of the ribbon large enough to fit on the paper towel holder.
Slide the ribbon on the paper towel holder.

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Ribbon Holder from hanger

With making little girls hair bows comes ribbon and LOTS of it. I have about 600 spools of ribbon and was keeping it in a tote. The problem with keeping it all in a tote is you never know what you have and digging to the bottom is a really big pain in the butt.

I searched Pinterest for ideas on what to do and the first one I came up with seemed like an awesome idea!!
It works great, but not so well for the larger ribbon packaging. It works awesome for bobbin sized ribbon and holds about 92 small spools.


What you need:

A hanger that is used to hold multiple pairs of pants. 
Star screw driver.
Ting spools of ribbon.

Directions:

Use the screw driver to put holes in the centre of any ribbon that doesn't already have a hole.
Insert ribbon onto rungs.
Hang where desired.

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