Entertaining and Decorating with Ribbon

Satin and grosgrain ribbons are one of the best items to have in your cupboard for last minute entertaining and gift "emergencies". A gift wrapped in brown paper (or newspaper) comes alive with the addition of a bold ribbon. They also come to the rescue when a table setting needs color — tie them around the stem of the glass, around the serviettes or even around the back of the chairs.

There are no rules, the only advice is to make sure you always use long generous pieces to give it an opulent feel.

Here we wrapped the tableware in bright colors, the guests loved "unwrapping" their setting. Buy several meters of ribbon in various textures, widths, length and color, it's a wonderful box of tricks to keep in the kitchen for your next dinner party.

Images: Liezel Strauss

Comments (3)

is there a good online bulk source for ribbon?

posted by mattiemay on November 4th 2009 at 8:07pm
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mjtrim.com is a personal favorite-- I would call them if you have specific questions about a bulk rate-- Their store in NY is pretty gorgeous.

posted by teacupcake on November 4th 2009 at 9:54pm
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i totally agree! in a link i posted earlier, you can see i used raffia ribbon to tie rustic flatware bunches at a labor day barbecue we had and i loved the way it worked:

http://honeyliving.blogspot.com/2009/09/labor-day-lunch.html

also, papyrus is an excellent source of some gorgeous ribbons. opulent is the exact word i would use!

http://honeyliving.blogspot.com/2009/08/best-gift-of-all.html

posted by honey living on November 9th 2009 at 11:04am
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