How To Make DIY Ribbon Wands Perfect For Weddings & Parties

If you’re looking at how to make your very own ribbon wands, this is the tutorial for you! I have step-by-step instructions, with photos and a video to make the tutorial a breeze to follow. Yay!

I will be teaching you how to recreate this cute and fun wand idea. Perfect as a wedding confetti alternative, as a wedding send-off, for your entrance to the reception or for flower girls or page boys to carry. Ribbon sticks would make a fun party accessory too, plus they look so lovely on display.

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What You Need

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• Ribbon
• Wooden Dowels
• Screw Eyes
• Jingle Bells
• Scissors
• Sandpaper
• Pliers

Instructions

Prepare the ribbon by cutting it to equal lengths. I chose double the length of the dowel and added a little extra to account for the knot as well as ensure it has a lovely drape. It’s a good idea to experiment, but be sure to have enough ribbon for all your wands!

It’s a good idea to sand the dowel to ensure the sides and ends are smooth and free from splinters.

Pushing firmly, make a dent/pilot hole in the centre of the dowel with the screw eye.

Begin to screw in the screw eye into the top of the dowl. If this is proving tricky, try using pliers to hold the screw eye in place. You will need to push quite firmly, but once it starts screwing you’ll be off.

Ensure the screw eye is screwed down so that only the hook is showing and not the thread.

Gather your ribbon together as neatly as you can.

You can then start to thread the ribbon through the screw eye. You may need to fold the ribbon slightly to fit it through.

Make sure your ribbon is central, then tie a simple knot. Try to leave equal ribbon tassels at either end for a full effect.

Be sure that your knot is pulled tight. You could always use a glue gun to secure the ribbon more firmly with a dab of glue.

Thread a jingle bell onto one of the ribbon strands.

Secure with a simple knot to ensure it doesn’t fall off. The bells I used had a handy tab to thread through.

And your ribbon wand is complete! You can always add more jingle bells if you wish and now it’s time for happy waving 🎉 Woohoo!

DIY Ribbon Wands

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Prep Time 1 minute

Active Time 5 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Difficulty Easy

Materials

• Ribbon
• Wooden Dowels
• Screw Eyes
• Jingle Bells

Tools

• Scissors
• Sandpaper
• Pliers

Instructions

1. Prepare your ribbon by cutting to equal lengths. I doubled the length of the dowel and added extra.
2. Sand the dowel to ensure the sides and ends are smooth and free from splinters.
3. Make a dent in the top of the dowel with the screw eye.
4. Pushing firmly, begin to screw in the screw eye into the top of the dowl. If this is proving tricky, try using pliers.
5. Ensure the screw is far enough down so that only the hook is showing.
6. Gather the ribbon together and start to thread the ribbon through the eye.
7. Tie a knot in your ribbon in the middle, leaving an equal amount of ribbon at each end.
8. Ensure your knot is tightly pulled. You could always use a glue gun to secure the ribbon.
9. Thread the jingle bell onto the ribbon and secure with a simple knot.
10. Your ribbon wand is complete!

Notes

Try experimenting with ribbon colours, lengths and textures. You can add more bells or embellishments, or have zero. How about decorating the wand handle too?

Further Reading

• DIY Tissue Paper Tassel Garland Tutorial
• DIY S’mores Favours Tutorial
• DIY Naked Wedding Cake Tutorial