Ribbon adds the perfect touch to many projects and you can come up with great craft ideas for ribbon. Everything from stuffed animals and dolls to gifts and home décor can be decorated with ribbon. Plus, you can often find great deals on spools of ribbon or ribbon remnants that are on sale.

One of the best craft ideas for ribbon is also environmentally friendly. Instead of using disposable ribbon to wrap gifts, you can use up scraps of ribbons you have left over from craft projects. Substituting the gift wrap with a remnant of nice fabric is a perfect idea for wrapping up a present for a friend who sews.

Trimming household items such as lamps, towels and throw pillows with ribbons can be fun and really spruce up the look of your decor. Just don't overdo things, however, or some home decor craft ideas for ribbon can result in a tacky or cheap look. Instead, keep the colors and textures in coordination with the style of your room. Ribbon-trimmed guest towels can add interest to a bathroom if you use a good quality ribbon that has an expensive look and doesn't fray.

Pretty craft ideas for ribbon include making classic sachets and ribbon roses. You only need small pieces of ribbon and you can coordinate similar colors. For sachets, use a scrap of lace that you cut into back and front heart shapes and sew the lace together. Leave an opening to stuff with potpourri, then sew up the opening and take a length of ribbon that’s folded to form the hanger. You can sew the two ends to the top of the heart for hanging and add some ribbon roses to cover the ends of the ribbon hanger.

Ribbon roses are extremely easy and if you've never tried to make them, just experiment with scraps of ribbon. It’s simply a matter of just taking a piece of ribbon and overlapping it in ways that make it look like a rose. The most difficult part is trying to keep the rose shape after you've formed it with your hands, but pins may help hold the folds until you can sew the folds closed. Take care to use matching thread to the ribbon rose color and hide your stitches as much as possible in the flaps so they're not too noticeable.