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Review – Epson Labelworks Printable Ribbon Kit

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I was so excited to get this little gem to review. Seriously who doesn’t have a use for a Epson Printable Ribbon Machine? I can think of 100’s of uses including :

Gift wrapping  – Kind of obvious but still worthy of a mention especially with Valentine’s Day coming up. We (my 7 year old and I)  created some ribbons that say “From the Goyal Family” which I think are perfect for wrapping gifts and I can’t wait to use them at Christmas time and Easter. If I was the romantic type I would create little ribbons of love and place them all over the house for Valentine’s Day for my husband to discover. I plan to make little love notes for my kids (my true loves) and tie them around the wrists for Valentine’s day also.

Hair Ribbons – Perfect for back to school creations and of course no other snotty nose child can steal the ones we made with her name printed ALL over them. (see picture above)

Bookmarks – Nothing says HOLD MY PAGE like a printed ribbon that says HOLD MY PAGE!

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Party Decorations  – Celebrate in style with handmade thank you ribbons and written messages.

The machine is easy to setup: you literally pop the batteries and cartridge in and you are ready to print. The manual is so easy to follow that my 7 year old created her own designs (including the bookmark above) You can add borders, symbols and so much more.  Check out the website for more of the technical details.

RRP $69.95 and comes with two ribbon cartridges. Replacement Ribbon cartridges are $19.99 that come with 16 feet or 5 metres of Ribbon.

Here are some examples of them being used for parties , weddings and baby showers.  Love this product!

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Designer Spotlight: Natalka Studio

Natalka Studio is an Etsy shop based in Ukraine with a wide variety of cross stitch designs, including realistic, detailed designs with women doing various things, holiday patterns, geometrics and more.

One of the biggest categories in the shop is called girl cross stitch, which features detailed designs of women with flowing hair doing things like drinking coffee, dancing and carrying flowers. There are seasonal projects in this category as well as a couple having to do with hobbies.

I like the knitting one, of course, and almost shared the sewing one as the featured pattern above until I realized the thread is coming off a cone on the floor and there’s no pedal for running the machine.

The one I am sharing here isn’t actually in that category but it is really cute. Little Girl with Watermelon uses 21 colors and measures 73 by 73 stitches. That’s 5.21 inches or 13.3 cm square if you work it on 14 count fabric. I love her messy hair and the little dress and matching bows. You could also change the colors if you have a little girl who isn’t as into pink (or doesn’t have brown hair).

The largest category on the page is animals, and there you will find wild animals like monkeys, pandas and sloths; ocean creatures such as rays, an octopus and a blue tang fish; frogs, dogs and geese, among others. 

There are also a lot of Christmas cross stitch patterns, which include a lot of traditional motifs and some more whimsical themes. I like this one of Santa resting by the fire with his boots off.

In addition to all these you’ll find pretty flowers, a bunch of mostly floral bookmarks, a whole big set of patterns with lemons, and a lot more. The fruits and berries section (if you like fruits other than lemons) would be perfect for decorating your kitchen or breakfast area.

Check out all the great patterns they have to offer at Natalka Studio on Etsy.

[Photo: Natalka Studio]