How to Make an Adorable Goody Basket With Ribbon and Bow

With the holidays and entertaining upon us, here's a fun and easy way to turn a plastic cup into an adorable goody basket with ribbon and bow! Handmade goody baskets that doubles as beautiful table favors you can easily make yourself! And the best part, any occasion is a good reason to make them - especially when done in Purple, lol! So let's get started!

Supplies:

• Clear Plastic Cup -16oz.
• Box cutter/Scissors
• Magic Marker
• Quick Hold Glue (makers of E6000)
• Clamps
• 3/8" Ribbon
• 1.5" Ribbon
• Mini Bowdabra and Wand
• Bowdabra Hair Bow Tool and Ruler
• Bowdabra Bow Wire

How to:

First, using a box cutter, cut off the top area of the plastic cup where the indentations are. 

   Then cut off the top ring which .  .  .

will become the handle!

Now think of a clock, and lightly make marks on the cup top with a marker in the 12, 6, 3, 9, positions first, then in between for a total of eight marks.

Start at the 12 o'clock position and add a diagonal line of quick hold glue . . .

placing a strip of 3/8" ribbon over the glue and smoothing the ribbon out.

Continue adding glue on all the top marks equally on the diagonal to add the strips of ribbon. Once all the ribbon strips are dry, cut off the excess ribbon ends on the top and bottom.

  

Next, run a line of glue from the top of a ribbon strip down across the strip to the left all the way to the bottom of the next strip.  Apply a ribbon strip on top of the glue for a criss-cross look.  Do this for all the eight strips of ribbon.

  

                                            

 Cut off excess ribbon ends on top and bottom

 

Finish the look by gluing on strips of ribbon around the top of the plastic cup  .  . .

and around the bottom.

Attach the handle by cutting open the plastic ring and applying glue to the inside of the cup at the 3 and 9 marks.

Use clamps to hold the ends of the handle in place until dry.

To add a decorative bow, cut an 18" piece of Bowdabra bow wire, and fold it in half. Lay the folded bow wire in the Mini Bowdabra, tucking loop and ends under. Take an 8″ strip of 1.5" ribbon, pinching the ribbon in the middle and . . .

inserting it down into the Mini Bowdabra for the bow tails.  

Leave the ribbon on the roll and pinching the end and placing it down into the Mini Bowdabra. Then fold over the ribbon making a 2" loop, twisting the ribbon down into the Mini Bowdabra. 

                                       

Then, fold over the ribbon creating a 2" loop, twisting the ribbon down into the Mini Bowdabra on the opposite side. 

Use the Mini Bowdabra wand to crunch down the the center of the bow and  cutting off excess ribbon.                                           

While the bow is still in the Mini Bowdabra, thread the two loose ends of the bow wire through the loop, pulling tightly while gently pulling the bow out. Tie bow wire around to the back cutting off excess wire. Then fluff and straighten the bow!

 Dovetail the ends by folding the ends together and cutting at an angle from the fold down to the opposite end.

Attach the gorgeous bow to the top center of the goody basket using quick dry glue.  Have fun creating beautiful goody basket table favors filled with small treats or gifts.

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Bejeweled Decorative Ornament

It's never too late to start a new tradition by making your own DIY bejeweled decorative ornaments! What fun it is to add flair, sparkle and glittering gems to clear plastic or glass ornaments. And you'd be surprised how the jewels and glitter helps to make everything in the room sparkle and glisten - a stunning addition to any tree! This ornament features a lightly coated iridescent amethyst watercolor interior with amethyst rhinestone embellishments on the outside. The sparkly finish makes it a standout piece that'll bring a touch of elegance to your holiday celebrations.

Welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas Ornaments hosted by Janet @ Try It - Like It - Create It  I'm joining a group of talented, creative ladies sharing their various holiday craft techniques for making ornaments for this awesome event Twelve Days of Christmas Ornaments starting on November 28th!  From November 28-December 9th amazing DIY Christmas Ornaments will be shared daily!

It's Day 8 and I'm sharing how to make a Bejeweled Decorative Ornament!

                             

Supplies:

• Asst. Amethyst rhinestones
• Round clear plastic ornament - 4"
• Dr. Ph. Martin's Iridescent Amethyst Watercolor
• Plastic cup
• Parchment paper
• Super Fabri-Tac Glue/Beacon E6000 Premium Jewelry and Bead Glue
• Tweezers/Toothpicks
• Peel and Stick Decorative Stone Swirl Design

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How To:

Begin by grouping your amethyst stones together by size in order to make a decorative design.

To keep this ornament in its symmetrical shape, there are almost invisible manufactured line along half of the plastic round ornament. I used this line to divide the ornament in half and then divide each of the halves in half again. In other words, dividing the ornament into quarters or four equal parts for placement of the amethyst stones. 

      

But first, place parchment paper down to protect your work surface. I wanted something to enhance the clear color of the ornament so I decided to add a few drops of amethyst (light purple) iridescent watercolor to the interior of the ornament to give it a bit of an amethyst shimmer.

Then begin turning the ornament around to spread the color. You can actually see the iridescent shimmer covering the ornament.

Once you've covered the inside of the ornament, hold the ornament over a clear plastic cup and let the excess iridescent flow into the cup.

Here, I placed the ornament upside down on top of the cup and let it sit there until the iridescent was finish dripping into the cup.

I poured the excess back into the bottle and set the ornament on parchment paper upside down to dry. Unfortunately, once dry, the amethyst color was very faint, so I repeated the steps a few times. In the end, the color was still faint - although it did give off a slight amethyst hue.

Next, layout the flatback rhinestones design you plan to do. Then put a small amount of glue to the back of your first rhinestone. Here, I'm using a precision applicator tip to control the glue.

And using tweezers for placement which helps to limit the glue from getting on fingers.

Continue applying glue to the back of the rhinestones and .  .  .

placing the stones in the desired design.

Get creative and have fun attaching the rhinestones in .  .  .

a decorative design until you're satisfied with the sparkling arrangement.

Continue working in sections - duplicating the design by gluing on each rhinestone until the four sections are complete. Allow to dry overnight.

Once I was finished with the design and the glue was dry .  .  .

I thought something was missing looking at the ornament so I decided to add small narrow shaped amethyst stones to the hanging cap.

And they fit perfectly!

But something was still missing with the look so I added a peel and stick decorative stone design in between the design sections. And they worked like a dream!

There are so many awesome ways to embellish a plain clear ornament using rhinestones that adds a touch of elegance to your holiday decor! It's carefully crafted with a unique design using amethyst rhinestones to bring a festive sparkle to your Christmas tree!

Welcome once again to the 12 Days of Christmas Ornaments!

As I mentioned before, starting November 28th, each day features a brand new Christmas ornament tutorial from some of our very talented and creative crafters. Just click on the links below for that day and plan to be amazed:

Nov 28	Janet Trieschman	https://tryit-likeit.com/no-sew-fabric-ornament/	https://tryit-likeit.com
Nov 29	Donna Wirthlin	https://twochicksandamom.blogspot.com/2025/11/12-days-of-christmas-ornament-hop-2025.html	https://twochicksandamom.blogspot.com
Nov 30	Natalie Shaw	https://www.doodlecraftblog.com/2025/11/how-to-make-mushroom-cork-ornaments-diy.html	https://www.doodlecraftblog.com/
Dec 1	Susan Brown	https://sbartist.blogspot.com/2025/11/festive-paper-house-decor-12-days-of.html	https://www.sbartist.com
Dec 2	Michelle James	https://ourcraftymom.com/old-world-santa-ornaments/	https://ourcraftymom.com/
Dec 3	Julie Nyanyo	https://www.sumoftheirstories.com/blog/felt-and-button-star-christmas-ornaments	https://www.sumoftheirstories.com
Dec 4	Christie Troxell	https://ritzyparties.com/12-days-of-christmas-ornaments/	https://Ritzyparties.com
Dec 5	Gail Griffin	https://www.purplehuesandme.com/2025/12/bejeweled-decorative-ornament.html	https://www.purplehuesandme.com
Dec 6	Katie Adams	https://thecraftyblogstalker.com/3d-deer-head-ornament/	thecraftyblogstalker.com
Dec 7	Janet Trieschman	https://tryit-likeit.com/diy-a-modern-alcohol-ink-ornament-for-your-tree/	https://tryit-likeit.com
Dec 8	Terry Ricioli	https://terryriciolidesigns.blogspot.com/2025/12/rustic-wood-slice-ornament.html	terryriciolidesigns.blogspot.com
Dec 9	Janet Trieschman	https://tryit-likeit.com/paper-bead-christmas-tree-ornament/	https://tryit-likeit.com

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and take a little time to enjoy,

Happy Holidays Crafting!