Crowning the Beehives

Part 3 in our three part series. Creating rituals for advancement through the YW program.


Beehives are right on that cusp where you can still get away with something pretty cute. Which is a good thing, because I could not come up with a way to make a beehive fashionable. Versions of this ribbon bee are floating around the internet all over the place, but here's how I made mine.


Start by cutting four pieces of 1/2" wide ribbon. 2 yellow pieces measuring 4" long and 3" long, and 2 black pieces measuring 3 1/2" and 2 1/2".


Using either a needle and thread or glue, secure the ends together perpendicularly. Glue the right side of one end to the wrong end of the other, turning one side so the the ends make a square. This will make your ribbon form a loop. Do this with all four pieces.


Line all your loops up and glue or sew together. Take another piece of your black ribbon and wrap it around the tip of your loops to make a little bee head and cover up any seams. Glue or sew the ends of the black ribbon to the underside of the bee.


To make the wings, cut another piece of ribbon to 4" long. I used a sheer cream ribbon, but anything white or cream will work. Mark the center of the ribbon, and bring the ends in to that middle point in the same way you made the loops for the body.


Glue the wings onto the top of the bee body.


Tie a little bow out of a coordinating ribbon, and hot glue it onto the headband. Hot glue the bee onto the bow.