Where to Buy Christmas Ribbon For Your Holiday Decorating!

Looking for the prettiest Christmas ribbon out there? I’m sharing where to buy the best Christmas ribbon for your tree, presents, wreaths, and more!

I go pretty crazy decorating with ribbon for the holidays – I use Christmas ribbon on my front door greenery swag, my Christmas trees, my stockings, my presents, the wreaths on the backs of our dining chairs, and pretty much anywhere and everywhere else I can think of to use it! I always get asked where I buy my Christmas ribbon so I thought I’d share my favorite sources and types of ribbon along with some inspiration for where you can use ribbon in your holiday decorating. Let’s kick things off with where to buy Christmas tree ribbon you’ll love… (affiliate links are included in this post; full disclosure statement available {here})

Where to Buy Christmas Tree Ribbon

Favorite type of ribbon: 4″ wired edge ribbon + 2.5″ wired edge sheer ribbon

Favorite places to buy: Balsam Hill for 4″ | Michaels & Amazon for 2.5″

I usually decorate my trees with a single style of 4″ wired edge ribbon throughout the entire tree plus one or more 2.5″ sheer wired edge ribbon choices. It’s key to make sure your ribbon is wired edge so you can bend it and create pretty, full loops. Most of my 4″ wired ribbon is from Balsam Hill including the wide gray velvet ribbon (available {here}) that I’ve used on my family room tree for the past several years:

It’s also where I found the 4″ silver basketweave wired ribbon (available {here}) that I’m using on our flocked tree this year:

Balsam Hill’s ribbon is definitely not cheap but if you save the spools and roll it back up nicely when you put your Christmas tree away for the season, you can use it again and again for years.

For the 2.5″ wired ribbon on my trees, I usually go with sheer ribbon so that the tree lights can shine through it. I’ve had luck finding nice sheer wired ribbon at reasonable prices at both Michaels and Amazon. The sheer ribbon on our tree from last year was a Michaels find that I’m using again this year. On our flocked tree upstairs, I snagged two of {these 6-roll packs of 2.5″ wired ribbon} that I love (they’re no longer available in gold but the red and white is pretty too)!

I used four of the six designs on our tree (and will save the other two for gifts) – I love the combination of silver and gold and the mix of patterns:

How Much Ribbon Do I Need for My Christmas Tree?

I get this question a lot and it’s not an easy one to answer because some people like to use more ribbon than others, but I’m happy to share how much I use! For a standard 7′ tree, I use 2-3 large rolls (20-30 yards total) of 4′ wired ribbon and 30 – 40 yards of 2.5″ sheer ribbon.

I know that sounds like a ton of ribbon, but trust me that you always need more than you think you will! And I cheat and don’t decorate about 1/4 of the tree that’s in the back where no one sees it. If you aren’t a cheater like me and decorate your entire tree, tack on a little more!

Where to Buy Christmas Ribbon for Presents

Favorite type of ribbon: Wired edge and velvet ribbon – all sizes

Favorite places to buy: The Container Store, M&J Trimming, Target

I love, love, love wrapping presents and use a ton of ribbon when I wrap! Just like with Christmas tree ribbon, wire-edged ribbon works best for making bows because you can shape it to make your bows full and the tails wavy. The Container Store is my happy place for gift wrapping ribbon – here are just a few of my favorites from last year that are still available this year:

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And these are a few new ribbons that I bought there last year :

Along with wired edge ribbon, velvet ribbon looks beautiful on presents – just tie a simple velvet bow or do some creative layering:

My favorite source for velvet ribbon is {M&J Trimming here}. For this present, I used {this wrapping paper} and these three 5/8″ ribbons in grey, moss, and pale pink:

Target also has some great ribbon options around the holidays (especially online!) – these are a few that I recently ordered:

And if you’d like a few new ideas for wrapping your presents, be sure to check out {THIS POST} from last year with ten easy gift wrapping ideas!

Ribbon for Your Mantel or Stockings

Favorite type of ribbon: Wide velvet ribbon

Favorite places to buy: M&J Trimming

You can use the same ribbons on your mantel or stockings as you do to wrap presents but my favorite type of ribbon for these spots is wide velvet ribbon – it adds such a luxurious look and feel! The widths that I like best for this are 1 3/8″ wide velvet ribbon (see options {HERE}) or 2″ wide velvet ribbon (see options {HERE}). There are TONS of gorgeous colors to choose from – this velvet ribbon that I have dressing up our stockings this year is the 2″ dark gray: 

I also like wide velvet ribbon for covering up hangers! I use Command hooks for most of my Christmas decor that hangs on the walls and sticking a bow on top of the hook is my favorite way to disguise it – I used this 2″ velvet ribbon in navy (found {here}) to hang up our new countdown-to-Christmas advent calendar (found {here}) this year!

Patterned Christmas Ribbon for Wreaths

Favorite type of ribbon: 2.5″ patterned wired edge ribbon

Favorite places to buy: HomeGoods, Amazon, & Etsy

I always go with patterned ribbon (typically stripes, plaids, and checks!) for my Christmas wreaths and my swag on our front door – 2.5″ wired ribbon works best for me! Last year I went with this red, white, and gray plaid ribbon for my front door swag – the ribbon was a HomeGoods find (bells were found {here}). 

This year I think I’m using this same watercolor red 2.5″ ribbon (found {here}) for my front door swag that I just hung our magnolia wreath (found {here}) up with in our kitchen – love it!:

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Unfortunately it looks like there are only a few 2.5″ watercolor ribbon spools left in red but it is still stocked in cranberry which would be beautiful for the holidays – see all of the watercolor ribbon color options {here}! I’ve also scored a lot of great patterned 2.5″ wired ribbon on Etsy both this year and in past years. These are two that I found this year that I love – a gray plaid (found at {this Etsy shop}) and a black and ivory plaid (found {here}):

You can find a ton more options for plaid wired ribbon on Etsy {here} – definitely one of my ribbon go-tos!

I hope you guys found this post helpful – definitely let me know if you have any other burning ribbon questions 🙂 . Hope you all have a great start to your week and are able to put a serious dent in your Christmas gifting list to help tame the crazy as we get closer to the holidays!

XOXO,