glueing ribbon?

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Hi everyone,
a friend and I are making cigar box purses for christmas presents and we are trying to attach sheer ribbon to them with very little luck... I was just wondering what your suggestions were to attach the ribbon with minimal amount of glue or adhesive showing thru the ribbon?

thanks,

Darrah
(sorry for the text only post- I'll post pics when we're done!)