A fun handcrafted gift tag

 

 I made a fun little tag after Christmas.  We had some gifts to give our friends but didn't get to see them before Christmas due to illness.  I had wanted to make this tag as not only a part of the gift wrapping but also as a little keepsake they could hang somewhere in their house.

The idea for this tag came from one of the large format Gooseberry Patch Christmas books --  Book 11.  Apparently, I have not reviewed this book, but I need to.  For those interested in owning a copy, Thriftbooks has a like-new, hardcover copy here for $5.99.

I found this tag idea in a chapter titled "Greetings & Gift Wrap" and the specific name of the project is "Greenery Package" on page 67.  I opted not to do the greenery/pine cone trimmed package because I wanted to use this tag on a gift bag.  But the gift wrapping idea is fabulous and I will use it another time.

The directions for the tag aren't very detailed.  They say: "Use decorative edged scissors to cut out a black & white photocopy of a favorite wintry photo.  Tie broken sticks together with rusty wire to make a frame.  Wire it to the photocopy.  Use adhesive foam dots to adhere a vintage tag to the frame and the photocopy to the package."

I snagged the photo of our friends off her blog, and changed it to black & white.  I didn't wire the frame to the photocopy, but hot-glued it. I didn't use the vintage tag suggested and, since I was using it for a hanging tag, just added a nice metallic hanging loop. 

Our friends were surprised and delighted with this special tag! I'm thinking that I will post about this again for Christmas in July.  Summer would be a great time to gather the necessary sticks for the project.