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.
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 also embellished it with a rusty metal snowflake since I found some in the stash with my wire. But a teensy pine cone and sprig of greenery would also have looked nice. I didn't use the vintage tag suggested and, since I was using it for a hanging tag, just added a nice metallic thread 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.
I've kept my recent Christmas cards sent to me and thinking of doing something crafty with them. I have an idea but not sure yet...was thinking gift tags and/or bookmarks.
ReplyDeleteI thought I had written a post on things to do with used Christmas cards, but I can't find it, so I think that should be a post I begin working on. Bookmarks and gift tags are both great ideas. There are ornaments that utilize Christmas cards, too. And here is one more idea: https://mychristmaskitchen.blogspot.com/2007/11/little-boxes-to-make-from-christmas.html
DeleteWhat a fun and cute idea for a special gift tag! I love the idea, and may have to do something similar for a different occasion...my sister and her hubby's 60th wedding anniversary is coming up...maybe change the "frame" to a heart, since it is close to Valentine's Day. Thank you for the fun idea.
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome, Pam! You could maybe even find a small heart-shaped twig wreath at a craft store like Hobby Lobby. That would work great! Or, you could make a regular twig frame like this one and embellish it with heart-shaped buttons or something similar.
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