Handmade Gift Tags

Hi Guys,

Today I'm going to show you the first of this year's Christmas Gift Tags - yep, I know, Halloween is just over and already we're taking Christmas!  Better to be organised early though as the weeks just fly in from now.

These were super-easy to make and this time I made them using left over scraps of rice paper and napkins from other projects which quite honestly I had never thought of until I watched a tutorial from Erica over at CottageChicClub recently.  I thought this was a great idea and more interesting than just using one paper or napkin for the job - so don't throw away those scraps people, keep them for your small projects!

I will say however that I found it a little bit more challenging using the scraps rather than using just one paper or napkin, I actually had to think about colour, placement, background, matching etc. so it does bring out your crafty side in a big way - and in a good way, ideas kept coming as I kept working.

I've made a short video of the first few tags to give you a more clear view of how they look.  I will be posting a tutorial on this later for anyone who's interested in trying to do their own, as I said, they're easy to do and will give your gifts a more unique and stylish look for Christmas.  See video below:

Thanks for watching, and remember you can contact me by email by using the form on the right or here at Funky-Junk Email  if you have any questions at all, I'm always happy to help.

Bye for now

Découpaged Swing Tags

Almost anything can be découpaged but with the exception of the decorative eggs that I did last Easter, all my découpaging had been on hard-surface items.  I had never tried découpage on paper or card and thought it was about time I gave it a try.

I used some swing tags to try it out on - large coloured ones, which would be perfect for tagging big items such as furniture.

The possibilities are endless but I've kept these ones fairly simple using a variety of cut outs from my collection which I glued on and then coated with several layers of sealant. I found it best to paint on a lot of thin layers as the card curls when too wet.  Once dry, I kept them under a heavy book to flatten them out again.

This could be done on smaller tags using Christmas themed cut outs and would give an original touch to your Christmas presents or you could make your own book markers by cutting out lengths of strong card and then découpaging.  These would make unique Christmas gifts.

Découpaged Swing Tags