Want a whole slew of pretty gift tags to keep on hand? As my older followers would know, I am quite partial to designing free printable papers around here. I love to print them out and do stuff with them and lately I have been enjoying making these gift tags to keep a stash handy. Only problem is I really don't like all the ink I end up wasting (or, really, having to hold on to the remainder of the sheet until I think of another use for it) on the full sheet of printed out design. So I made this paper with three different patterned strips that I could cut down and use with my scalloped circle punch. That way I get three different designs for one sheet of card rather than having to print out 3 sheets if I want a variety. So, you will need:
printed sheet (
download here), scissors, scalloped (or plain) circle punch (2 inch), hole punch and string.
Cut the strips to just below the design on one edge (so you can line up the punch easily).
Line up your punch and cut out along the line...
...until you have a nice little pile of tags.
Hole punch and add string.
Keep going until they are all done. Cute huh? I am giving them away as present fillers too.
Other news around here. I have started on ripping off the fabric on my bench seat finally. As I suspected, the construction is pretty cheap but that is fine for what I want to use it for. I need to pull it apart to get some of the fabric off and I need to buy a staple gun for the reupholstery part (I really thought I had one already...). I will have to do it at night down in the basement though. A was very upset to see the 'lovely flowers' going. He actually cried and asked me to glue it back on! Sorry, son, not on your life. Trust me, it will look much better once I am done with it. He is a funny boy - gets so attached to the strangest things. Miss E meanwhile very matter-of-factly commented as she walked past 'oh, thank goodness you are getting rid of that hideous fabric'. That's my girl.
In fear of jinxing it, I do believe Spring has arrived and is here to stay (yippee!). Our pussy willow tree is always the first to flower it seems (she says as a veteran of two Minnesotan spring's - including this one..lol). Last year when it flowered it was so fast and then, bam, it was covered in leaves and the flowers were gone. Quite the quick lady. Looking forward to the flowering fruit tree in another part of the yard too. I have no idea what fruit it might have been - last year just as it burst into flower we had a gigantic storm that stripped them all off! Seriously, the flowers were all open and delightful for a maximum of 3 days I think. It might just be an ornamental variety too of course. I don't have a clue really.
How is Spring or Autumn in your neck of the woods?
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