Spring Tag Free Tutorial

These are about the easiest

and

least expensive

craft

EVER!

 

I am really not sure I NEED this many

of these

but

once I got going,

I could not quit!

 

So you will need:

 

Laminate samples

Paper

Xacto knife

White Glue

Sanding block

Antiquing or paint or ink pad

Leftover ribbon scraps

 

Now, first of all, I am not going to condone

stealing laminate samples from

your local

Lowes or Home Depot,

but hey,

you just might want to change out that countertop someday

and

some samples would be helpful!

 

Mine, however came from

Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse

 

http://pccr.org/

 

for

$5 for a huge bag of them.

If you have never been there, it is worth the trip.

 

I always find something to bring home!

 

Not that I haven't needed samples just in case

I want to change my countertop..

in the past.

 

And the print on the paper?

I found it at:

 

http://www.ephemerasvintagegarden.com/

 

There are tons of ideas there,

I have it bookmarked to shop more!

I did have to adjust it in size

and

do a little graphic work on it to make them fit.

 

For the techies out there,

I downloaded it to my computer.

I imported it into Corel Draw,

duplicated it

and then cropped each item on a separate duplicate.

Measured my laminate samples and made a grid

then pulled each tag out to fit the grid.

Then printed. 

And honestly,

all these and more

$5!

And I did not fill the bulk bag!

I could have had double that,

but felt greedy taking that many! 

 

Spread white glue on the laminate

and slide the paper into place.

 

Push down well to remove bubbles.

And let dry.

After they are dry,

sand off any edges

and

poke the holes and trim them with an xacto knife

 

Then antique and add the ribbons!

 

I used a sideloaded brush of Black and Light Cinnamon

and

painted the backs also.

 

Some of the backs had writing on them.

If yours don't, there is no need to paint the backs.

 

I have used a distress ink pad on things like this before also

and that works really slick.

 

These could be used as gift tags or ornaments.

The paper is flat and not varnished

so they would be easy to write on!

 

Hope you enjoy this!