Stamp it, cut it, bake it, make it, paint it, stick it, sew and wear it. Snap it, sketch it, pin it, write it, play it, ply it, stop: re-write it. Try it, test it, learn it, link it, plan it, think it, pen and ink it. Share it, give it, show it, grow it, keep it, wrap it, pack and send it.
Tuesday 22 September 2009
Giant Gift Tag
I am currently living out of suitcases, waiting to move into our own place, and have very limited supplies, most of which are in storage in a basement 40km away. At the weekend I had to make a card for a friend's birthday. I realised I didn't even have enough material to make a card: so I had to think, think, think! We were taking a bottle of wine, so I thought perhaps a gift tag, tied around the neck of the bottle, would suffice. I enlarged the original idea and made it 4 inches high, large enough to stand in very well for a card. I cannibalised an old Hallmark card, stole some string from the garden, and voila! The stylish yet simple giant gift tag:
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Love the idea, and so many occasions to use it for! Maybe something also for ‘thinking of you’ type of thing, will definitely cheer people up!
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