Gift wrapping is my thing. Each year when I was growing up, I was the one that was responsible for wrapping the family's presents. I love planning out colour schemes each year and there's something about folding sharp corners that I find strangely meditative. This year I took advantge of still being on maternity leave to make my own gift tags.
I found this set of rubber letter stamps at a flea market years ago and it's one of those things that I've hung onto, even though I've never really had a good use for them. I had modelling clay left over from another project, so hand-stamped clay gift tags seemed like a good way to use up the left over clay. If you don't have letter stamps you could easily write the recipient's name in clay using a pencil or toothpick, or use any holiday stamps that you might have lying around.
MATERIALS
air-drying modelling clay
stamps
straw
fine-grade sand paper
metallic paint
DIRECTIONS
- Break off a small piece of clay and roll into a small ball (around the size of a cherry).
- Roll out the clay into a small disc using a rolling pin.
- Use the straw to punch out a small hole for the ribbon at the top.
- Let the tags dry over night, or according to manufacturer's instructions. When the tags are dry, sand out any rough edges and finish with metallic paint.
