Have I mentioned that I live in a small townhouse (1380 Sq. Ft.) with 4 other people and two dogs? Finding space to store your craft things and fabrics can be difficult at times. The kitchen table is my craft table which means I have to find creative ways to display things. I recently cleaned up my hutch in the dining room (it's really my kitchen, but sounds fancier to say dining room) and got rid of piles of papers and half-done projects. I debated on whether I should get a shelving system to replace the hutch or work with what I've got. I decided on the later to save some $...and did a little digging around the house and brainstorming and came up with this:
A small bookshelf hiding in the basement, and 3 leftover Easter baskets make a great addition to the top of my hutch...and a perfect place to put all my W.I.P's (Work In Progress). But they look a little blah and need something to perk them up a bit. How about some tags?
Here is a mini tutorial on making some tags:
1. Gather up some card stock, a glue stick, hole puncher, decorative scissors and download these Vintage Children's Book Illustration tags from doe-c-doe's.
2. Cut around each tag and glue it onto the card stock. Leave a nice amount around each tag...I added 1/4" around and cut the tag out with some scalloped scissors. Punch a small hole at the top of each tag and tie with ribbon.
3. Add some BLING to you tags with a little glitter. I chose red, silver and green!
A little green glitter on the carrot tops, and a sparkle of silver in the eye...
A red glittery roof and a few sparkly nails on the birdhouse...
And a fancy silver striped tail and two glittery eyes!
4. Tie tags onto your baskets and pat yourself on the back for a job well done!
I love them, and so do my baskets! It makes finishing my W.I.P a little more fun don't cha think?
