I bet you have a big, beautiful pile of holiday cards from friends and family right about now, just like we do. While most of them may be photo cards, there will probably be a handful that are the good, old fashioned illustrated kind. Before you toss them, set them aside for a low-effort craft that recycles the cards for the next holiday into gift tags. You may be more inclined to just shell out $1.49 for sheets of peel and stick gift tags, and believe me, I have those too. But this little project is something my mom did with me starting when I was around 7 or 8, and now my kids love to do it. Once you get them started, they may want to do it all on their own. If nothing else, you'll feel a little greener for doing it!
The supplies
- Illustrated holiday cards (not photo cards)
- Pinking shears to make a decorative edge when you cut. These are optional - a straight edge with standard scissors is fine too.
- A hole puncher
- A "To/From" stamp and ink pad. This is optional - you can write in "To" and "From" yourself.
- Thin ribbon
How to make gift tags recycled from holiday cards:
- With pinking shears or regular scissors, cut out a good image area from a card, making sure that the back side is blank.
- Punch a hole near the top edge of the tag.
- Use your stamp and ink to add "to" and "from" on the back of the tag or just write it yourself.
- Tie a length of thin ribbon through the punched hole.
- Now you have cute, semi-homemade gift tags!
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