Little Bird Easter Tags –Twig Tree Decorations

Following on from last week, another set of Easter tags or twig tree decorations in an effort to finally use up all my ancient, wooden, Easter embellishments.

As you can see I experimented with a green Dymo label sentiment, they look OK, but I have to admit to much preferring the black version if I’m honest.

The front of the tags were covered with scraps of patterned paper to create a basic background scene.  I have so many paper pads, but I also have a HUGE soft spot for gingham, which really does lend itself to Easter, so I confess to ordering a couple of new gingham paper pads from eBay, as these scraps were the very last I had and I know I will use the gingham more than any of the other papers I have whatever the theme or season.

I faux stitched the edges on the front and back of the tags using a fine liner pen, before adding the Dymo sentiments, which were trimmed down to fit and then the birds.

I love the fact that the birds are painted on both sides which means that they can face both directions.  It’s always been such a frustration to me that most embellishments can only be used facing the one way!

The tiny weeny, plastic, nail art flowers came from China (eBay), they really are tiny and look like nothing from a far, so I was chuffed with their detail when pictured really close up.

I added a little wooden ladybird to the back of the tags, because they might be used as decorations on an Easter twig tree and if so it’s always best to have something of interest to show on the back as well.  I have added a silver coloured, spring bail finding over the tag holes for a thread or narrow ribbon once I decide what I am going to do with them.