I don’t know why, but Easter with all it’s bunnies, chicks, eggs and the odd carrot or two, plus the generally pastel palette of colours doesn’t inspire me that much ………
…… however, with a tub of assorted wooden shapes that I seem to have had forever I really need to get them all used up, so perhaps this will be the year that they are finally off my hands!
I started off with the wooden 5.5 x 3.5 x 0.2cm tags (below) from The Works……
….. which I covered with scraps of blue and green patterned paper, adding faux stitching round the edges of the front and back using a black, fine liner pen.
I’m sorry I don’t have a clue where I got the painted wooden rabbits with their cute fluffy tails from, I’ve had them for that long, perhaps Paperchase, a shop now sadly gone from our High Streets, but I could be wrong …..
….. I stuck a large and small one to the front of each tag, with a punched yellow sun to fill the empty space and add colour.
Because I couldn’t really access the tag hole any more I stuck a silver, spring bail over the hole for a thin ribbon to be added at a later stage.
I am not sure yet whether what I have made will actually be used as gift tags, I always like the idea of an Easter tree made from twigs with little Eastery fairings hanging from them, so for good measure I’ve added a little wooden ladybird (The Works 30 for £1, I think) on the back for a bit of added interest and colour should I decide to hang them instead.
