After making my first set of black and white snowman tags I wanted to make some more, so I ordered some more wooden black tags from China via eBay, which cost me £3.84 for 25.
They were a bit smaller than I had imagined, not big enough to write anything on the front, but I still thought I could make them work.
I started by giving the tags two coats of clear varnish on both sides to prevent any pen bleeding into the wood. When the varnish was dry I painted a small layer of snow along the bottom of the tags using a Wilko white tester pot (£1.50)
Then came the bit I like best, all the fiddling and twiddling, adding the snowmen and snowflake stickers I stocked up on, when I realised their crafty potential, from One Below, before Christmas.
I used a fine, white Posca pen to add the faux stitching and doodles.
I also gave the back the same treatment, but leaving space for a message/greeting. The red and white butchers twine just gives an extra pop of colour.
I am hoping that by making wooden tags instead of using card, these will become little keepsakes over the years, they certainly wouldn’t look out of place hung on a Christmas tree.
I have about another pack and a half of snowmen and snowflakes left from my stash, luckily I have another quite similar idea for how use finally use them all up, so watch this space……….