Christmas Gift Tags - Tutorial

Appearing in the Habitat Section of today's The West Australian are my Christmas Gift Tags.  Now into December, the trees are starting to go up and with that means that presents will be wrapped and placed under the tree awaiting Christmas day.  Here are some gift tags you can quickly make using small fabric scraps, ribbons and some buttons.

Here are the templates for the cards - you will need to click on and print out the template sheet below

Plum Pudding Gift Tags

You will need:

White card
20cm red ribbon
Brown fabric
White fabric
Green fabric
Red button
Pudding template

1.       Cut out the card to make a 10.5cm x 7.5cm rectangle.  Punch a hole in the top and cut of the top corners 2cm down from the top.

2.       Trace the Pudding onto brown fabric, the sauce onto white fabric and the holly leaf onto green fabric and cut out.  Place the pudding in the centre of the tag and using a small stitch on your sewing machine (1.5), sew around the outside of the Pudding. Place the sauce on the top and sew around the outside of it.  Place the holly leaf into position and sew around the outside.

3.       Place your red button into position and sew into place.

4.       Tie your red ribbon through the hole in the top.

Christmas Tree Gift Tag

You will need:

White card
20cm red ribbon
Green fabric
Star button
Christmas tree template                                                           

1.       Cut out the card to make a 10.5cm x 7.5cm rectangle.  Punch a hole in the top and cut of the top corners 2cm down from the top.

2.       Trace the Christmas tree onto green fabric and cut out.  Place the Christmas tree in the centre of the tag and using a small stitch on your sewing machine (1.5), sew around the outside of the Christmas Tree.

3.       Place your star button into position and sew into place.    

4.    Tie your ribbon through the hole in the top.

Present Gift Tags

You will need:

White card

20cm red ribbon

Red fabric

30cm patterned ribbon for bow

Craft glue

Present template

1.       Cut out the card to make a 10.5cm x 7.5cm rectangle.  Punch a hole in the top and cut of the top corners 2cm down from the top.

2.       Trace the present onto red fabric and cut out.  Place a piece of the patterned ribbon down the centre of the present and sew into place. 

3.       Place the present in the centre of the tag and using a small stitch on your sewing machine (1.5), sew around the outside of the present.

4.       Make a bow with the patterned ribbon and glue into position on top of your present.

5.       Tie your red ribbon through the hole in the top.