My friend, Candice, recently had a birthday and I gave her this gift! I had so much fun wrapping it that I decided to take a picture of it! Kelly will notice the re-used dress pattern that we found at a garage sale - it was her idea to use it as tissue paper in a gift bag. Kelly has so many creative ideas! Making gift tags is one of my favorite little things to do. My friend Monica and I first learned how to dye tags with coffee and tea about 8 years ago. I now use RIT dye in various colors as well. The Happy Birthday stamp was custom designed through a vendor on etsy and the "found art" birds nest drawing is mounted on a page from a vintage dictionary that I picked up at the White Elephant and painted with water colored stripes. All of these little steps are things I do over time. I only dye tags every couple years, I have only painted dictionary pages 3 or 4 times and so on. I enjoy the process as much as the product, which makes this little hobby perfect just for me.
Inside? Smartwool socks. A gift I only give to people I love.
4 comments:
I love your creativity!
RIT dye!! Of course! Ingenious! You are one smart cookie, Betty! (PS tell Cliff-with-two-f's I like the stadium picture at the top of you blog). Hope to see you in a month!
very cute! I love the pattern tissue paper; and of course the tag.
I've never received socks from you. Rhoda P.S. That is not a hint. I'm fine with my cotton Wal-Mart socks. So not a picky sock person. Ask Andy. I still feel loved even though I've never received socks; however I have received some very prettily gift wrapped presents. :)
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