Tag…You’re It!
©Michele
Emerson-Roberts 2014
I
love creating small gift items for special friends and family to include with a
handmade paper card. These tag necklaces can be made ahead of time and stashed
away for later gift giving. Since I make
dozens of sheets of paper at a time and always have scraps, I will often use
leftover handmade papers and simply draw around the template and cut the tag
shape with scissors. Great way to use up leftover papers and beads too!
Supplies:
- Any of the Arnold Grummer™ paper making
kits
- A sunny window
- Blender, cello sponges and soft
towels
- Arnold Grummer tag template #360
- Personal paper cutter, scissors
- Scraps of white or ivory paper,
scraps of colored paper (think junk mail, etc.)
- ColorBox™
Ink pads in various dark colors to match the hand made tags
- Decretive stamps (patterns for
the covers… words would be great for the inside pages)
- Clear embossing powder
- Heat tool
- Standard size round hole punch
- Four feet of soft metallic cord
(for each tag necklace)
- One large bead, two medium beads and six spacer beads (for each tag necklace)
Instructions:
- For each tag necklace, follow the
directions found in any of the Arnold Grummer™ paper making kits to create
two heavy weight tags for the covers and 6 light weight tags for the pages.
- When the tags are dry, stamp
designs onto the covers, and emboss with clear embossing powder and the
heat tool.
- Stamp the words onto the inside
pages (encouraging words for a friend who is going through a rough time
are a nice addition.)
- Punch the hole at the top of the covers and pages.
Assemble the necklace:
- Fold the metallic cord in half,
insert the loop into the stacked tags and tread the loose ends through the
loop.
- Place one spacer bead, the large
bead and one spacer bead onto the loose ends of the cord.
- Tie a loose overhand knot approx.
8” from the ends of the cords.
- Thread one spacer bead, the
medium bead and one spacer bead on each end of the cords.
- Tie a knot at the end of each cord.
WAY TO think out of the box. lvoe it
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