I adore making tags. This is a quick way to feed my creative expression and experience completion, which feels good. Not all of my projects are so easily wrapped up so I celebrate when I find one that can be. I still make a grand mess, but clean-up is minimal.
Pryce and I had discussed our ideas for Valentine's Day. She very much prefers commercial Valentine's, {she's into the holographic animals} and I very much prefer homemade. She was not interested at all in tag making but she's been right in the thick of the on-line mixed media class, A Year Of Painting {and WOW, can the girl make an awesome mess creation}!
I think these tags are super cute and anyone that gets a gift from me has probably figured out that I'd rather make tags than buy cards. I also love that the possibilities are endless when you combine washi tape, stamps, colored inks and pencils. They take up very little room, can be popped in a glassine envelop with a little tea bag or treat, and later they can be reused as a groovy bookmarks.
The tea-dyed tags that I made awhile ago are still my favorite. I didn't flatten/iron them out so they are wabi sabi wrinkled, which I think is an endearing quality.
Like Christmas, I'm a bit old-fashioned when it comes to Valentine's Day. I prefer the heartfelt and homemade to commercial: love notes and hand written poems instead of boughten cards, books instead of candy, and big a$$ diamonds! Ha! I just had to throw that in there.
What is your favorite way to "spread the love"? Please share in the comment section below!
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