Whenever I go to the grocery store, answering "paper or plastic" has never been a tough choice for me. I love paper bags.They come from nature and return to nature just like us. So inevitably I have a big stash of brown paper bags from Ralphs and some white ones too which you usually get at the mall.I made a few gift tags out of these paper bags and I am sharing the process and the end products here. Feel free to make your own and share pictures.It is an easy and fun activity to do with the kids.
I just cut out tag shapes from the paper.Then I glued two tags together to make them sturdier.I painted them in watercolor and decorated with some block prints.Then I punched a hole on the top to finish them.Here are a few results.
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| The Block printing process with acrylic paint |
A few other painting techniques below:
- Fill a small bowl with water
- Put a few drops of nail polish in one or multiple colors.
- Dip the tag in the bowl completely for a few seconds.
- Take out and let it dry.
- Place a few drops of paint (watercolor,acrylic, tempura) on two tags.
- Put the two tags on top of each other with the paint side inside.
- Spread the paint in different directions with fingers.
- Open the tags and behold the beautiful designs.
- This makes two tags in one.
You can use crayons, sponge painting, watercolor,color pencils etc. to decorate the tags.There are endless possibilities. You can use stamps, glitter , stickers, alphabet stickers to make monogrammed tags.These can be easily customized to fit any occasion.
Thinking of trying greeting cards and money envelopes next.
