Last week I talked about wrapping gifts and my love of wrapping paper and wrapping accessories. I love pretty paper and I love pretty bows, tags and fluff. I talked about making homemade wrapping paper and all of the fun things to do with it. (Find those blogs HERE and HERE.) All of the thinking about homemade wrapping paper made me think more about homemade gift tags. I’ve bought pretty gift tags before and loved them. I’ve also made my own tags before too. Those were some REALLY fun things to make. If you thought brainstorming about making homemade wrapping paper was fun, get ready to talk about homemade gift tags. Making and giving homemade gift tags is a ton of fun!

When it comes to making homemade gift tags, almost anything goes. There are so many options. Homemade gift tags can be anything from paper to wood to cookies! Remember to avoid anything too fragile, like glass, or anything that could be dangerous. Here are some great ideas for homemade gift tags. You can use these ideas alone or combine them and make some really fun homemade gift tags.

Scrapbook paper
Scrapbook paper is the easiest and most popular way to make homemade gift tags. Layer a few fun pieces and embellish with fun decorations for unique tags that look great on any gift.

Cardstock
Using cardstock will make your homemade gift tags more rigid and easier to decorate. If you are going to add embellishments, using cardstock for your homemade gift tags is a great idea.

Cardboard
I have seen some awesome homemade gift tags that were made with cardboard. Both thin cardboard and thicker corrugated cardboard can be used to make really cute tags. This is a great time to dig into your recycling pile for craft supplies.

Online printables
If you do a quick online search for homemade gift tags, you will see LOTS of free printable ideas and templates. There are even full color printables that you can print, cut, and use. Try these printables layered with some of the other papers mentioned above.

Greeting cards
Reuse old greeting cards and turn them into really cute homemade gift tags. I know people who save all of their Christmas cards each year to reuse and craft with the following year. When you layer the greeting cards onto other papers, it won’t matter if there is writing or print inside the card.

Photos
Family photos or other fun photos can turn homemade gift tags from drab to fab. Find a fun photo and print off small wallet sized pictures to use as homemade gift tags. You can even have them printed at a photo lab.

Artwork
Small drawings look great on homemade gift tags. Just like with the photos, print off small wallet sized pictures or have them printed at a photo lab. Even artwork done by children looks great on homemade gift tags.

There are so many great ideas for making homemade gift tags that I am breaking it into two days. Stay tuned tomorrow for more great ideas! Have some ideas to share? Let us know, we love to hear from you.