Cardboard Gingerbread House Gift Tags
December 16, 2012 at 10:39 am | Posted in Children's Activities, Holiday Ideas, Paper Designs | 10 CommentsTags: christmas, gifts, holidays, recycle
We’ve purchased most of our gifts online this year, so boxes showing up at our house is almost a daily occurrence. The stack of boxes in the garage is getting pretty tall, so this weekend I decided to put some of the cardboard to use by making gingerbread house gift tags. I had planned to make them by myself – you know, so Jason and Jenna wouldn’t wonder why Santa was using our homemade gift tags – but Jenna can always tell when I’ve got something crafty going on in the office and it wasn’t long before she was in on the action. Since starting school, Jason has become much more interested in coloring and crafts, so of course, he joined in.
These are very easy to make and could be used as gift tags or ornaments. I started by cutting a few panels off of cardboard boxes (in areas that didn’t have any printing) and then made a couple of house patterns out of regular paper. I traced the patterns onto the cardboard and then cut the cardboard using a ruler and extacto knife. We used a white Galaxy Marker (which can be purchased at Hobby Lobby) and charcoal crayons to decorate the houses. Once the houses were complete, I used a hole punch at the top and then tied some silver twine through the hole.
And now we have our very first present under the tree:
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How cute are these?!?! I love them!
Comment by Lorie— December 17, 2012 #
Thanks, Lorie!
Comment by juleed— December 18, 2012 #
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Pingback by Some thoughts + Holiday houses | Sanae Ishida— December 19, 2012 #
oh i just found your blog! LOVE!!!
Comment by Lisa @hoopla palooza— December 19, 2012 #
Oh you’re so sweet! Thank you!
Comment by juleed— December 19, 2012 #
I love your Gingerbread house. When can I move in?
Poor choices can result in lifelong regrets, but they don’t
have to dictate our future. Welcome everyone with great
joy and love this holiday season. Love, Aunt May
P.S. I love your Christmas Card. Thank you!
Comment by Aunt May— December 19, 2012 #
Hi May,
How are you? I’m excited to hear Tracy will be moving – I think she’ll be a little bit closer to Texas! I hope you’re having a great holiday season. Today is the last day of school and vacation starts tomorrow. The kids are so excited for Grandma and Grandpa to arrive!!
Merry Christmas!
Love,
Julee
Comment by juleed— December 19, 2012 #
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Pingback by Tutorial | Cardboard Gingerbread House Gift Tags · Scrapbooking | CraftGossip.com— December 21, 2012 #
Arrrghhhhh wish I had seen this post earlier – such a lovely idea for gift tags!
Comment by Bestof2sisters— December 21, 2012 #
Thank you!
Comment by juleed— December 21, 2012 #