What a Pinteresting Idea…I Dig It!

It’s the first week of October, and Christmas decorations and packaging and candy have already been stocked on store shelves for several weeks.  In Atlanta, one of the local morning DJ’s has spearheaded a campaign to allow Halloween and Thanksgiving time in the spotlight before bringing in Christmas.  Now, I don’t have anything against Christmas, but it does seem a little early to me.  Well, today I am going to do the UNTHINKABLE.  I am going to blow your mind by skipping right over Halloween and Thanksgiving and Christmas and New Year’s Day and Groundhog Day.  I’m going straight to Valentine’s Day.  Woo hoo!  There’s a reason I’m sharing this now, but you’ll have to keep reading to find out.  

Here’s my fun and totally dig-able project:

I got this idea from a Pinterest pin I saw a couple of months ago.  The gift is a similar concept to the idea I saw on Pinterest, but the gift tag, in all its simplicity and beauty, is mine.  I can’t link back to the original post because it’s from www.skinnymom.com, a membership-based site.  You might not believe me when I tell you this, but I don’t subscribe to skinnymom.com (for I am neither skinny nor a mom).  There you have it.   

Tips, Tricks and Reminders:

• Layering the tag.  The tag is created with two framlelits from the Chalk Talk Framelits and a layer of Whisper White that I rounded with a corner punch.  The base layer is a perfect cutout if you want to wrap it around the gathered cello bag, but I wanted to only wrap it around the ribbon, so I don’t mind that the smaller framelit shape covers the hole a bit – in fact, I kinda’ like it. 
• Tie it up.  The gussetted bag is tied shut with a piece of Whisper White stitched grosgrain ribbon – I didn’t want to take away from the colors in the shovel and tag.  After a knot around the bag, I tied in the shovel handle and then tied the bow.  If you want to make sure the tag stays on the bag, you can add a dimensional to the back of the tag to secure it on the top.
• Why now, Brian?  Why am I sharing this Valentine’s Day project now?  I think it’s such a fun idea for a gift in February, BUT the beach pails and shovels are on sale NOW.  The craft stores in Atlanta have stacks of these for cheap, cheap, cheap (which might be because Atlanta is landlocked, so the stores probably shouldn’t have stocked up on beach supplies – not to mention that beach supplies are unexpected in a craft store).  Anyway, if you like this idea and want to send your child or grandchild to school with the coolest, “I dig you” Valentine’s gifts, this might be your only chance to get these shovels between now and then.  A helpful tip AND a quick lesson in supply and demand.  You’re welcome.  🙂

Stamp Sets:  Tag It  Inks:  Smoky Slate, Stampin’ Write Markers (Gumball Green, Basic Black)  Papers:  Daffodil Delight, Gumball Green, Whisper White, Strawberry Slush  Accessories:  Chalk Talk Framelits, Small Heart punch, 3/16″ Corner punch, Whisper White Stitched Grosgrain Ribbon, Gusseted Cellophane Bag (retired), shovel (retired)

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

Brian

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