DIY Gift Tags with Bows

I recently acquired a set of blank gift tags from the Martha Stewart section of Michael's. With graduations, birthdays, and Father's Day coming up, I thought it would be the perfect time to create something that adds a nice touch a wrapped gift.

Each tag had a lovely edge that I wanted to dress up but not take away from.


Decorative tape/ribbon, also a recent purchase, was a great option to add to the gift tags. The muted colors and soft design would add to the tag details nicely. They are adhesive backed making it easy to lay out and stick on. I love blue and brown together.


Here are some of the lay outs I put together.


The only problem I came across was cutting the ribbon to match the very detailed edges of the tags. It took a while, and was not perfect, but the pattern on the ribbon sort of masked the uneven and frayed edges.

Next up was deciding how to dress the tags. I could have used stickers, buttons or various decal, but since I liked the ribbon so much I decided to go with it. There were various tutorials on how to fold bows: here, here, here.

Ultimately I used an interpretation of the tuxedo look/method found here.


First was to cut ribbon to desired size. This is based on how big you want the loops to be.


Next, glue the bottoms of each end to the center, overlapping them.


Press at the center until glue dries for a flattened center.


Once dry, you will need another piece of ribbon to go over the center and complete the look.


A small piece will do.


Wrap the piece around the center and glue at the back of the bow.


The bow is complete!


Various sizes and colors will add whimsy to the tags.




Simply adhere them on.




I love that since the ribbons came in the same pack, the print and pattern complement each other.




Here are the finished tags.

A simple DIY that comes out looking chic :) Let me know if any of you try it, I would love to see the results.