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I decided to take a break from holiday gift tags, and revisit summer . . . if only in my dreams. We've been watching the second season of White Lotus, and in between the escapades of the characters are glimpses of the beautiful Italian coast. Oh how I wish I was there. These tags would [...]
I think I have previously mentioned that I lived in England for several years when I was a child. One Christmas, I was gifted a bird feeder kit, which I quickly built and put out in our garden. I was thrilled when, within a few hours, it had attracted an adorable little robin redbreast. Every [...]
Mid-century modern fills my thoughts these days, ever since we started restoring our mcm atrium house. Although we are still a ways off from moving in, I have started doing a little Facebook marketplace shopping for vintage furniture. So far I have purchased a dining table, chairs, and a small bench for the entranceway. I [...]
I hope you are are not tired of holiday printables yet, because I have another one for you. I have been playing around more with my Apple Pencil and Procreate, still focusing on watercolor. I drew a number of evergreen leaves and berries over the course of the past week, and then arranged them into [...]
New York is one of my favorite destinations during the holiday season. I love seeing the decorated store windows, the Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center, and a Rockettes performance. I decided to use the New York skyline on a merry and bright holiday gift tag. It features a modern, simplified drawing of the Empire State [...]
A few weeks ago I purchased an Apple Pencil, downloaded Procreate to my iPad, and started playing around with the various paint styles. I have never had a great deal of natural drawing talent, and so I doubted I would be able to do much with it. Well, I was wrong. This thing is amazing. [...]
I have been thinking a lot about mid-century design ever since we bought our atrium house. I decided to incorporate a retro look into one of my gift tags this year. These colorful mod stars are based on a design fro a 1960s Christmas card. They read season's greetings, and you can use them for [...]
If you are looking for gift tags with non-traditional colors this holiday season, look no further than these. These colorful merry and bright gift tags can be used for Christmas or the holidays in general. The text is bold and multicolored in fuchsia, green, blue, turquoise, and gold. They are great for businesses, schools, or [...]
It is time to begin thinking about the holidays. I always try to do a few Christmas gift tags, and here is the first of the season. It is a simple and minimal Merry Christmas tag with green text and a little Christmas tree. I used my typical brown paper favor bags in my photos, [...]
We are getting into fall and the days are growing shorter. The good news is that Thanksgiving is coming. I decided to do another gift tag for the holiday. This one is for giving delicious treats. The free printable tags say Gobble it Up. You can use them for take home goodie bags for your [...]