HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

I just wanted to let you know that Dover (the company with all the great clip art) has free Halloween ecards you can send.  I didn’t realized Dover had free ecards, but they have a wonderful selection for holidays and occasions…and for no reason at all.

Here is the link if you are interested in Halloween ecards:

http://www.dovercards.com/Holidays/Halloween/Halloween.html

Have a wonderful halloween,

AJ

Make your own holiday personalized name tags

This is a fun holiday crafting idea I got from a friend of mine.  She loves the holidays and made these personalized name tags for herself for work.  They are really simple to make because almost all the work was already done.  They are inexpensive to make, too!  I thought this would be a really fun personalized gift to make for someone you know who loves holidays and who wears a name tag at work.  This would also be a really fun and easy kid’s craft that turns into a personalized gift for a family member who wears a name tag at work. 

The wood shapes are already painted and available at many craft stores, especially as a holiday draws near.  Then all you need to do is glue on a pin to the back.  You can use hot glue or glue that adheres easily to surfaces like wood and metal (for example, Aleen’s Tacky Glue or Sobo Craft Glue).  Just make sure to put on enough glue so the pin is securely adhered to the back of the wood (see picture). 

Apply plenty of glue to back of wooden cut-out

Then take blank address labels and put the name of the person on the label.  You can handwrite the person’s name or print it using your computer or use rubberstamps.  Cut away the excess of the label, so the name fits easily on the name tag (see pictures below).

You could make a gift set of personalized name tags for their favorite holiday or one name tag for each of the holidays.  If you choose to make one for each of the holidays, plan ahead so that you can find these pre-painted wood cut-outs throughout the year in your local craft store or online.  These name tags are sure to be a big hit!

Happy Crafting,

AJ

Halloween Bat Name Tag

Halloween Witch Name Tag