New Year brings joy and fun. Everyone wants to share a festive mood with loved ones, to surprise them with pleasant gifts. Gift wrapping is a special sacrament, because it is very interesting to unfold a beautiful wrapper in anticipation of a surprise.
In large families, traditionally presents are folded under the Christmas tree. So that in abundance of bright boxes everyone could find his own surprise, all the presents can be supplemented with cards with names. About tags for Christmas gifts and will be discussed in the article.
Features
Beautiful wrapping paper and bright ribbons help to create a holiday mood. The final touch is personalized New Year tags. The tradition of decorating gifts with labels with signatures came to us from Europe recently, but immediately fell in love with the Russians.
New Year's labels do not just complement the design of gift wrapping. They make the gift individual and allow you to please a person with warm words and wishes. So, presented before opening the box already receives a piece of attention and tenderness.
Gift tags can be:
- monophonic and simple (in the form of rectangles, circles);
- figured (with perforation, in the form of Christmas trees, snowflakes, cones, birds, fairy-tale houses, and so on);
- with an image;
- bulk (with additional elements - bows, decorative buttons, all sorts of applications).
Most options require free space to sign the name of the gift recipient. Some models include a ready-made plate that can be filled with warm words. On some labels, you can write a whole greeting, a compliment or spiritual wish for the next year.
The area of some tags is fully occupied by the picture. Such products can be signed on the reverse side.
Tags can be:
- buy in specialty stores;
- Download from the Internet in the form of templates and print on cardboard or heavy paper (some templates allow you to add your words in a graphic editor, others already contain ready text);
- do it yourself.
Store products, as a rule, are already filled with New Year wishes. Their choice is not very large. On specialized sites you can find a fairly wide range of templates of various shapes, colors and styles. This allows you to create a very beautiful decor.
If you want to please your loved ones with something exclusive, you can make the tags yourself. Here you are limited only by your imagination and skill level.
How to choose
When choosing gift labels, it is important to take into account the general stylistic idea. The tag should harmoniously complement the packaging design. It may be romantic retro style with angels and other related images. Pertinent shades, the effect of aged paper are relevant here.
It is also possible modern minimalistic style. In some design options, even black and white labels will look impressive.
Children (and sometimes adults) gifts are often packed in bright paper. Here it is important to keep a balance. For example, if the package is decorated with a colorful print, a single-colored tag will suit it. If monochrome paper is selected, then it is permissible to add a tag with a pattern. This will not allow all elements of the decor to merge into an incomprehensible diversity.
Choosing a name card, should pay attention to its mount. The element can be fixed with the help of a tape or rope, which is threaded into a special hole. Also, the tag may have a sticky backing. The choice of fastener method depends on the personal taste and the general idea of decorating gifts.
How to do it yourself?
Self-made decor will not only be individual, it will be able to convey all your love and tenderness that you will put into the creation of this masterpiece. People close to you will be delighted to see with what responsibility you prepared for the holiday, thinking about them.
To create labels, you will need the usual stationery and a pair of decorative parts (optional):
- cardboard (you can also use thick white or colored paper);
- scissors;
- watercolor paints and brush,
- the gel pen;
- decor elements (buttons, sequins, lace, and so on).
The process of making a New Year's accessory is quite simple.
- First of all, you need to draw on the cardboard the contours of the future element. It could be a circle, a polygon, a Christmas tree or something else (it all depends on your idea).
- If the tag is attached with tape, a small round hole should be made closer to the edge.
- The next stage is decorating. You can paint an element with paints, draw some patterns, decorate it with sparkles and appliqué. If you own the scrapbooking technique, you can use various elements and effects. Do not forget to leave a place for the name of the gift recipient.
- Sign the tags. You can simply enter the name, or you can make a whole greeting.
Thinking through the design of the element, you should consider who the message will be addressed to. If this is a gift for a man, it is better to choose concise calm tones. Children's gift implies brightness and fun prints. Making a present for a woman can include delicate shades and romantic motifs.
The form of the tag can also be associated with the person for whom it is intended. Christmas balls, bells and snowflakes are universal options. Kids labels can be made in the form of snowmen, bunnies, mittens. A humorous version of the add-on for the men's gift - a funny mustache.
Making of postcards
Many from last years have New Year's cards. They can be the perfect material for making exclusive gift cards. Images of Father Frost and Snow Maiden, magic animals in a snowy forest, joyful children with gifts are especially well suited. You just need to carefully cut the picture. On the other side you can write greetings.
How to fix?
Ways of attaching tags to a gift box may be different. The most popular method is the use of ribbon, decorative twine or strips of lace fabric.
In this case, the tape is cut into equal parts. Then they put it into the hole of the label and fix it on the gift with a beautiful bow. The string is fastened, creating a semblance of a thin cobweb. Usually they make out gifts in retrostyle.
Finally, to fix the element on the package, you can use double-sided tape (if the item is made by hand or purchased, but does not have a special hole).
As you could understand from the above, the variations of the decoration of gifts are vast. You can use ideas from the Internet or invent something of your own. In any case, your gifts will be unique and memorable, because your loved ones will surely appreciate that you have invested your soul not only in the purchase of the present itself, but also in its design.
You will find a step-by-step guide on making tags for New Year's gifts in the following video.
