Wednesday, 7 November 2012

Christmas Time - Simple DIY Gift Tags and Christmas Ornaments

Just stumbled across this fabulous DIY project and had to share... with the festive season just around the corner I'm am thinking about things I can make for Christmas. Every year my siblings and myself make a gingerbread house each, there are four of us so it kind of makes a small village effect when complete and this year I'm thinking I'll also make some Christmas decorations for friends and family. Thankfully pinterest pointed me in the right direction!.

I found this cute little DIY decoration/ gift tag via Marley and Lockyer pinned by - of easy wind and downey flake...

The pin actually said they were made from salt dough comprising of 1 cup salt, 2 cups plain flour and 1 cup luke warm water mixed together then rolled out and cut to shape... as it turns out they are actually made from ceramic and sold through etsy but I thought they would be fabulous for the other diy-ers out there who are also planning their Christmas crafting projects and could easily be made from salt dough anyway.



Gift tags made of Salt dough & then stamped. Made with 1 cup salt, 2 cups all purpose flour and 1 cup luke warm water.

Fabulous Gift Tags

Will post my DIY tutorial when completed... I will try both the salt dough and ceramic and report back on which I prefer... 


Oleander and Palm made these fab salt dough creations


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10 comments:

  1. beachcomber7 November 2012 at 17:58

    lovely! i'd like to make some too. thanks for the recipe.
    x

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    1. vintagemovement8 November 2012 at 07:57

      Thanks so much glad you like this little DIY! You can either bake them on a low setting for about 3 hours or let them air dry for about three days it seems, hope this helps xx Tina

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  2. Max7 November 2012 at 20:39

    Ooh, theyre gorgeous, id love to have a go so will look forward to your diy x

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    1. vintagemovement8 November 2012 at 07:58

      Thanks Max, will be crafting this little project this weekend and will post next week... glad you like them, I thought they were too cute as well!. xx Tina

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  3. In The Night Sky8 November 2012 at 14:02

    These look like fun! Another project to add to the list ;)

    BTW, did you call The Reject Shop at Highpoint about the ceramic stools (if that's even remotely easy for you to get to). They had 3 left on Saturday. Hope you track one down.

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    1. vintagemovement8 November 2012 at 14:32

      Thanks so much Natalie... I'm so giving Highpoint a call, I'm the other side of the city but that is no issue at all!.
      :-) xx Tina


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  4. Shortbread and Ginger8 November 2012 at 20:48

    They are lovely!
    Hi from Scotland!
    Liz @ Shortbread & Ginger

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    1. vintagemovement8 November 2012 at 21:58

      Hello Liz so lovely of you to drop by, thank you so much for your comment... love how blogging brings people together from different sides of the world!!.
      xx Tina
      P.S Love your blog!

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  5. Hip Brown8 November 2012 at 22:56

    Hi Tina, I too pinned this recipe ages ago. Have been meaning to try it but never seem to find the time. Quite the fan of Marley and Lockyer, they do the most beautiful gift tags... must grab some before Xmas!!! Looking forward to hearing how your DIY goes. Rach

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    1. vintagemovement9 November 2012 at 07:43

      Hi Rach,
      I think I was a bit slow on the uptake with this pin but I had to post it, some crafters are just sooo clever.... I too love Marley and Lockyer tags and they sold at great prices which is a winning combination for me.
      DIY-ing tomorrow so we shall see how it all goes!.

      xx Tina


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