New Year brings joy and fun. Everyone wants to share a festive mood with loved ones, surprise them with pleasant gifts. Presentation packaging is a special mystery, because it’s very interesting to unwrap a beautiful wrapper in anticipation of a surprise.
In large families, according to tradition, gifts are stacked under the Christmas tree. So that in abundance of bright boxes everyone could find their own surprise, all the presentations can be supplemented with name cards. Tags for New Year's gifts will be discussed in the article.
Features
Beautiful wrapping paper and bright ribbons help create a holiday mood. The finishing touch is the New Year's name 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 labels do not just complement the design of gift wrapping. They make the present individual and allow you to please a person with warm words and wishes. So, the one who is gifted even before opening the box already receives a piece of attention and tenderness.
Gift tags can be:
- plain and simple (in the form of rectangles, circles);
- curly (with perforation, in the form of fir trees, snowflakes, cones, birds, fairy houses and so on);
- with drawing;
- voluminous (with additional elements - bows, decorative buttons, all kinds of applications).
Most options require free space for signing the name of the gift recipient. Some models include a pre-made plate that can be filled with warm words. On some labels you can write a whole congratulation, a compliment or a sincere wish for the next year.
The area of some labels is completely occupied by the picture. Such products can be signed on the reverse side.
Tags can:
- buy in specialized stores;
- download from the Internet in the form of templates and print on cardboard or thick paper (some templates allow you to add your own words in a graphical editor, others already contain ready-made text);
- do it yourself.
Shop products, as a rule, are already filled with New Year's 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 tags yourself. Here you are limited only by your imagination and skill level.
How to choose
When choosing gift labels, it is important to consider the general stylistic idea. The tag should harmoniously complement the packaging design. It could be romantic retro style with angels and other relevant images. Here, dusty tones, the effect of aged paper are appropriate.
Modern is also possible. minimalistic style. In some design options, even black and white labels will look spectacular.
Children (and sometimes adults) gifts are often wrapped in bright paper. It is important to maintain balance. For example, if the package is decorated with a colorful print, a plain tag will fit it. If single-color paper is selected, then it is permissible to add a tag with a picture. This will not allow all elements of the decor to merge into an incomprehensible motley.
Choosing a name card, you should pay attention to its fastening. The element can be fixed with a tape or rope threaded through a special hole. Also, the tag may have an adhesive base. The choice of fastener method depends on personal taste and the general idea of decorating gifts.
How to do it yourself?
A self-made decor will not only be individual, it will be able to convey all your love and tenderness, which you will invest in creating this masterpiece. People close to you will be delighted to see with what responsibility you were preparing for the holiday, thinking about them.
To create labels, you will need ordinary stationery and a couple of decorative details (optional):
- cardboard (you can also use thick white or colored paper);
- scissors;
- watercolor paints and brush,
- the gel pen;
- decor elements (buttons, spangles, lace and so on).
The process of making a Christmas accessory is quite simple.
- First of all, you need to draw on the cardboard the contours of the future element. It can be a circle, a polygon, a Christmas tree or something else (it all depends on your idea).
- If the tag will be attached with a tape, a small round hole should be made closer to the edge.
- The next step is decoration. You can paint the element with paints, draw some patterns, decorate it with sparkles, applique. If you have a scrapbooking technique, you can use various elements and effects. Do not forget to leave a place for the name of the recipient of the gift.
- Sign the labels. You can just enter a name, or you can make a whole congratulation.
Thinking over 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 laconic calm tones. Children's gift implies brightness and funny prints. Making a presentation for a woman can include delicate shades and romantic motifs.
The shape of the tag may also be related to the person for whom it is intended. Christmas balls, bells and snowflakes are universal options. Baby labels can be made in the form of snowmen, bunnies, mittens. A humorous version of the supplement for a man's gift is a funny mustache.
Card making
Many from past years have left New Year's cards.They can be a great material for making exclusive gift cards. The images of Santa Claus and the Snow Maiden, magical animals in a snowy forest, joyful children with gifts are especially suitable. You just need to carefully cut the picture. On the other side you can write a congratulation.
How to fasten?
The methods for attaching a tag to a gift box can be different. The most popular method is to use a ribbon, decorative twine or strip of lace fabric.
In this case, the tape is cut into identical parts. Then they hang it in the hole of the label and fix it on the gift with a beautiful bow. The string is tied up, creating a semblance of a thin cobweb. This is usually done in retrostile.
Finally, to fix the item on the packaging, you can use double-sided tape (if the part is made by hand or purchased, but does not have a special hole).
As you can see from the above, there are a lot of variations of gift decoration. You can use ideas from the Internet or come up with something of your own. In any case, your gifts will be unique and memorable, because your loved ones will certainly appreciate that you have invested your soul not only in the purchase of the presentation itself, but also in its design.
You will find a step-by-step guide on making tags for Christmas gifts in the next video.
