Paint Color Tags - Let's Get Organized

Got this idea from Diane Duda - an artist I just adore! - to make chips of all my paint colors. Years ago I inherited a bunch of craft paint. Some are so old they have price tags from stores that don't even exist anymore. So I know I won't always have these exact paints, but being able to lay out colors and think about the color scheme before starting a painting is proving VERY useful. And seriously, aren't they so pretty???

These masonite tags* were leftovers from an old project and my husband just cut them down a bit for me. They used to be 3"x3" square. They're now about 1.75" x 3".

This was my color scheme for one of my Glasses Girls. I didn't stick to it exactly, but it was a great jumping off point. (I went back and painted the sides of the tags later--they just looked too sloppy this way. And I wanted to be able to see from the top which color was which).

*A litte bit more about these tags. Years ago I made chalkboard tags from masonite squares my husband had cut for me. I sold them in groups of 3-5. An international company contacted me and wanted an order of 500 tags to tie to a CD they were about to launch. They said if all went well, they'd be ordering 500 more. So my husband decided to cut and drill all 1,000 at one time since the equipment was already set up, etc. Well, the second order ended up not happening. (I hope that doesn't mean the CD launch didn't go well...I don't really know). But I found myself with A LOT of little masonite tags. Throughout the years, I've made a bunch of things with them.

Below are some pics if you're interested. As you can see, I DO NOT let things go to waste and if there's something I can paint on, add paper to, and/or add ribbon to, I'll do it!

 

Some Cupcake Tags

My daughter's birthday was a few weeks ago and I printed a (smaller) copy of my Cupcake Drawing and made some little tags to tie onto the goodie bags for her sweet friends that came to her party. I make most of my tags on 3" x 3" pieces of 1/4" masonite so they are super durable and will last a long time.

Christmas Tags

As a gift to my sister I made masonite tags for her to use on her neighbor gifts. I also made several for myself to use the same way. I love to tie these to gifts because once the goodies are gone, the recipient still has the little tag to hang on their tree or display on a tiny stand.

And because they are made on masonite and have a protective layer of Mod Podge on the top, they are quite durable and should last for years.

I made these exactly the same way I did my CHRISTMAS ADVENT TAGS.

Masonite Tag Christmas Advent Calendar

Using this exact same method, my daughter and I made 25 advent tags to hang up to countdown the days until Christmas.

Each one started on a 3" x 3" x 1/8" piece of masonite. Of course you could make these using just scrapbook paper, but mounting them on masonite means they are quite sturdy and will last from year to year.

We cut the base paper just under 3" x 3". We tried to make sure we didn't have two reds or two greens right next to each other. (We only used paper we already had--our goal was to not have to buy anything for this project).

Then we stamped the dates on kraft paper and cut a contrasting slip of scrapbook paper.

We went through and attached all the base layers to all 25 tags using Mod Podge. So by the time we were back to the first tag to do the 2nd and 3rd layers, the first layer was dry.

Once all 3 layers were attached, we did one more layer of Mod Podge (matte--I don't like the shiny) over the top of the entire front of the tag. This will help to protect them. Then we let them dry for several hours. Our last step was to add ric rac, tulle, and ribbon to the tops of them.

Then today we hung them up on a long piece of jute with little pieces of bakers twine. We'll cut them down as we count down the days to Christmas.

Interested in making some tags of your own? I have the blank masonite tags for sale in my ETSY shop now!

Tag for a Friend

A friend and I were visiting another friend on her birthday. First friend made a bracelet for the birthday girl, I made the tag for the box, and birthday friend received, most graciously, a pretty bracelet and fun tag for her birthday.

Paper and pen and ink on 1/8" masonite tag, tulle, ribbon, ric rac

New Tags in my ETSY Shop

Just added these little cuties to my ETSY shop today. They are great for party favors, gift tags, tied to treat bags, or used as ornaments on a Halloween tree. Each tag is 3"x3" and is made on 1/8" masonite so they last from year to year.

New in My ETSY Shop - Halloween Tags

These fun tags are available now in my ETSY shop. They are so perfect for tying onto treat bags or neighbor gifts at Halloween and since they are made on 1/8" masonite (pressed wood), they last from year to year as a fun ornament for the recipient.