DIY: Lantern Tag

I was thinking about other ways to use circle shapes, and came up with a festive lantern tag.

SUPPLIES

• Assortment of paper (e.g. colored cardstock/scrapbooking paper)
• Large and small circle punches (I used 2½  inch and 1 inch punches)
• Double-sided tape (permanent)
• Scissors
• Ribbon
• Hole punch
• Stamp (“To” and “From”)
• Stamp pad

DIRECTIONS

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Punch small circles from paper. (I punched a total of 12 circles; 6 circles each from 2 different colored sheets.)

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Fold small circles in half.

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Tape folded circles together. (I cut the double-sided tape to fit the small surface area of the circle half.)

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Tape the rest of the half circles together until you have a “ball”.

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Punch two large circles from paper.

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On one of the large circles, stamp “To” and “From”.

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Align two large circles together and punch a hole through the top.

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Cut a length of ribbon. (I cut mine at approximately 24 inches.)

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Thread ribbon through holes so that the ends are between the two large circles. Even out the ribbon ends at the bottom.

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Knot the ribbon at the top of the large circles, leaving enough room for a loop at the top.

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Using double-sided tape, tape the ribbon going between the two large circles to the large circles.

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Knot ribbon at bottom of large circles.

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Wrap some double-sided tape around the ribbon.

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String the “ball” on the ribbon, over the double-sided tape.

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Knot ribbon below the “ball.” If uneven, cut the ribbon ends below the “ball.” Tag complete.