Hey there! Today I am going to share what I did with two wall tags I purchased from Dollar Tree.  Before I get to my DIY I need to mention this is our monthly Pinterest Challenge, the challenge is hosted by Erlene with My Pinterventures. Pinterest is a great place for all of us to go and check out home décor, recipes, DIYs, crafts and so much more. Today I am in a group of talented bloggers sharing our version of some inspiration we found on Pinterest. To view my previous Pinterest challenges you can catch up here ⇒ PINTEREST CHALLENGES.  Just click to follow me and my pins on Pinterest →PINTEREST ACCOUNT.

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I honestly saw so many great inspiration on using large wooden wall tags on Pinterest, but the one I really liked was from Birch Lane.  Here is the one I am talking about ⇒ CHRISTMAS WALL TAG DECOR.

I picked up two of Dollar Tree wall tags to create my version of their wall tags.

In order to paint the two tags I need to sand off all the glitter from the front.  I took 120 grit sandpaper and sanded the front of the tags until all the glitter was removed.

Once both were sanded smooth I wiped them down with a damp cloth.

I am using Christmas green craft paint to paint both of my wall tags.  It took three coats.

I printed out Merry Christmas on Word to use on my tags.  I shared how I traced print outs on a previous blog.  I added the word Merry on one and Christmas on the other.  If you haven’t seen how I trace words onto my items you can check out the tutorial here ⇒ TRACE OFF LETTERS

Using white craft paint to fill in the letters.

To connect the tags I am using Dollar Trees nautical rope.  Here is the steps I did to connect the tags.

1. unraveled the rope to a single rope
2. taped the ends to stop from fraying
3. cute the rope to the length I wanted
4. thread through both holes in the tags
5. make a large knot to keep the rope threaded

This is what it looks like.

 

To overlap the tags I used hot glue to the corner and glued both together.  I added hot glue to the seam to give it a little more strength.

I wanted my tags to have a swag instead of just a bow.  I grabbed two Christmas picks, one Christmas eucalyptus bundles, and floral wire.

Taking the two picks bending and connecting them together with floral wire.

Using the eucalyptus bundle I cut it off the stem and placed in the swag.

To connect the swag to the wall tags I tied the rope to make a loop.  I used floral wire and attached the swag to the knot leaving the loop free.

I didn’t like how crisp the tags looked so I added some black dry brushing to the tags.

Applied one coat of Minwax to seal the tags.  Added a bow to the middle of the swag.  To see how I made my bow you can check out the video tutorial in my stories on Facebook or Instagram.

I love how fun this was to make and how inexpensive it was.  It is looking so cute on my bifold door makeover.  If you missed the blog on how I made over a thrift store bifold door you can go over and read here ⇒ BIFOLD MAKEOVER.

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For more Pinterest inspired projects from this month’s Pinterest Challenge hosts, check out the links below ↓

My Pinterventures  •  Eye Love Knots  •  Faeries and Fauna
  Cookies Coffee and Crafts  • Across the Boulevard • Purple Hues and Me
My Family Thyme  •  Our Good Life  •  Farm Girl Reformed
Decorate and More with Tip  • Mom Home Guide  • Our Unschooling Journey  
 This Autoimmune Life  • Christina Faye Repurposed •  Stone Cottage Adventures
Love My Little Cottage  •  My Bijou Life  •  K’s Olympic Nest
All That Life Stuff  •  Seeking Serenity & Harmony •  Alayna’s Creations
Peony Street  •  DIY Vibes 

 Now, let’s see what the other hosts have created ⇓⇓