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I was recently given the opportunity to create a holiday project using Sharpie markers, and I had a lot of fun coming up with this idea! I created Holiday Place Cards which can also double as gift tags.
I purchased my Sharpie markers at Staples, where I bought a 12-count assorted colors pack (on sale for $6.00), a metallic assorted 4-count pack ($3.39), and a gold metallic 4-count pack ($3.14). Head to Staples and snatch some of these up while they’re on sale! They’re perfect for all sorts of holiday crafts.
Here’s what you’ll need for this project:
- Sharpie Markers in Assorted Colors (I used red and green.)
- Sharpie Markers Metallics (I used metallic silver and gold.)
- Package of pre-cut Gift Tags (or Card Stock to cut your own tags)
- Mini Hole Punch
- Baker’s Twine
- Painter’s Tape
I started by turning my gift tags sideways and punching a second hole on the opposite side from the existing hole using my mini hole punch. I wanted two holes so that I could thread my twine through and tie the tag around the napkin and silverware at each place setting. (Or tie them around gifts if you opt to use it as a gift tag instead.)
I taped off different designs with my painter’s tape. Some of them I taped vertically, some horizontally, and others diagonally. I colored the edges with my metallic Sharpie markers, and then slowly and carefully peeled my painter’s tape off. This created a nice crisp line. On some of the place cards, I freehanded little dotted lines around the edges. I really just wanted each card to be unique and different, while still coordinating with each other.
I wrote each name in either red or green.
I created a tassle using gold and white striped baker’s twine (I’ll show you how I did this in another post!), and threaded each strand through the holes of the place card, tying it around the napkin and silverware. You could change up the color scheme and make these place cards for any occasion throughout the year.
I use Sharpie markers all the time, and I especially love the metallic ones for holiday crafting. There are so many possibilities for how you could use them.
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I love any type of homemade place card but these are soo cute!!!
Thank you Michelle! I appreciate that.
So simple, but SUPER cute!
Thank you, Lindsey! 🙂
So lovely! Metallics are perfect for the holidays!
Thank you Amy! I love metallics and I agree the holidays are the perfect time to use them!
These are so cute and such a festive way to add to a dinner table!
Thank you Britni! I appreciate that!
Erin, how smart to use the painters tape! These turned out really great and now I must go get one of those mini hole punches and some sharpie markers!
Thanks Kelley!:)
I love these Erin! And Sharpie is my favorite pen to write with. So cute!
Thanks Tracy! I love Sharpies too!
Love these…I’m planning my Christmas dinner party and now I’m planning to use sharpies to do food labels! thanks for the inspiration xo
Thanks Robin! Using Sharpies for food labels is a great idea!
Those metallic sharpies blow me away every time!
Thanks! I love the metallic ones too!
I love Sharpies! They are my favorite marker. I would never have thought to color the top and bottom like you did with the metallic Sharpie. The metallics are my favorite for the holidays.
Thank you Laura! I love the metallics too — they’re so pretty!
Very cool! The metallic gold sort of looks like wood… it looks amazing!
Thank you Dinah! I hadn’t thought of that before, but now that I look at the pictures again you are right — it does look a little like wood!
These are awesome! Love that they could be place cards and gift tags!