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Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Day 3

On the third day of Christmas
My true love got from me . . .




Three bottle gift tags


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Close-ups:


Molly's tag is a tangled Zentangle ATC tile with a hole cut to fit a bottle top.




Maria threaded a silk ribbon through a small hole and knotted it.




Rick taped a beaded chain pull to the back of his bottle tag.

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Day 1
Day 2
Day 4
Day 5 
Day 6 
Day 7
Day 8 
Day 9
Day 10
Day 11
Day 12

 

124 comments:

Unknown said...

How festive and delightful! Love them all and shall pirate the ideas.

Kelley Kelly said...

I am very much loving this series! What fun ideas!

Cheers,
K2

Anonymous said...

Love the tag ideas!

Mosaic Magpie said...

Great ideas! Thank you!

floweringmoon said...

Fantastic ideas!

Brenda said...

Such a beautiful idea!

Tina said...

Such great ideas

Deborah Lee said...

My niece will love a bunch of these to attach to the bottles of wine from Peaceful Bend Valley, their winery in Missouri! I'd better get busy!

Robyn said...

beautiful gift tags

Suzanne Johnson said...

For non-wine drinkers, this would also be great to put on one of those decorative bottles of olive oil or peppers...or anything!

Holly Williams said...

Opening each day's idea is like a beautiful Advent calendar! So fun!

Talagal said...

Loving these! Bottles make great gifts that are usually appreciated but I think they can seem a little impersonal - these tags are beautiful and show you've spent some time and effort on the gift. I'll definitely be making these.

Unknown said...

Love the idea! Inspires me to make new cards!

Anonymous said...

Very cool. Cheryl C. :)

Unknown said...

I might need more than one craft day and I'm only on Day 3!

KAYC said...

Absolutely brill idea..cheers a dull bottle of wine up no probs..

BeverlyBL said...

Great looking tags. Hope to make a couple for the Holiday buffet.

heberube said...

I am definitely making some of those.

Didisch said...

Beautiful bottle tags came out of your atc box!

Mickey Weitsen said...

I really like the hole-punched card - what a good idea! This will probably make the tag more appreciated than the wine!!

Gerri said...

The hole punched card is a great idea - can be used for more than just wine bottles too!

Auburn Mom - Lynn said...

My husband makes wine...now I have a way to send greetings of cheer with a bottle, or labels for hosting wine-tastings!

joann said...

love love love the gift tags, great idea

Rhonda said...

Great tag idea's.

C. Sage Deerborn said...

What a delightful tag idea.

Ginny Stiles said...

I like that these ideas are doable by the average person and you don't have to be a 10 year veteran tangler to do them.

Lise CZT12 said...

With a beautiful like like these, you could use them on anything from olive oil to hot sauce to dessert wine! Makes them all special.

Kasey ~ in Oz said...

Such a beautiful way to personalise your gift giving this season. Fabulous idea, thank you.

Bobble said...

What great ideas for gifts out of the ordinary and from the heart!

LindaM said...

great idea to use on gift tags

ZenniaTangle said...

What a great way to share Zentangle during the holiday season. Don't forget birthdays and other celebrations throughout the year.

Mary Pennington said...

Thanks so much for your inspirations!

Unknown said...

Love the white on black

crotnem said...

These are my favorite ideas so far! Always have wine in the house!

luvhymns said...

Love the tangles surrounding the bottle. That's so neat!

Mackin-Art said...

Wine is fine, but your art is great!

DS said...

A wonderful and creative gift for a host! Thank you!

swakins said...

I will be making some of these tags for sure. Small way to personalize a gift that can sometimes look so generic.

Gail said...

Very creative!

NanW said...

I love these tag ideas.

Joan Stewart said...

Gift tags are a great idea as they can be used all year long.

Paula (PEP) said...

As I was looking at Malbec I realised the chain holding it is echoed in the tangles, so I looked at Cheers - sure enough the the flowing banner of lettering is reflected in the ribbon holding that; & the first one with the hole - the tangles are circular or orb shaped. I wonder what other things you are going to hide in these 12 days……...

Unknown said...

cool ideas again...

melanie said...

Gorgeous! The first one only needs a head, to become a flamenco dancing lady bottle!

Shannon said...

Wonderful idea.

Basiljen said...

Again, so creative! Wonderful!

Amy L. Smith, CZT said...

I am loving this theme! Cheers!

Jillb said...

Lovely idea

Scrappy Canuck said...

This is such a great idea!!! Thanks for sharing!

mewTilman said...

The tangled tags make a gift even more special and beautiful. Great ideas for the season of giving.

Susan M. said...

Love the idea of tangled gift tags!

Dorian said...

If I add a Zentangle card, can I give a cheaper bottle of wine.... haha just kidding : )

Kathy said...

What a great gift idea!

Maxine said...

oooh Zentangle in a bottle, where could it land from here?

gobarb26 said...

Great idea for gift giving! Think I will make one for a house gift for a party tomorrow night!

Unknown said...

No more store bought gift tags. Maybe put them in a little frame to keep year round.

Julie said...

Another creative idea!

Renata said...

I love these wine tags; I can see them on other bottles too (olive oils, homemade dressings...)

Bonnie P said...

So many ideas!

tanda said...

Oooo....how fun and so pretty!

Unknown said...

That's the perfect finishing touch for a present!

Alycia said...

Great gift giving idea, will definitely have to try this one!

Chriss said...

Great idea, shall try this . Thanks

Arty Deanna said...

Love this idea!! If you give a bottle of wine as a gift, it shows the hosts that you put a loving touch to your gift!!

Jennifer said...

This would be great to combine with the ornaments from Day 2 ... tie it to the gift, then they can add it to their tree. Love it!

Mary said...

Wonderful! I love Rick's chain idea!

Tess Imobersteg said...

What an impressive way to present Zentangle decoration. Am always looking for ideas!

Valerie said...

Great idea! Thanks.

DDartlover said...

Wow! I give bottles of wine as gifts all the time! Never thought of this - it really brings it up a notch.

Ginnyzz said...

Wine and cheese, here we come!
Great for gifts, or for holiday party hosting!

Anonymous said...

Great idea. Really dresses up your gift bottle.

Cheryl Kashtan said...

Love the bead design. Wonderful way to personalize a gift of wine any time of the year.

Anonymous said...

A great hosts gift!

Theresa Merkling said...

Great idea - these would be fun on just about any gift you were giving.

Barb F said...

Super cute idea for our wine lovers!

Unknown said...

What a tasty gift! :)

Rhonda Miller said...

What a great idea.

Gail said...

So Cool!!! Great for wine lovers.

Sophia Lightfoot said...

Zentanlgy gift tags are superb!

Corinne in Forks said...

Clever gift tags!

Carla said...

What great ideas these are!

Jane said...

I love these tags!

Esther Piszczek said...

YAY!!! So fun!!

Jane said...

Wine and zentangle - 2 of my favorite things.

Jessica Stoughton said...

I have always been a doodler to keep my hands busy....and the three gift tags are an awesome idea! <3

Carol said...

Such clever ideas, thanks for sharing!

Cindy Blake said...

Great gifting idea...everyone loves a nice bottle of wine!

KatAnn said...

I love the first one against the red handle on the 14 Hands bottle. Easy and Fun in one!

Corey said...

Love!

Jennianydots said...

What a fantastic idea!

Terry said...

Another great idea!

Anne Marie - Toronto said...

Oh wine tags! Would also make good gift tags.

IwonderWhy? said...

I don't know how you guys are so creative, but I understand that this process will help me! I can't wait!!!!

Nancy said...

So clever....

Laura Francis, "Your Minimal Effort(tm) Guru" said...

Lovely, again. What wonderful ideas!

Taz42 said...

Another idea to try out.

Dennie czt9 said...

So many great ideas, so little time. Love this series!

Bette Abdu said...

My 'bottle' gifts this year are adorned with a little tangle. Thanks for this idea

Jan Brandt said...

I used to make stamped & embossed gift tags. Now I'm feeling inclined to dust off the gift tag project and update it to tangled ATCs! Your ideas always inspire me. :) Thank you!!!

Cathrine nicols said...

These two things go very well together.

Unknown said...

I'll have to remember to do that for one of my gifts. Definitely more personal than the store-bought gift tags.

Eden said...

Nice way to personalize a gift or quickly label wines for a party.

Diane Wright, CZT said...

Great idea for gift giving.

Anonymous said...

I have made gift tags with the tiles but never for a wine bottle. Very inspiring.
-Melissa W. Cahn CZT6
mwcahn@ptd.net

Nancy Roth said...

such a delightful way to create a tag for a gift of wine. I am loving it!

Chris Titus said...

Headed to the liquor store. :-)

DJ said...

Love day 3. I really want some ATC cards.

Unknown said...


Great idea. Love Rick's chain!

Snazzy Doodle Designs said...

These are great. Wonder if there is enough time to make all of my gift tags with tangles

Unknown said...

I think my true love is going to get his favorite wine with a Zentangle© tag,

Unknown said...

Great idea, I'm going to do one for a gift I need to bring this weekend.

Sue said...

Starting "Zentags" now for next year - I shall have a ball xx

amy said...

Oh I made some homemade vanilla extract-this is a great idea for labels!

Scarlett said...

I love all these wonderful ideas! <3

Unknown said...

So many ideas, so little time! Better get the pens out!

Ashley said...

Very cool!

sindarae wood said...

A little wine
would be so fine
beside a roaring fire!

Opal Carew said...

Love this idea!

Susan said...

More useful ideas.

Marva Plummer-Bruno said...

Wow! Such great ideas!!!

fraidy cat said...

Yep! I had the same thought!

Barb Round, CZT said...

...and why did I not think of this? Your creativity is endless.

Unknown said...

...so little time- I'm already up half the night tangling!
These are awesome

Anonymous said...

I just wrapped a few bottles for gifts...and now i am going to unwrap them! Such a great personal touch!