Upcycled soup can luminaries

I love luminaries during the holidays, but the traditional paper bags filled with sand only get one use which seems like a bit of a waste. Soup or vegetable cans make wonderful luminaries and you only need some paint, a hammer and a nail to create intricate patterns. 

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Free gift tag download

Here's a free gift tag download for those last minute packages. Just print the PDF and cut along the guidelines for a festive touch to your wrapping. Happy Holidays from Charming Ink.

Free Retro Ornament Gift Tag Download

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The new Freebies blog section is finally up! The first freebie are these gift tags that you can download and print to adorn your packages for the upcoming holidays. I think they'd look really cute with a hole punched in the upper left-hand corner and some red twine to attach to your gifts.

These tags are non-commercial and for personal use only. Feel free to link back to this post, but please do not post the tags for download elsewhere. Merci.