Tim’s May tag of 2012 with its sewing room theme was right up my alley.  In fact, the only supplies I didn’t already own were the little Hanger Clips.  Aren’t they the cutest things?

I happened to make this tag on my 46th birthday, so it seemed appropriate to use that particular section of the Ruler Ribbon.

The Seamless Experience Stamp Set has a great aged feel, and the zigzag border almost looks like real stitching until you get up close.

The little tag hanging off the hanger was done by gluing a bit of the Crowded Attic Paper Stash to the back of one of the Idea-Ology Fragments.

I save the extra bits of pattern tissue from my sewing patterns, they’re perfect for this type of collage.  After gluing them down to the tag (with wrinkles on purpose) the wrinkles and edges were highlighted with Vintage Photo and Frayed Burlap Distress Inks.

The most fun part of making this tag was Tim’s technique for using the Ranger Melt Art Melting Pot to melt UTEE Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel and then dipping little flowers into it.  Faux porcelain, very cool.  Now it’s got me thinking… what else could one dip into UTEE?  Hmmmm…

Usually instead of making Tim’s tags exactly as depicted, I take the techniques and run with my own ideas.  However, since I pretty much had everything I needed, this was a fun project that worked up quickly.

Whatever you do, may you have some fun time for creative play!

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