Drummer Drumming Eleventh Gift Tag

 

Oversized tag with detailed character illustrates 

the Eleventh Day “Drummers Drumming” gift of 

the Twelve Days of Christmas. 

Assemble components onto figure silhouette, 

then mount onto offset base with hang hole at top. 

Tag measures approx. 6.75” tall x 3.3” wide when completed. 

Tag designs coordinates well with “Box Drum with Holly 3D Clamshell”. 

(This tutorial is under construction.

Please return soon to view

the brief layering and assembly guide.)

Lord A Leaping Gift Tag

Dashing fellow leaps gracefully into Christmas gift giving 

to carry the theme of “Ten Lords A Leaping” as part of 

the Twelve Days of Christmas. 

Larger detailed tag includes off-set base with top hang hole, 

full silhouette that “shows thru” as the gentleman’s hose, 

jacket with show-thru buttons and overlaid cuffs, vest, 

neck ruff, flowing hair, face with cut-out eye lid, 

trousers and shoes. 

Finished tag measures approx. 5” tall x 2.5” wide 

when assembled. 

Pairs well with Box 3D Presentation for Soda Bottle 

and Sleeve 3D Gathered Wrap Large Bottle.

ASSEMBLY: 1. Identify and cut the shapes:

A offset tag base

B figure silhouette - shows thru as hose, shirt

C hand   D eye inset shape

E hair    F face   G upper cuff

H right jacket shape with button underlay

I lower cuff  J left jacket shape with button underlay

K trousers     L left & right shoe

M shirt upper, lower ruff

N vest    O opt. shirt overlay

P buttons show-thru underlay

2. Layout the first shapes to layer onto the silhouette:

a) position and attach shoes over matching edges

b) position and attach hand over matching edges

c) position eye inset into cut-out (later, glue to base)

d) position and attach trousers where

lower legs and inseam edges match;

e) position and attach the buttons show-thru

above trousers

f) position and attach face, vest, lower

and upper ruff;

g) position and attach jacket shapes; glue cuff buttons

into cutouts;

h) position and attach cuffs, hair.

Place the glued-up assembly under a flat heavy object

until completely dried, to help keep it flat,

and avoid warping or curling.

3. Position completed figure onto tag base, with

offset margin even all around.

4. If desired, add ribbon loop with tied

twine bow.

Bird Tags Pair

 Two different gift tags celebrating the 

"Calling Birds" of the fourth day of

Twelve Days of Christmas.

Single bird has a heart dangler within the heart window

at center of simple bird with Nordic style decorations.

Back panel bends away to reveal sentiment. 

Tag measures approx. 3.45” wide x 2.72” when closed.

Four birds with varied cut out designs

are strung together on a twine loop.

Interior layers include a channel 

where twine can be laid. 

Four birds tag measures approx. 5.125” long. 

Larger, heart dangler tag will be explained first.

Four-birds tag will follow in Step 11.

ASSEMBLY: 1. Identify and cut the shapes:

A bird front with eye circle in place    B bird beak

C contrast underlay

D front tag base

E interior buffer layers in halves (2 ea)

F backside of front assembly base

G tag back base

heart charm layering for thickness:

H front (2)    I buffer in halves (2 ea.)

J back (2)

K string loop or tassel on strings

2. Layer the body front and contrast underlay,

taking care to align the heart cut out edges as

precisely as possible. (Other edges are offset inward

from body front edge.)

While layers are drying, place under a heavy flat weight

such as this thick book, to help minimize warping

or curling.

3. Position the bird body front onto the tag front base

with narrow offset margin visible all around.

Position and attach beak, with inner edge touching

front of body shape, other edges offset from base

edges. Position and attach eye circle.

4. Layer the bird base interior buffer layers, and

glue together, taking particular care that ALL cut edges

are aligned as precisely as possible - here

and throughout the layering steps.

3. Reverse the bird front assembly face down, then

position and attach the interior layers on corresponding

halves of BACK base. NOTE there should remain

a channel between the two halves of the buffer layers

where tassel strings will be enclosed. Press under

a heavy flat weight while stacks dry thoroughly.

4. In similar manner, stack and glue together pairs of

shapes for whole heart front and back, interior halves.

Press under heavy flat weight until dry.

5. Position the left and right halves onto the back whole

heart, aligning outer edge precisely, leaving

the channel down the center.

6. Position and attach the tassel or other strings loop . . .

. . . down center channel of tag, adjust so that

tassel is sufficiently below bottom of body edge,

and glue in place above and below heart cut out.

8. Position and attach the body interior BACK

over the interior assembly and tassel strings channel,

aligning all outer edges as precisely as possible.

9. Position the heart BACK assembly into the interior

of the heart window, centered between top and bottom,

with tassel strings nestled into the heart's channel.

Glue tassel strings into channel, then . . . 

. . . position whole front heart stack over top of

heart, aligning edges, and attach in place.

Press under a flat weight til dry.

10. Prepare tag BACK base by bending forward

(face to face - image shows inner face)

along perforation line. 

11. Position the upper portion of tag back base

over backside of corresponding upper portion

of front tag multi-layer assembly, match edges

precisely and glue in place.

Here is the finished tag, with knotted

and trimmed top strings.

FOUR BIRDS TAG

11.  Identify and cut the shapes; shapes are

identified for one bird - prepare four:

A bird front and back

B interior buffer layers in halves (2 of each)

C bird base offset shapes front and back

12. Position and attach fronts to corresponding

offset base shapes with tiny offset margin all around.

Also stack and glue together the interior buffer

layer halves, taking care to align ALL cut edges

as precisely as possible. Press under heavy flat weight.

13. Position and attach the interior buffer halves

onto the "back" assembly, aligning outer cut

edges precisely. 

(Complete all four birds to this point in assembly.)

14. Alternate birds left-right-left-right on work surface

spread barely apart, center channels aligned. 

Position and lay the string(s) loop down the channel

and pull tight as it is attached in place.

Allow to dry.

15. Position and attach paired "fronts" of the birds

over the "backs" and enclose loop strings.

Press under flat weight.

Here is the completed tag.