For my birthday present this year, I got to order something I've been thinking about getting for months and months: fabric labels! I know that may seem a little strange to some of you, but I love how "finished" a project looks with a label on it. After doing lots and lots of research online, I discovered that woven fabric labels are actually quite expensive, and they come in huge quantities! The first companies I found online would make the labels for over $300 in a minimal quanity of 1000 or up. My first thought was, "Whoa! That is insanely expensive!" And my second thought was, "Yikes! There's no way I'm ever going to use 1000 labels!"
So, after looking at many, many websites, I finally found someone that would make woven labels (as opposed to printed, which can fade) in a minimal quantity of 300 for $30 (for just text, not graphic). So, that's where I got them! My kind sister designed my labels for me after I picked out the name (based on my blog and my family number). And, I just love, love, LOVE them!
Eliza's "gypsy" skirt for Halloween was the first project "labeled." I love the little side tags, and the label on the outside of the skirt (so that is doesn't make her itch ... she was blessed with my aversion to labels against my skin). It almost makes the skirt look like a boutique item! I can't wait to get the rest of her costume finished, as well as Kate's ... just to have something else to label! I know, I'm already obsessed ... this just fuels the flame!
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How neat is it to have something that is truly yours that you can actually claim now?
I'm glad you were able to find something like that.
Kristina never ceases to amaze me with her talent!