Tags & Toppers (Twenty to Make)

Tags and toppers are mini, three-dimensional sticker motifs made using pretty papers, glitter, ribbons and any other kind of embellishment you can think of. They are designed to adorn handmade greetings cards, gift boxes, bags and scrapbook pages. Craft shops are filled to overflowing with gorgeously themed packs of readymade ones, but it is so easy, and so much more fun, to make your own! All you need are some basic craft materials and tools, and tags and toppers need such small pieces of paper and ribbon that they are an ideal way of using up all your left over scraps from other projects.

Michelle Powell was editor of "Practical Crafts "and "Scrapbook Magic." She is a full-time craft project designer and the author of "Beadwork," "Iris Folded Greetings Cards," and "Printing."