All It Needs Is A Hanger

Hubby Tony and I have some friends coming for dinner later this week, and we decided it would be nice if he condo was decorated for Christmas. We put up the tree in the morning, putting the ornament from our our Greece and Turkey pilgrimage front and center. Then, as part of a house straightening, I found a tag from a souvenir tote bag which I thought could also make a nice ornament:

The tag was printed on heavy paper, but to make the finished product more sturdy I also glued it to a piece of card stock. Then I decided the tag would last longer if encased in some type of plastic. I asked on the Buy Nothing group if anyone had a small piece of clear Contact paper or a corner of a laminating sheet they would be willing to add my tag to. I didn't know there was a thing called a self-adhering laminating sheet (that allows you to laminate without a machine) until someone offered it to me.

This afternoon I swung by the woman's house and picked up the sheet, which was large enough to cover one side of a standard sheet of paper. Because my item was small I measured a piece large enough for both sides, then sandwiched the tag inside. Next I folded the laminate in half, and pressed down until all of the air bubbles were gone. The last step was to cut off the excess plastic and punch a hole. Just like that I had another ornament for the tree.

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