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    Home » Printables

    Free Printable Gift Tags for Journal & Reading Pillows

    Published: Dec 14, 2018 Updated: Dec 14, 2018 by Melissa Mortenson · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · Leave a Comment

    Several years ago I designed a set of reading pillows as gifts for my nephews for Christmas. I posted a free tutorial to make the pillows here and have been so happy with the reception the pattern has received!  Today I have two free gift tag printables designed to complement the pillows. One free printable reading pillow tag and one journaling pillow tag. Keep reading to find out more about each one! 

     

    free printable gift tags

    As I sit and write this post, we are only a few short weeks away from Christmas. Since I know that many of you are planning to give handmade gifts for the Holiday, I thought I’d try to help you out a bit in that department! Creating the gifts is hard work, packaging them up should not be as hard.

    Reading Pillow Gift Tag Printable:

    For those of you giving reading pillows (to see more about what a reading pillow is, you can check out THIS post). I’ve designed a simple gift tag for you that says “There is no friend as loyal as a book”.

    free printable gift tags

    There are three versions of the tag, one with a “from” at the bottom and one without. I also included one full-page printout of the quote in case you’d like to frame it as a gift.

    On the Go Reading Pillow Tutorial

    After you’ve stitched up the reading pillow you can fill it with a few storybooks then tie on a tag and it’s ready to gift! (I also like to package up my reading pillows with small flashlights, for late night reading — age appropriate of course).

    Journaling Pillow Gift Idea & Printable Tag

    free printable gift tags

    Since my kids are now older and not as into reading story books (they still love to read) I thought it would be fun to also design a pillow, using the same pattern, to be used as a journaling pillow. Bullet journaling has become such a big deal, that I thought this might make a great gift for an older kid or a teen.

    free printable gift tags

    For this gift idea, create the pillow the fill it with journaling supplies (like a nice notebook and fun pencils and colorful pens).  The gift tag for this pillow simply states “write it down”. It can mean “write it down and let it go” or even something like “write it down and make it happen” the interpretation of the sentiment is up to the receiver.

    Also, did you notice the fabric on the pillows? It’s from my new fabric line Let’s be Mermaids from Riley Blake Designs. It just barely hit stores and I can’t wait to share more about it with you this month and next year! For now, you can grab it online or in your favorite local quilt shop!

    (I know that Fat Quarter Shop just got their stock of it) affiliate link

    To get the Free Gift Tag printables just hop on over to the TEMPLATES page of the blog.

    The printables are free for our newsletter subscribers, so be sure to read the directions at the top of the page before you get started!

    You can also find a printable version of the Reading Pillow Pattern in our shop by CLICKING HERE. 

     

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    Melissa Mortenson

    Melissa Mortenson is a blogger, designer, and content creator. She is the Polka Dot Chair blog founder and has been sharing fresh and creative ideas with readers since 2008. She is the author of “Project Teen, Handmade Gifts your Teen will Actually Love.” Her work and designs have been featured on HuffPost, TODAY, Pioneer Woman, HGTV, BuzzFeed, Better Homes & Gardens, and many other established publications. Her first fabric line, “Derby Style,” debuted in January 2015 through Riley Blake Designs.  Additional fabric collections have followed it in subsequent years. A mom of 3, she considers herself lucky to be living in Kentucky.

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