happy holidays!

Trashy magazines, cookie eating, long baths, and hopefully some dish TV at Grammie's are on the agenda for the next 2 weeks. I'm gonna lay low and relax, and try to not add anything to the list. (Edit—I am making bloomers for Sadie today, however. How can I deny that request? Be still my beating heart. Bloomers?!)

Here's a little printable gift. It's crazy gift tags saying all those things that probably should be left as an inner monologue. Now you don't have to yell embarrassing comments across the room like I do—the tag will say it for you. Enjoy!

The PDF is here. Print on white cardstock, (if printing B/W try colored cardstock) cut out, punch a hole, and tie on a gift.

See you all in 2008 and I hope your holiday season is off the chain! (I am getting a head start on my using new slang New Year's resolution.)

Comments

[Oiyi]

Thank you! These are hilarious.

[Just Jaime]

Thanks so much for sharing - these are so perfect! hilarious!

[amyehodge]

These are so incredibly hilarious. Makes me sad all my gifts had to be shipped out last weekend and I couldn't use them. Definitely putting these somewhere for safe keeping for next year!

[Minna]

I LOVE these - will definately use!

[madelinetosh]

Thanks so much. I printed off some for myself and had a ball sharing them with friends.

[Allison]

thanks for the tags! they are right up my alley...i will be using them for sure.

also, i was going to comment on your post the other day about kids, your brain, etc...and I actually had some real thoughts but now I can only say that I loved it, I think you were writing my thoughts and I am so on the fence about trying for #3 (we have two boys now and I think another one might be the end of me) but I really love reading your candid thoughts. Thanks for sharing with complete strangers. :)

Allison (I live in seattle)

[gina]

Thanks, Amy! I really love these and I'm going to use them all. Happy Christmas!

[Tina]

Merry Christmas Amy, have a wonderful time with your family. Thank you for your inspiration! I look forward to 2008.
-Tina

[Jennifer]

You're dreamy. Happy, happy holidays, Amy Karol.

[Steph]

Merry Christmas! Those tags are genius!!

[Amber]

GREAT gift tags! Thank you!

Your list sounds great to me---now if I could only find someone who buys trashy magazines...

I hope you share a pic of the bloomers! Sounds wonderful!

[White Feather]

Hope we get to see a photo of those bloomers...please....(in your spare time, of course)? When my girls were little, I couldn't get them to wear dresses, except for church, so no need for bloomers. They wore sweatpants, jeans and overalls for everything else.

[Bean]

Haha, these are awesome!!

[Pip]

Thankyou Miss Amy K! You are most kind... and witty too! Have an ace Christmas!

[Swistle]

Hi! I clicked over from Under Construction. Those gift tags are TEH AWESOME.

[Rasa]

Hilarious! Thank you! (And thanks for last year's garland which I just found and strung up.) I recently discovered your blog and it is my guilty pleasure! Thanks for all your great ideas and humor--the craftiness bug has finally come back into my life (after hiatus once child was born). Have a merry, relaxing holiday!

[June]

What cute gift tags! Thank you so much for this thoughtful and useful gift. I really appreciate it.

[Amy]

Amy,

The gift tags ROCK !! I was just stressing about making some myself, and along comes your email, just in time... What a genius idea to put what you would normally yell across the room right onto a gift tag...in great fonts and colors, I might add . Hope you have a wonderful relaxing holiday ! Thanks ! Can't wait to see the bloomers..

[dianeinjapan]

So, okay--these are too fun! I have my eye on several that will be ideal for my husband. Thank ya'!

[ruth]

what a totally brilliant idea! Thank you

[Christiane]

Thank you very much for those cute gift tags, I think my girls 12yo and 16 yo will appreciate them as much as I do, they are real showstoppers and will conjure a grin on every reader's face. I wish you and your family Merry Xmas and Happy Holidays.

[Jolanda]

Thank you, thank you! I love it!

[Chris]

Oh my! Smart aleck gift tags? So perfect! I will probably use these more than I should. :) Thank you!

[Dora Zora]

Thanks for the pretty gift tags.
Next year I will buy your book, I love the things you do.
Merry christmas and a happy new year.

[asti]

Thankyou so much for these - they are spot on !!

[melissa]

hahah I LOVE these! Shame I've been a good girl and wrapped mine already, or this would've been great on christmas morning. :)

[Ali]

I'm SUCH an across the room yeller - these are the perfect solution!

[Eva]

Oh, I love these tags! They are really pretty and add some much needed humour to all the gift-exchanging angst! Thank you!

[Elizabeth]

I'm a relatively new reader. Your last few posts have been fantastic - you deserve your cruise control!!

These gift tags are instant classics! Thanks!!

[mar]

ROFLOL, the perfect gift! Thank you!

[Belinda]

You are so thoughtful! Thank you for the adorable gift tags!

[Allison Fouse]

W A Y C O O L

[Kristen Mary]

Thank you so much!! These are hilarious.

[Merlynn H. Wierzbicki]

Your great! I love your gift tags. I will be using most of them. They really say whats in your mind. My family will love them,because I'm weird that way. They'll exspect this from me.

[Jen]

Oh sooo so great. Thank you! These totally made my day.

[Jen]

Oh sooo so great. Thank you! These totally made my day.

[faloli]

Thank you so much Amy! You're awesome!

[Joelle]

These are so great! It's a lovely idea to post a present like this for your readers. You inspired me to do the same over at my new craft blog Four Good Corners.

Happy Christmas!

[Meredith]

hahaha!

I love these!! I am definitely going to use some of these. Talk about telling it like it is!!!

[crafty carolinagirl]

Oh, these are great! I have a present for each one of them :)

[Cassandra]

you should put a warning on those gift tags: "don't read in public space, could result in much laughter and odd looks from co-workers"

excellent stuff!

[Melissa]

I love the tags! I'm going to have so much fun using them. Merry Christmas!

[Lisa Lam]

Hi Amy,

they're flipping brilliant (and they really do say it in style!) You're such a sweetie for going to the trouble.

OXO Lisa

[Jennifer]

Absolutely Da Bomb! Hilarious! Thanks for sharing them with us.

[Barbara]

I love these!!! People need to use the act surprised ones on my gifts, so far only two people haven't told me in advance what I'm getting.

[Amy]

~ Amy: ~

I just finished reading your 'Bend the Rules Sewing' book, and I love it. I totally love it. There are a lot of projects in there I want to make...but after Christmas. Wayyy to many things are occupying my attention right now (like Christmas presents).

Oh yes, and we have the same first name! Amy!

~ Amy ~

[kathi]

Thank you! I love them and they will definitely be used. Probably multiple times!

[AmyP]

Very cool freebie - thank you!

[emily ruth]

great, great tags...i got them in your email & i love them...thank you!

[jstar]

oh i wish i'd had those a week ago when i was wrapping gifts for my family members (now in the post). i'll definitely be able to use one on my husband's gift though -- so cute!