We All Have Our Baggage

You have probably noticed while traveling that when your luggage comes onto the carousel in baggage claim your little black bag looks pretty much like everyone else's. I solved this problem by creating monogrammed bag tags.

Using bright and beautiful grosgrain ribbon I used a font called Eccentric and embroidered directly onto the ribbon as it was held in place on my stabilizer with adhesive spray. The font was skinny enough that I could use a bigger more bold 2 inch initial. To make them sturdy enough to survive the handling process I used large grommets.

In addition I thought they could use a bit of extra embellishment and I added a wooden bead and some extra ribbons tied on to jazz them up a bit. Getting that ribbon through the bead proved to be the most difficult part of the entire process but I liked how it finished them.

Fun colors that will certain make your bag stand out in a crowd. We all have our baggage - flag yours!

Ribbons are 1 1/2 inches wide by about 6 - 7 inches long with a simple hem and made great gifts.

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