Every Christmas I always have the best intentions of creating handmade gifts for my friends and relatives; the last few Christmases I haven't accomplished any of my projects. This year, I was excited to finally get a few done!
I found and repinned this idea on Pinterest months ago. My dad loves Polar Express, so I knew it would be a fun gift for him.
I spent nothing on this gift. I found a bell in my craft stuff. It had rust in a few places, so I used a silver paint pen I had to completely repaint it. I did one side at a time, so it could dry and not get my fingerprints in it! (I chose to use the paint pen instead of spray painting it because I was afraid spray paint would invade the inside of the bell and cause it to no longer ring.)
After it had dried completely, I printed the tag on cardstock and tied it on with some red satin scrap ribbon I had in my ribbon drawer. I wrapped it in Santa paper and gave it my dad as a kickstart to our family celebration on Christmas Eve.
He loved it!
