26 Creative DIY Christmas Gift Tag Ideas With Guide And Printable

During the holiday season, giving gifts is a lovely way to show your love and appreciation to your friends and family. But in all the holiday excitement, we sometimes forget how important gift tags can be. These little pieces of paper do more than just tell you who the gift is for – they carry the warmth and care that went into choosing that gift.

While it’s easy to buy ready-made tags, making your own DIY gift tags adds a special, personal touch. It lets you express your creativity and match the tags to your gift’s style. In our DIY Christmas gift tag ideas collection we’ll share fun designs and simple steps to make your holiday presents extra special. Whether you like classic or modern ideas, get ready for a creative journey that will make this holiday season one to remember!

DIY Christmas Gift Tag Ideas To Try In 2023 

1. Painted Wooden Gift Tag 

This Christmas gift tag idea inspired by nature material offers lots of creative options. Let me show you how to do it; it’s super easy. You can find pre-sliced wood and craft paint at your local craft store. Pick a design to decorate your gift tag, like the Dala horse design here, or simply write the recipient’s name on it. Then, drill a hole at the top and attach a string to tie the tag to your gift.

2. Raindeer Ornament Topper Gift Tag

Reindeer is a classic Christmas symbol, and here’s a simple way to do it: Wrap your gift in paper with a reindeer pattern and tie it with a narrow red ribbon that has gold thread details. Slip a plain white gift tag onto ⅛-inch red ribbon. Shape some greenery into a small wreath and place it on the gift tag. Then, use hot glue to attach a trophy deer ornament. Finally, tie the tag to the center of the bow.

3. Use Toy as A Gift Tag 

Using a beloved toy and ornament as a fun topper. When you wrap your gift, try placing the stripes diagonally. Even if you use the same paper multiple times, your presents will have a unique look because of how the stripes are arranged—some going up and down, others side to side, and some on the diagonal. Finish it off with a slim green ribbon, tie a classic bow, and add a cute mini toy soldier ornament on top.

You can buy the soldier ornament on Amazon

4. Sweater Gift Tags

Putting funny ugly sweaters on your DIY Christmas gift tags can be a hilarious surprise for your family and friends who know about the ugly sweater craze. This creative design is from Crafts by Amanda, so head to their website to get the free printable. Print it on sturdy cardstock paper, punch some holes with a hole puncher, and then attach it with twine or ribbon.

5. Cute Paper Mitten Gift Tags

You can make Christmas gift tags easily by using a free mitten template from Design Eat Repeat. It’s a simple outline that you can print on sturdy cardstock and then cut to create flat gift tags in different colors.

6. Pom Pom Topper

A surefire smile inducer? Pom poms and tassels of course. The brainchild of Honestly WTF, adding homemade or store bought versions to plain Christmas wrapped gifts takes your paper to a whole new level. It’s so pretty it might be hard to unwrap it.

Check out the tutorial at honestlywtf

7. Live FLower Topper 

This Christmas, get some fresh and beautiful flowers ready for this DIY project. It’s like getting two gifts in one – who wouldn’t want a present topped with real flowers? Studio DIY suggests going the extra mile by adding some wildflowers on top of each of your gifts. After all, you can’t beat Mother Nature’s beauty!

Check out the tutorial at studiodiy

8. Printable Hint Topper 

Not much of a crafty person? Let someone with great DIY skills handle the heavy lifting for you. You can simply print these clever, hand-lettered gift tags, cut them out, and bask in all the credit! These are basic toppers with suggested messages, perfect for giving to your significant other or that special someone you have a crush on.

Check out the tutorial at almostmakesperfect

9. Button Snowman Gift Tag

Here’s a lovely Christmas craft idea for the kids as they count down to the big day, and you don’t even have to purchase blank tags – you can simply cut them from cardboard. All they’ll require are some white buttons, festive twine, and a bit of glue to assemble it all. Using buttons to create a snowman shape? Why didn’t I think of that before?

Check out the tutorial at craftgossip 

10. Coffee Cup Gift Tags

While these are labeled as Christmas DIY gift tags, you can actually use any type of paper to wrap them, making them suitable for all occasions. These tags are perfect for coffee lovers, and they even have a spot for the ‘barista’ to write their name. Plus, you can choose to print them on different types of paper with various messages to match the recipient you’re gifting them to.

Check out the tutorial at simplykellydesigns

11. Holly Christmas Gift Tag

This gift tag has a special Christmas style with an image of a fir tree cut out. It’s a simple idea, and even people without crafting skills can do it because the images and details are easy to draw. Of course, the main idea of this gift tag is that you can cut and paste different Christmas motifs to create various creative ideas.

Check out the printable at 100directions

12. Button Snowman Gift Tag

Here’s another idea for using buttons to create a snowman shape. Of course, the two ideas I’m sharing in this collection are just for reference. In reality, you can add a button snowman to any gift tag idea you like because snowmen are a central part of winter and Christmas. With just three buttons and a few simple drawings, you’re good to go.

Check out the tutorial at 1dogwoof

13. DIY Bird Gift Tag Topper 

This bird gift topper is not only perfect for the holiday season but can also be used for other special occasions like birthdays, bridal showers, anniversaries, and more throughout the year. Once you print out the bird template, you have the option to leave it plain or add your own feather details by drawing or painting them. To make it for Christmas, I highly recommend using green and red patterns, and you can even color the gingerbread cookies in the text section.

Check out the printable at thehousethatlarsbuilt

14. Wooden Style Gift Tag 

You can easily make this DIY wooden gift tag in just 5 minutes. You can even use leftover veneer scraps to create confetti for decorating your gift wrapping. Using veneer is much more budget-friendly than using real wood, but you still get the same great look.

Check out the tutorial at sugarandcloth

15. Typographic Gift Tag for Christmas 

This typographic gift tag idea is not only a great way to tag your gifts but also a creative and bold gift wrapping idea. Just pick your favorite font and use your gift recipient’s initials. Print it out on colored paper of your choice and attach it to your gift wrapping. And don’t forget to choose a color for the gift tag that matches the gift wrap and reflects the recipient’s personality.

Check out the printable at ohhappyday 

16. Ornament Gift Tag 

This ornament gift tag tutorial is similar to the DIY fabric gift tags because they’re both clever ways to repurpose your fabric scraps. Just use the downloadable template to cut out and create your own DIY ornaments. This Christmas, make plenty of beautiful paper ornaments to give to your loved ones.

Check out the tutorial at sugarandcloth

17. Santa Belly Gift Tag

Ho, ho, ho! We can’t talk about Christmas gift tags without including a Santa Claus tag. You can repurpose soda can tabs and turn them into a jolly Santa Claus tag. Use a black ribbon to make his belt, and add some sparkly dots for Santa’s buttons. You can use any kind of string or ribbon, but baker’s twine is always a great choice for Christmas.

Check out the tutorial at craftymorning

18. DIY Gift Tag Made Of Fresh Herbs

Your holiday gifts will smell wonderfully fresh and clean with a DIY fresh herbs gift tag. Slip in some basil, rosemary, peppermint, sage, or whatever is growing in your home garden. Just like the idea of using fresh flowers for gift tags, I mentioned earlier, using flowers and fresh herbs will make your gift come alive many times over.

Check out the tutorial at sayyes

19. Toothpick Christmas Tree Gift Tags 

Isn’t it great when you can make something beautiful with just a few materials? Holidays can definitely have a sense of simplicity, and crafting is always so enjoyable! And the surprising thing is, the shape of the Christmas tree turned out beautifully, just like the essence of DIY crafts.

Check out the tutorial at 1dogwoof

20. Snowman Gift Tag 

The wonderful thing about snow is that we can build snowmen! It’s incredible how much character a simple carrot and some buttons can add to the frosty figure. “My Creative Life” crafted adorable paper snowmen with the mission of adding some charm to this year’s gifts!

Check out the tutorial at cindyderosier

21. Instagram Photo Inspired Gift Tag 

If you’re already doing it for the ‘gram, why not repurpose your favorite photos and use them as gift tags, too. The lucky recipient gets a present and a keepsake.

Check out the tutorial at abeautifulmess

22. Dried Citrus Gift Topper

You can use dried citrus for many holiday decorating ideas, not just wreaths or garlands – add them to your gifts as well! It’s easy to do: Preheat your oven to 200°F. Cover a big baking sheet with parchment paper and lay out slices of orange, grapefruit, or clementine. Bake for two to three hours until the fruit is almost dried, flipping them occasionally if needed. Let them cool completely, then string them with yarn or twine and use them as a sweet decoration on top of your gifts.

23. Pastel Gift Tag 

Why not change things up a bit and swap the usual red and green for gentle shades of pink and blue? Use pastel wrapping paper and ribbons for your gifts this year. To complete the look, add some golden decorations and tags. These presents will look stunning beneath a flocked Christmas tree.

You can buy pastel wrapping paper and ribbon on Amazon 

24. Star Gift Tag

This idea from Better Home And Garden, here I’m gonna show you how to do it, really quick in 4 steps: 

• Wrap Your Gift: Begin by wrapping your gift with dark patterned paper, such as black paper with gold stars.

• Add Gold Foil: Cut a smaller strip of gold foil paper and place it in the center of the wrapped gift.

• Layer with White: Place an even smaller strip of white paper or a wide white satin ribbon on top of the gold foil.

• Create the Star Topper: Take four gold paper straws, overlap them, and glue them together at the center. Trim the lengths if needed. Then, attach this star to the center of the gift using hot glue and add a sequin to the star’s center for a finishing touch.

25. String of Lights

Use thin ribbons and decorative cords to make your package tie-on the main attraction. Apply craft glue to lightbulb ornaments and then roll them in red glitter. Allow them to dry completely (for protection, hang them using an ornament hook on a wire hanger until dry). Thread the bulbs onto red eyelash cording and attach them to your gift.

26. Mini Christmas Tree Topper

This Christmas tree topper creates a delightful holiday scene on your gift. Here’s how to do it: 

Wrap your gift and add a ribbon running down the center lengthwise. Trim the ends to meet neatly, and use hot glue to secure them at the center front. Make sure no overlap might create a bump under your card. Then, use double-stick tape to attach a holiday card, and use hot glue to affix bottle-brush trees on both sides. 

Final Words from Loveable 

DIY is all about creativity, so we hope our collected ideas can help spark your own creativity for making unique DIY Christmas gift tags. Feel free to mix and match elements you like from different ideas – it’s all up to you. So, let your creative juices flow, enjoy the process, and make your gifts extra special with these simple and budget-friendly gift tag ideas. Happy gift-giving!