Free Printable Gift Tags: 24 Designs for Every Present

I wrap presents at the kitchen table, usually the night before, usually with a half-empty roll of tape and no gift tag in sight. For years I cut tags out of old greeting cards. They worked, but they never matched the paper, and half of them still had a stranger's handwriting on the back.

So I made a set of tags that I can print in two minutes, cut in five and tie on with whatever ribbon or twine is in the drawer. They are the ones I use for birthdays, thank-you gifts and the holiday jars I give to neighbors.

What is inside

• 24 gift tags across 3 letter-size pages, 8 per page
• Page 1: eight birthday designs
• Page 2: eight thank-you designs
• Page 3: eight holiday-neutral designs that work for any winter celebration
• A punch circle, a To line and a From line on every tag
• A dashed cut outline so you never have to guess where to cut
• A one-page how-to-print sheet

Three tags from the set

• Make a Wish: a raspberry chevron tag for a birthday present, with a gold star under the words.
• Thanks a Million: a teal and coral zigzag tag, the one I tie to hostess gifts.
• Warm Wishes: a navy and blush confetti-dot tag for the winter holidays.

How to print them

Print at 100 percent, not Fit to Page, on white cardstock if you have it. Plain copy paper works if you glue the tag to a scrap of cardstock afterward. Cut on the dashed outline, punch the circle with a 1/8 inch hole punch, and thread a loop of baker's twine through. Write To and From with a fine marker. If you are mailing a gift, tape the tag to the box rather than tying it, so it does not slide around.

A tip I learned the hard way: print one page first and hold it up to a wrapped present to check the scale. The tags are 3.5 by 2.3 inches, roomy enough for a short note on the back.

Get the free tags

Put your email in the box and the PDF lands in your inbox right away. It is free for personal use, so print as many pages as you need for every gift you wrap this season.

When you want the whole party

If you are wrapping for a birthday, the Party Printables Mega Bundle holds six matching sets: a birthday banner, cupcake toppers, invitations, baby shower games, thank-you cards, place cards, menu cards and favor tags. Every one of them uses the same cut lines and the same how-to-print page, so you can print what you need in an evening.