| Hang tags are the perfect tool to establish and mark | | | | canvass. Then keep copying the base design over |
| your brand into your products. Tag printing can assure | | | | and over until you create a grid of hang tag designs |
| customers of their quality since a brand and company | | | | onto the canvass. Once you have a nice grid, adjust all |
| is taking the responsibility in its production. That is why, | | | | of the designs into the center so that the empty |
| even if you are a small business, tag printing is an | | | | spaces can be your printing “bleed”. |
| essential and good investment. However, not all small | | | | 3. Buying card stock – Afterwards, you need to buy |
| businesses can afford to hire professional printing | | | | some card stock. Actually there are a few paper |
| services for hang tags. If you are just a small home | | | | stock options that you can do here. Just go to your |
| based business you may not have enough capital to | | | | stationary shop and find letter sized card stocks that |
| go for a full hang tag printing campaign. | | | | can be applied as a hang tag. Choose paper stock |
| Do not be worried though, since there is a nice | | | | that is a bit thick and glossy. Try to avoid the textured |
| alternative to professional hang tag printing. You can | | | | card stocks though, since this might not prove too |
| print your own hang tags from home using your | | | | good for your home printer. |
| computer and printer. Hang tag printing isn’t really | | | | 4. Printing your hang tags – Once you get a nice |
| that hard to do, and with the few tips we are giving | | | | card stock to use, then the next step is printing. Just |
| you below, you should have a pretty good idea of | | | | place your stock into your full color printer and print |
| how it can be done at home. | | | | away your hang tags. Be sure to put in the correct |
| So here are the steps in making homemade hangtags | | | | settings, and watch if your designs get cut or |
| 1. Setting your first piece – Using an image editing | | | | smudged. Adjust your dimensions and printing layout if |
| application, create your first piece or design for your | | | | necessary. |
| home made hang tag. A good standard dimension for | | | | 5. Cut them out into shape – Afterwards, you just |
| it would be 2x3.5 inches. Add in your company name, | | | | need to cut them into shape. The best way to cut |
| your tag line and probably your logo if you have one. | | | | them would be a cutting board of sorts, the ones that |
| Next, don’t forget the details of your product like its | | | | are usually used for cutting pictures and cardboards. If |
| name, materials and other important information like | | | | you don’t have those, then a simple scissor would |
| washing details or warnings. Make sure that all of | | | | do. Be careful though and try to stay within the lines. |
| these elements fit the hang tag dimensions, and | | | | 6. Add accessories – Great! The hang tags are |
| increase or decrease font sizes when necessary. | | | | virtually done! As a finale, all you need to do is to add |
| 2. Copy your design into a grid – Once you have | | | | ribbons, strings and other accessories to make your |
| your base design. It is time to multiply them. The best | | | | hang tag extra appealing. Try to match these |
| way to do this is to create a separate document | | | | accessories with your overall hang tag layout. |
| which has the dimensions 8.5 by 11 inches. This is your | | | | Those are the simple steps in creating homemade |
| standard letter sized paper. Choose the option to | | | | hang tags. Hang tag printing is an easy enough job to |
| display the grid for your workspace so that you have | | | | do at home that requires little to no training. You can |
| some working guidelines. Next, copy you base design | | | | easily apply this to your small business without too |
| onto the canvass. Position it on the top left of the | | | | much effort. So go ahead and try it out. |