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Baby Shower Name Tag

If you’re planning a rustic forest baby shower, you’ve got to see this DIY craft idea. See how to easily make this rustic baby shower name tag for your guest of honor – mama bear. The mom-to-be will feel so special on her big day.

On Saturday, along with a couple of other wonderful girls, I threw a Rustic Forest Baby Shower for my sister. We’ve been planning this for months and it turned out beautifully.

It was so fun to shower my amazing sister with love as she embarks on the journey of motherhood! I can’t wait to share all about the shower, but first I’m going to walk you through all of the little DIY projects I did for the shower. [UPDATE: You can read all about the baby shower here!]

First up we have this fun baby shower name tag.

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We used moss a lot in the decor of the shower to tie in the rustic forest theme, so I had purchased a big roll of Super Moss Instant Green. (We also made this fun moss-covered banner for the shower, check out the tutorial here).

I knew I wanted to make her a cute name tag to wear at the shower as the guest of honor and I thought “Mama Bear” was perfect for the theme. But that’s where my ideas stopped.

I went round and round trying to find inspiration. I was thinking maybe a circle cut out, then I was thinking a chalkboard look, then I was thinking about a pinwheel… ultimately the moss heart idea dawned on me as I was cutting out a bunch of moss for something other projects and started making some moss hearts to put around the party.

I instantly fell in love with this moss heart idea with ribbon hanging down for the baby shower name tag. It was pretty simple to make, so let’s get right to it and make this baby shower name tag!

Supplies needed to make this baby shower name tag:

  • Cardstock Paper (one letter sized sheet should be plenty)
  • Moss 
  • Mini Brads (I got long ones so they would fit through all the layers)
  • Small hole punch for Brads
  • Normal sized punch for Burlap Flower
  • 3-in-1 glue (once you start using this glue,  you won’t ever turn back)
  • Pin back clasp
  • Pen (hint, I just used a Sharpie for this because I couldn’t find my scrapbooking pens, oh the joys of having everything packed when you’re renovating!)
  • Scissors
  • Various snippets of lace & ribbons
  • Burlap flower (optional)

Step One. Cut out moss heart

I just drew the right size heart on the paper moss backing and cut it out. Warning: this moss can get messy so cover your work area first.

To make this adorable baby shower name tag for the mom to be, start with cutting out a moss heart

Step Two. Trace & cut out paper backing for heart

Holding the heart onto the cardstock paper, I traced the heart. Cut out with scissors.

Attach a paper backing to the moss heart that will be the base of this baby shower name tag

Step Three. Glue moss heart to paper heart

I removed the paper backing on the moss before I glued it on the paper, but you totally don’t have to. Using the 3-in-1 glue, apply glue to the paper heart and press on to the backside of the moss.

You may need to hold it for 30 seconds or so for the glue to fully adhere.

Step Four. Cut out & write your paper banner

I knew roughly the size of paper banner I wanted and just used my paper cutter to cut a strip of paper and then make the “v’s” on each end with my scissors. I then used a sharpie to write out “mama bear”.

You can write whatever you want on your banner. How fun would this be for a “Bride-to-be” name tag for a bridal shower?

Step Five. Attach paper banner

I could have just glued the banner on the moss with the 3-in-1 glue and it would have probably worked just fine, but I was a little cautious because I was thinking that the moss is kind of fragile and may rip off easier if the banner was glued.

I figured she would be hugging people a lot at the shower so I wanted to make the baby shower name tag very sturdy.

To achieve this, I used mini-long brads and clipped them on.

I just punched small holes in the paper and then lined them on to where I wanted it to lay on the heart and punched those holes and fed the brads through.

to attach the name plate on this baby shower name tag, you need a hole punch and some metal tacks
metal tags hold the name badge onto the moss heart for this adorable rustic baby shower name tag

Step Six. Attach burlap heart

This part is totally optional, but I like the extra little “flair” it adds to the baby shower name tag.

The flower comes with little twisty ties which are primarily used to attach it to the packaging and it has a sticker part that is usually used.

But I didn’t think that it wouldn’t stick well to the moss, so I kept the twisty ties and punched a hole, and threaded them through as I did with the brads.

I added tape on the back to secure (the only tape you can find in my house right now is masking or washi, haha).

Using these super cute burlap flowers are the perfect little embellishment for a baby shower name tag
How to attach small burlap flowers to the rustic baby shower name tag

Step Seven. Attach ribbon

Usually, I always staple ribbons onto my projects. I find that it’s a quick and easy way to get the ribbon to stay just right. However, I have no idea where my staple refills are for my stapler right now and I kept forgetting them at the store when I was working on this.

So I used gobs on 3-in-1 glue and it worked fine. Still, if I was to make this again I’d staple the ribbon to a cutout paper heart and put another (a third) cut-out paper heart on top to hide the staples so the badge doesn’t get snagged on anything.

Since I used the glue, I added a layer of glue on the bottom half of the heart and started laying on the ribbon how I wanted it.

After I was finished adding ribbon I added more blue on top of the ribbon and on the top half of the heart and laid it on a paper heart.

Again, you may need to hold it tight for about 30 seconds (maybe more on the thick part) while the tape adheres.

I actually clipped on a clothespin over the thick area with the ribbon and came back a few hours later, but don’t know if that was necessary or not – it just worked better for my schedule 🙂 !

Using glue to attach ribbons to the back of the adorable rustic baby shower name tag
Adding the fun ribbon embellishments to the rustic baby shower name tag.

Step Eight. Attach pin back clasp

Attach a pin back to the back of the baby shower name tag to make sure it stays securely on the mom to be!

I used more of the handy 3-in-1 glue to attach the pin back clasp. I added it to the pin back and held it in place for about 15-30 seconds. 

Step Nine. Admire your work!

Step back and admire your work. Your guest of honor will feel so special with this name tag for their shower.

This mama bear name tag is perfect for a forest or rustic themed baby shower
Fun ribbon embellishments on the rustic, foresty baby shower name tag
The mama bear wearing her adorable baby shower name tag
This adorable moss heart name tag pin is perfect for a rustic forest themed baby shower, bridal shower or party!

How to Make Baby Shower Name Tag

Yield: 1
Active Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Estimated Cost: $10

If you’re planning a rustic forest baby shower, you’ve got to see this DIY craft idea. See how to easily make this rustic baby shower name tag for your guest of honor – mama bear. She’ll feel so special on her big day.

Materials

  • Cardstock Paper
  • Mini Brads
  • 3-in-1 glue
  • Various snippets of lace & ribbons
  • Burlap flower (optional)
  • Pin back clasp
  • Moss

Tools

  • Small hole punch for Brads
  • Normal sized punch for Burlap Flower
  • Pen
  • Scissors

Instructions

  1. Cut out moss heart.
  2. Trace & cut out paper backing for heart.
  3. Glue moss heart to paper heart,
  4. Attach paper banner.
  5. Attach burlap heart.
  6. Attach ribbon
  7. Attach pin back clasp
  8. Admire your work!

8 thoughts on “Baby Shower Name Tag

  1. That is adorable!! I always love things like this, that can be saved and cherished for a long time. They could even use this as a decoration in the child’s room – I love it!! #HomeMattersParty

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