Special Blanket Tags - Pick Up
$ .35 = 1 SPECIAL TAG
$ .40 = 1 SPECIAL TAG + PLUS HELP W/CREDIT CARD FEES (Optional)
We are asking our Blanket Angels to help support MVOB by sharing in the cost of creating our special tags for blankets that are not made from blanket kits (quilts, knitted or crocheted blankets, fleece purchased on your own).
You do not need to purchase tags if you are sponsoring fleece blanket kits. A tag, already sewn onto the fleece, is included with each kit.
ATTACHING TAGS TO YOUR BLANKETS
Your special tags will need to be SEWN onto the backs of the blankets you make before they are donated.
- Tags cannot be ironed on; doing this will melt the tag's ink onto your iron.
- We also discourage using glue to attach the tags. The glue will melt when the blanket is laundered and placed in a heated dryer.
Do you know how to sew? Here is a brief video about sewing on a tag.
You don't know how to sew? Ask friends, family, neighbors or co-workers if they have a sewing machine or know how to sew. Often you will find someone who you didn't know had this talent! You can also ask your local sewing or fabric shop to help as well.
PICKING UP YOUR TAGS
If you live within 30 miles of Westerville, please pick up your tags at our workshop at 407 W. Main Street, Westerville OH 43081. They will be ready for pickup about 1 week after you place your order.
INSIDE PICKUP. 9:00 - 2:00 weekdays.
PICKUP ANYTIME from the 24-hour donation bins outside our workshop.
Our special tags, attached to the back of each blanket, are very important. We encourage blanket makers to sign their first name on the tag and write a short, encouraging note so the child knows who made the blanket just for them and to give each blanket even more of a personal touch.
When the child writes their name on the tag, it will be easier for others in the foster home to identify the blanket's owner and increase the chances of the blanket staying with the child if they must move between foster homes.
Thank you for this additional support for our mission to provide each child in foster care with a blanket of "their very own," including a tag with their name!
More about our special tags
