homemade label

Now that spring is here I went ahead and washed all the heavy winter gear to make room in the coat closet for rain coats, hoodies and lightweight jackets. I hadn't bought my son a lightweight jacket or rain jacket in two years, so I decided to get him something new. I found this adorable jersey lined anorak from Mini Boden. According to the website it's supposed to be "shower resistant," which I assume is British for "water resistant," since the company is in England. I don't like writing directly on clothes, but I needed to label this jacket for when my son wears it to preschool. So I cut off some jersey fabric from an old shirt and made a label. I used a black fabric marker to write his name. When my son outgrows this jacket and it's ready to be passed on to another kid, I can simply cut off my homemade label.