A Flower for the Teacher

Today, I made flower pins for the teachers. I used this tutorial. The flower is made out of felt so it only cost me about 25 cents. You just have to buy the pins which you can get at Hobby Lobby. That is also where I bought the felt. I used card stock and glued scrapbook paper to it, then I printed out a note and glued it on. It was still wet here so I see some wrinkles, but I pressed those out.
I am loving these flowers on headbands, clothes, bags, pillows, scarves, necklaces, lampshades, etc. I wrote some of these ideas on the back for the teacher.
Hope these gift ideas are giving you some inspiration!
Have a great sunny day!

Teacher Appreciation Week- a sweet gift idea

This is what my kids brought to their teachers today. I used a wide mouth jar I already had and put chocolate covered strawberries inside. I added some coconut to some of them too. I made the tag out of scrapbook paper and printed out the note: "It is such a treat to have you as my teacher."

I did not have the lid to the jar, so I cut a square of fabric with pinking shears and tied some yarn around it to hold it on. Then I added the ribbon and gift tag.

I used this chocolate candy coating from the grocery store to coat the strawberries. You can melt it in the microwave and dip the strawberries in it. It makes a hard shell when it dries. It also comes in white chocolate.

I would love to hear if you try this idea for your kids' teachers!

Hope you are having a great week!

Teacher Appreciation Week- gift idea

I love Teacher Appreciation Week (if I plan ahead). I enjoy coming up with things to make my kid's teachers feel special and appreciated. I can't say I planned too much ahead, but I am having fun with it. Most of us have a terra cotta pot laying around the garage that is not being used. If you don't have one, then Home Depot sells them for a few dollars. I painted this one with chalkboard paint or you can spray it (they sell this at Home Depot too). I did two coats to cover it good. Let it dry for a few hours. I picked up some pink impatiens and planted them in the pot then wrote on the pot with chalk. It says: "Thank you for being so patient with me." (it goes with the impatiens theme :)

Then the kids signed the other side of the pot. I would have loved this when I was a teacher. They can erase the note later and write something else. It was "blue" theme day in my son's class, so I stuck a blue bird peep (from Easter) on a wood skewer and put it in the pot. It turned out really cute!