More Teacher Appreciation Gifts

One of the gift “themes” was flowers.  I decided that Mrs. A didn’t really need 19 bouquets of flowers, so I stepped outside the box a bit and made flower PENS!  They turned out really cute and were so easy to make!

Another theme they had was School Supplies, so I just put together a simple basket of basic school supplies along with some more “fun” type supplies:

I included these adorable altered binder clips and marble magnets that I purchased from The Purple Pear on Etsy:

A set of Thank You cards made by me:

Altered Clipboard

This was a fun project for me to do! I altered a mini clipboard to use when getting autographs at Disney World. We got so many compliments on this!

Going To Disney!

We surprised the boys with a trip to Disney World over the Christmas break! I wanted to do something creative to tell them about it, so I decided to make an altered board book that Jacob would open on Christmas day.

I designed all the pages on my computer – some of them I designed myself, and others were from Glenda Ketchum’s “The Most Wonderful Place On Earth – Mouse Scraps” digital scrapbooking kit. I used a blank board book from www.barebooks.com When I was done attaching the pages to the book, I applied a thin coat of mod podge to seal and protect.

The book was a hit, and the look of excitement on Jacob’s face as he read it was priceless!

Altered CD Ornaments

Here are a few altered CD ornaments I made:

FRONT:

BACK:

FRONT:

These were really easy and fun to make! I used mini CDs (3 inches) so I think they would make super cute gift tags, too! I created the design on my computer, printed, adhered to the CDs and then applied a thin layer of mod podge to seal, protect, and give it a glossy finish.

Here are pictures of other ornament designs I created:

Teacher Gift

This is an altered clip board that I made as part of the Christmas gift we gave to Jacob’s teacher:

Back side:

This was super easy to make! Materials I used were a regular sized clip board, Amy Butler papers, coordinating ribbon, spray adhesive, mod podge, and 3-D flower stickers. First I sanded both the front and back of the clipboard so the pages would stick better. I printed the teacher’s name onto one of the papers with my laser printer, then covered the clipboard in the Amy Butler papers and ribbon for accents. I applied a thin coat of mod podge to seal and protect and let dry. As a finishing touch, I embellished the clip with 3-D flower stickers and tied coordinating ribbon to it, and wah-la, all done! I think it turned out super cute, and Jacob’s teacher LOVED it!