Last Day of School and Teacher Appreciation

Today is the last day of school for my granddaughters.  They are both happy and sad, needless to day.  This day always presents an opportunity to create teacher appreciation gifts.  Below is the gift bag which contains: a bottle of water (Thank you for quenching my Thirst for knowledge) with lemonade mix--all natural stuff, Popcorn package with appreciation poem written by a fellow consultant but can't remember who it was, a package w/2 cookies (Thank you for making me such a smart cookie), and not pictured is a little bag of Hershey Kisses (cause everyone HAS to have chocolate!)  Instructions for any of the projects can be found in articles for "Teacher Gifts".

Below is a close up of the Popcorn (Orville's Kettle Corn - yummy!)

Below is the Cookie Box (How cool is it that Safeway is packaging these in nice little "gift" containers?)

Next is the Water Bottle and Drink Mix holder:

And finally is the decorated gift bag:

I just love the paper kit that was used on this.  It is a retired Close To My Heart kit that came out back in 2003 or 2004 and has long since been retired.  I can't even remember the name of it--something like Summer Harvest. 

I hope that if you were looking for Teacher Appreciation gifts this has helped to give you ideas.  But most importantly--DON'T forget the Chocolate !

2012 Teacher Gifts

My two granddaughters, Mikayla and Hannah, have been blessed with some amazing teachers. So, we decided that some teacher gifts were in order to tell them how much they are/were appreciated!  The first photo shows the gift bag, bottled water (says "Thank You for quenching my thirst for knowledge" with crystal light holder, box of 9 Hershey chocolate nuggets and a thank you card:

Next photo is a close up of the Thank You card which was featured here before for the February Stamp of the Month:

Below the inside of the card where my granddaughter's wrote their own heartfelt message to their teachers.  Oh and also shown is the pen that goes with the gift set:

Next, not shown previously in any of the pictures is the popcorn package with poem:

Next is a close up of the bottled water displaying the Crystal Light holder:

Here is a close up of the Nugget Box containing 9 Hershey Nuggets in a 3x3 configuration:

Last is a photo close up of the gift bag:

All instructions for everything except the bag (because it all depends on the size you select) can be found on an earlier post here.  I added a pen.  The see-thru pen is by Pentel RSVP.  I used a piece of decorative paper 1/2" x 3 and rolled it tightly around the ink well and then pushed it into the pen (not an easy task).

The featured papers were from the Lucy Workshop on the Go (WOTG) using Grey Wool, Hollyhock, and colonial white cardstocks. 

Teacher Appreciation Gifts & Tutorial

With my two granddaughters in school, I had the opportunity to make some teacher appreciation gifts they could take to the teachers to say so-long and thank you.  So, here is what I made for them (you can click pictures to see details):

We have a decorated paper bag, a microwave popcorn covered, box of 9 nuggets, a water bottle and a thank-you card.  The colors are lilac mist and key lime.  I LOVE this combination!  It is actually paper I bought in 2003 and have been saving for that perfect occasion (paper horder here).  Here are some close ups of each of the pieces starting with the card:

Popcorn package is next.  If you click on the picture you can more easily read the poem:

Next is the box of 9 Hershey nuggets:

Next is a picture of the decorated bag.  I later made a tag that says "Just for You" but it's not pictured:

Next is the 16.9 oz. water bottle that holds a crystal light package for just that size bottle:

A close up of the Crystal Light holder:

And another look at the Crystal Light holder:

One more bottle shot:

Now for the tutorials for the items:

First the Popcorn wrapper:

1. B&T paper cut to 6-1/4" x 9-3/8". Score at 2-5/8" and 7-1/8".  See below--click photo to see more details:

Water bottle label:

For a 16.9 oz water bottle, cut a strip of 9" x 3-1/4".  Wrap and seal around bottle.

Crystal Light packet holder:

Here are the measurements that I used for the holder--works better for the 16.9 oz bottles:

1.  Cut a piece of cardstock 2-1/4" x 9".  Score at 2-1/4" from top and from bottom.
2.  Cut a piece of B&T paper at 2 x 4.
3.  Watch instructional video from Chic n Scratch here:  http://chicnscratch.typepad.com/chicnscratchlive/2008/07/water-bottle-holder.html
4.  You can find written instructions as well here:  http://blueeyedblessings.blogspot.com/2009/06/water-bottle-tag-drink-holder.html

9 Nugget Box:

1.  Download the template here:  http://www.scribd.com/doc/57263003/Nugget-Box-9.
2.  Create it with cardstock but make sure you use a STRONG adhesive like Score Tape to hold your box.
3.  For the "lid cover", I used a sheet of acetate because I decorated all the little chocolate nuggets.
4.  For nugget wrappers, use a 1" x 3" piece of B&T paper.

Card:

The card is a Standard size card (4.25" x 5.5") and uses the Dragon Fly & Friends stamp set (a retired wooden stamp set from CTMH).  There is glitter on the winds and I used the Diamond Focus layout from the CTMH Originals Card Confidence Program Book.  Also, there is prisma glitter on the wings.  The inks are Lilac Mist and Key Lime.

I hope you get a chance to do a fun project like this!!  Thank the Good Lord for Grandkids!!  Have a super day!