Sunday, December 21, 2008

Teacher Gifts


For the first time, I made teacher gifts. My oldest is 4 and we just love his school and his preschool teachers. He is in a wonderful program and is thriving and loves going to school. I pulled the idea from my my shop but used different papers and added the pens.

For the pens, I didn't want any white showing from the background paper so I basically designed it myself by sponging and stamping it. I think it looks much better darker and without any white showing through. Plus I wanted it to match the post-it-note holder. I've seen bic pens used for these but I use the RSVP pens. Its more work, but I think its a better pen. It writes better and being a pen and paper junkie myself, it's something I appreciate.

The sentiment at the bottom says "the little things", which I think is appropriate.



Their other gift was chocolate chocolate chip cookies that my son and his daddy made. I think they may have been a bigger hit. One of his teachers made a comment about getting them home and stashing them before her family saw them. They are the best cookies!

6 comments:

Alison Du Bois said...

These are beautiful, Beth, and great teacher gifts! The pens came out great!

OurWanderingAdventures said...

those are great gifts!!

Katie Cotton said...

very cute!

Live, Love, Laugh, Write! said...

Those are so cute!

oriental banana said...

What a nice gift. I love how you called it "the little things", too. Yah for cookies!

Uneekdolldesigns said...

Excellent gift ideas, adn beautiful work!