Hey Everybody…it’s Kari from Ucreate and I’m thrilled to be a part of Skip to My Lou’s Teacher Appreciation series!
I have to start by telling you how fabulous I think Cindy is! I’ve been following her blog for a few years now (even before I started blogging) and consider her a “blogging pioneer” in the creative industry! She’s just as fabulous in person and I’m thrilled to be here today sharing a budget-friendly teacher idea that your child’s teacher is sure to love!
“Planting the Seeds” Teacher Gift
Supplies
Tin Buckets (bought set of three at IKEA for $1.99)
Twine
2 packages of seeds
garden gloves
paper bag
silk flower
Chalkboard label
Making the teacher gift
1. Grab some twine and tie around the top. Attach flower and leaves with glue gun.
2. The chalkboard label was cut using the Silhouette and chalkboard vinyl. You could also use chalkboard paint or chalkboard contact paper (which must have been invented by a brilliant crafter, right?).
3. Next, cut up a paper bag and print the saying “Teachers plant the seeds of knowledge that will grow forever!” onto it in any font you’d like. Yes, you can insert it right into your printer…crinkle and iron to give it that distressed look!
4. Staple seed packets on the back of paper and place everything into the bucket!
Teachers can use this bucket all year long and label it whatever they’d like with the chalk label! Perfect gift for any teacher!
Thanks for having me Cindy!
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Lalia Harris says
We were inspired by this post and created our own version of it. It will be live on my blog tomorrow 5/11/13.
Hollie says
I love the project and the font for the seed packet. Can you make it a free printable perhaps?
Nichola says
I love your pot with seeds idea! I made something
similair for my daughters teacher! Thank you
for the awesome idea.
Sapphire @ Life with My Pollitos says
I’m totally digging this idea for Teacher Appreciation. Thanks for sharing. I featured it on a post today. I hope you’ll swing by: http://mypollitos.wordpress.com/2012/05/05/teacher-appreciation-week/
Abrazos,
Sapphire @ Life with My Pollitos
P.S. I’m a new follower =)
Katie says
Very cute! I love that you can write whatever you want on the pot. Such a great idea for a gift for teachers.
Shelley says
This is lovely. I like the pots from Ikea. The only problem I ran into with one was that it rusted inside through the years. I didn’t realize that until I finally gave up on the plant I was trying to keep alive in it. When I was cleaning it out I realized the rusting pot had, unfortunately, done the plant in. But they are probably OK for one season plants or to use as a pretty outer layer for plants.
Denise says
Where did you find the chalkboard label? Im not a very crafty person but would like to do something like this for my daughters teachers.
Thanks!
Denise
Heather T. says
Hee hee, very cute! Fun to see my font used this way!
Tania says
Thanks so much for sharing this idea. I was already giving many plant type gifts, so instead of gardening basket, i used just the wording and the font with some rye berry seeds, along with a mug of grown rye berry(sort of wheat grass). Everyone loved it..
Here are pics and link to the post :
http://turtlecraftygirl.blogspot.com/2011/06/teachers-appreciation-week.html
Chantell says
What a cute idea! Thank you so much for sharing!
Holly says
Super cute idea! Where did you find the chalkboard vinyl? I can’t find it anywhere around here!
holli says
this was truly helpful. I am coordinating a teacher breakfast next week and we are setting our “treasure boxes” for the parents and teachers to put gifts into. This was helpful!