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Hello there Skip to my Lou-ers!!
I’m Jen from Tatertots and Jello and I am SO excited to be here. I adore Cindy and I love following Skip to My Lou for the awesome ideas and creativity!!
Today I would LOVE to share a fun little Teacher Appreciation craft with you!!
I recently saw some cute pillows on Freshly Picked and thought they were so funny and whimsical.
I thought I would take that concept and make some tote bags for my kids’ teachers this year.
I designed the face on my Silhouette machine and printed it off using heat transfer material. If you do this, remember to mirror your image before you print it out.
Once the image was printed out, I took off the excess heat transfer tape, leaving only the images I wanted to use. Then I ironed the image onto plain tote bags. I found a four pack of tote bags at Hobby Lobby for $6.99. So each tote bag is less than $2. Such a good deal!!
My kids had a great time designing the tote bags with me. They think the bags are so funny! We thought it was cute to have the apples popping up from the bottom of the bag.
So now I have a fun bag that their teachers can use as a beach bag or to carry things in.
Plus, I am going to fill the bag with some goodies, depending on what the teacher likes.
Some ideas that would be fun are a beach towel and some flip flops. Or even a gift certificate to their favorite store or restaurant.
Now if you want to make this and don’t have a craft cutter like Silhouette, there are two other ways you can make these totes. The first is use heat transfer material and trace the image on with a pencil and cut it out. The second is you can paint the face and name on your bag — use some paint medium along with regular craft paint.
Thanks for letting me come by Cindy!!!
I love this Teacher Appreciation Series – so many fun ideas!!
xoxo
jen @ tatertots and jello says
Cindy!
Thanks so much for letting me guest post. I am LOVING all of these fun Teacher Appreciation ideas!!!
Sara — you can buy heat transfer material online through Silhouette or Expressions Vinyl. Or through your local craft store. Just ask for heat transfer material or t-shirt transfer vinyl.
xoxo
Jen
Sara says
i adore this idea but… where can you find heat transfer material?? Thanks a lot!
1 Funky Woman says
This is the cutest ever. Our teacher would love it.
Megan
TidyMom says
these are SO cute Jen!! I love it!
Sheryl says
These are awesome! My daughter is a 3rd grade teacher and is always looking for a cute tote! What lucky teachers!
aubrey says
so fabulous!!!!!!
bridget {bake at 350} says
ACK! Those are so adorable!!!
deb says
So cute…the teachers will love them! Wish I had a Silhouette machine!
Caley says
These are so fun and can be used for Mother’s day too!
Jennie Larsen says
Jen those are stinken cute! LOVE LOVE LOVE them. So clever. winks-jen
Amy says
These are so cute, Jen! Love the faces, what a fun way to show a teacher you think a lot of them!
xoxo,
Amy
Cindy, this has been such a great selection of guest posts and ideas- thanks for hosting!
xoxo,
Amy
Megan Forrester says
These are adorable! What a great idea.
Brooke @ The Crafting Chicks says
Such a cute (and funny) idea!! I’ve been wanting to make some tote bags so i’ll definitely be heading to HobLob. 🙂
Kelli says
Could these be any cuter! They are so fun and I love the pop of color from the bow:)
Monica says
Omgosh, this is adorable!!