Craft Lightning! A 15 Minute Teacher Appreciation Gift...

I am pleased to participate in the newest round of Craft Lightning....  

15 Minute Teacher Appreciation Gifts...

Teachers hold a very special place in my heart.

I hope they do in yours too.

They work hard every day (even in the summer when they are off).

They really care about your children or grand children.

So let's show them a little bit of appreciation.

Here is a sweet and quick gift jar you can fill with anything.

Start with a mason jar with a lid.

Give the lid a few coats of Chalky Finish paint in Carbon from DecoArt.

Let it dry thoroughly between coats.

Give a fake apple a couple coats of Chalky Finish Paint from DecoArt in Carbon.

Let it dry between coats.

Using a Chalk marker, write your message or teachers name.

Use your best printing!

Hot glue the apple to the lid.

Tie some red baker's twine around the lid.

Fill it with anything your teacher loves.

Chocolate.

Markers or highlighters.

Tea bags.

Or a gift card to her favorite store.

Your teacher will appreciate anything you put inside.

To make it extra special, write her a note of thanks and have your child do it too.

Cite a specific time she made your child feel special.

She will save the note  forever.

Be sure to swing by our three hosts to find all the other great 15 Minute Teacher Appreciation Gifts.

The Country Chic Cottage

30 Minute Crafts

Mad in Crafts

Thanks for stopping by....

Linking up with these great blogs this week.

Sweet Peat Treat Pots

I love peat pots.

They are sweet and cheap and so easy to make over.

So, I decided to make some little peat pot buckets and show you how.

First gather your supplies.

I gave each pot a light coat of Chalky Finish Paint from DecoArt.

I just tore a little piece of washi tape for each one.

I stuck it on the pot and then burnished it with the handle of the scissors.

Then I set the eyelets in each pot.

I always have to look online to remember how to use my Big Bite...

Now, I will be honest.

This is where the project goes awry.

It was so humid the day I did this.

When I tried to add the wire to the eyelets and twist it, it ripped them right out of the pot!

Arghhh!!

I was determined to finish the last two so I looked around the studio for a solution...

Ta-Da!

Twine handles it is!

The second one was cut a little too short to tie a bow so I twisted it around and hot glued it to make a rose.

I actually like that better.

A quick coat of DecoArt's DecouPage to keep the tape from coming off and we are done.

I think they turned out sweet.

I added some Spanish moss, some chocolates and a sweet little pastel mushroom.

 To get the mushroom to stay, I added a piece of wire that slid right into the hole in the bottom of the mushroom.

The wire allows the mushroom to not fall out of the pot.

Later the recipient can use the mushroom for another project...

A perfect little container for a gift.

Thanks for stopping by...

We will be linking up with these fabulous blogs.