Teacher Christmas Ornament {DIY}

This year as we decorated our tree, I loved opening the ornaments from my former students. I haven't taught in over 7 years, so it was fun imagining the cute little kindergarteners I remember being middle schoolers. I decided I wanted to give Callum's teacher an ornament. I wasn't sure exactly if I would pick up a Hallmark Ornament or make something...

We ended up with this:

It started from this:

I asked Callum to draw a picture of him and his teacher. He ended up drawing this adorable stick drawing of him holding hands. {SO SWEET!} 

To make this into an actual ornament, I scanned the image and uploaded the image into the Silhouette software. I used the "trace" option and cut the image out of black vinyl. He wrote his name with extra letters...so I removed the extras and put it all on one line and added his name onto the back of the ornament. Also, my son commented that his teacher's hair wasn't right, I guess I should have "welded" the image for that section because the hair didn't "trace" well. I recut some black to add some hair. 

I love love love this + I think his teacher did too! 

Facebook Comments Plugin Bloggerized by BloggerTricks.Biz

Teacher Gift {DIY}

One of my Christmas projects this year was putting together something special for my son's pre-k teacher. My son completely adores his teacher, and I love that he loves school! He is asking every day if he goes back TODAY...

For this gift, I used the "etching" vinyl personalized with her name on a medium size glass jar from WalMart. 

I completely packed the jar with a ton of items that she could use at home or at school. Nice soap, lotion, nail polish, nail file, gloves, EOS chapstick, socks, gloves that my son picked out, plus I made her an infinity scarf which I will share with you (visible behind her name in the top picture) and an ornament made by Callum (stay tuned) with a note telling her how much we appreciate her!

Two wrap, I cut a large rectangle of cellophane, with some fun green dot tissue paper on the inside. Just lift the corners and tie the top...so easy. I used our Christmas {post} card as a label.

Facebook Comments Plugin Bloggerized by BloggerTricks.Biz

Great Gift Idea for Growing Families

This year for Christmas I really struggled what to get for family members who don't really NEED anything {a wonderful problem!} and saw this growth chart on pinterest and knew that it was the perfect gift! 

I thought these were simple, attractive, and surprisingly easy to make. I think these are also a perfect gift for military families who move frequently!! 

{Hung with a simple piece of twine}

I added a simple single letter monogram using a stencil I made with my Silhouette machine. Using a measuring tape, I also added measurements every 6 inches {up to 6 1/2 feet in case the kids really spout!}

To mark growth, I included key tags on tiny clothes pins.

{key tags mark date/age information}

{I plan on adding tags every few months for years to come!}

{I made simple bags out of a scrap bed sheet to store the key tags, I used a black pen to write "grow"}

{I added a personalized label for each box)

{each growth chart set & tags fit nicely boxed!}

{Of course, I made one for our house, too}

If you are interested in ordering a growth chart for someone special, please contact me!

Facebook Comments Plugin Bloggerized by BloggerTricks.Biz

Christmas Gifts

So, I didn't really think it was going to be in the works to make as many Christmas presents as I had hoped for...life got busy, but I did ultimately pull together and make a few little things.

Here are a (the) few gifts that I made:

My nephew John is only 3 months old, and I hadn't yet made him any wearable gifts. I love the simple look of these onesies (shhh...from Walmart!) they are so inexpensive, simple, adorable, and best of all they don't have any pre-made art or details on them! PLUS, they have matching pants (all for $4!)

I used freezer paper to print out, applied onto orange fabric, then cut out the letters, and ironed on--so EASY!

I saw this simple and beautiful tutorial over at Little Miss Momma (check it out!)  to make these amazing necklaces. I made two so far (I had hoped to make myself one too, but my 2 year old helper misplaced the 3rd necklace! I hope it turns up soon!)

Facebook Comments Plugin Bloggerized by BloggerTricks.Biz