I’m so excited to share with you the adorable teacher gift that we made just-in-time for Back-to-School!
I found this idea on Pinterest and thought it was the cutest thing ever! (What did we all do in the days before Pinterest??) This project was originally done by Amy at The Happy Scraps. Go check out her blog…EVERYTHING on there is fabulous!
This gift is a cinch to make and if you’re like me, you may already have many of the supplies in your craft stash. Here’s what I used:
- Pretty flower pot that I got on clearance at Michael’s for $.99 (Amy used a metal pail, but I couldn’t find any pretty ones at my store)
- Block of foam to fit inside your container
- #2 yellow pencils (on sale for $.25/pack at Office Depot)
- Scrap paper in various colors
- Easter grass or shredded paper
- Ribbon
- Cricut with the George and Basic Shapes cartridge, or a flower punch
To begin, I cut out some flower shapes using the George cartridge on my Cricut. After a bit of experimentation, I discovered that a 2″ flower worked best. It was the perfect size to fit over the eraser of the pencil.
Next, you want to cover the foam with the grass, and then insert the pencils into the foam to resemble a bunch of flowers. My daughter helped me get the pencils arranged….it was a bit tough, but she was still able to do it!
Lastly, we tied a ribbon around the pencils. I tried to tie it around the center of the pencils, but it kept sliding down, so I went ahead and tied the bow at the bottom. It still turned out nice 🙂
We have our back-to-school open house in a few days and I can’t wait to see how the teacher reacts when my daughter give it to her 🙂
Next week, I’ll show you a fun project you can do with the cheap composition books that are available right now during the back-to-school sales.
Shelly says
August 21, 2012 at 5:15 pmThis looks so nice and would make such a good teacher gift.
Erin says
August 21, 2012 at 9:48 pmThank you so much Shelly! I hope she likes it 🙂
Rachel @ day2day joys says
August 21, 2012 at 10:40 pmVery cute! Maybe a great Christmas gift since I didn’t knwo about back to school gifts, lol!
Erin says
August 22, 2012 at 1:39 pmThanks Rachael! It would be a great Christmas gift…or even a birthday gift 🙂 Thanks for stopping by!
Sandra @ The Sensible Mom says
August 23, 2012 at 9:08 pmLove it, Erin! Love that it was so easy to make, too. 🙂 I’d like to do some more pinterest inspired projects with the kids once the baby gets a little older and isn’t in my arms as much.
Erin says
August 23, 2012 at 9:31 pmThanks Sandra!
[email protected] Cozycakes Cottage says
August 25, 2012 at 5:28 pmAdorable, Erin (just like your girlie)! I need to start making things I pin more often. I’ve missed posts like these and your activities…yay! I think I’ll start the MSM project next week…will you be starting then, too? (sneaky: need your motivation!lol)
Erin says
August 25, 2012 at 7:42 pmAwww, thanks! I’ve been semi-following MSM over the past 2 weeks, just not writing about it. Maybe I should do a summary? I don’t know if it’s that exciting…
Caro says
June 28, 2016 at 7:31 amHello, how do you cut out the flowers please?
Erin says
June 28, 2016 at 3:56 pmHi Caro, thanks for stopping by!
In the post I mention that I used my Cricut paper cutter to cut the flowers. You could also use a flower-shaped paper punch or cut them by hand if you don’t have a Cricut.
Ali B says
August 9, 2017 at 1:11 pmI love this project! I bet teachers would love a pretty bouquet of pencil flowers! Thanks for linking up to the Ultimate Pinterest Party this past week. I will be featuring your post at this weeks party that goes live on Friday! Can’t wait to see what you link up this week!
Erin says
August 9, 2017 at 7:19 pmThanks Ali! I’m so excited to hear that this will be featured at the party 🙂
Gina says
September 19, 2017 at 2:23 pmWhat size pot did you use? Thanks!
Erin says
October 3, 2017 at 8:09 pmI think it was about 4-5 inches tall…I didn’t measure it 🙁