Teacher Valentine Gifts

Remember last year when I made some faux gumball machines out of terra cotta pots for my little ones Pink Princess Party?

Well I decided to make some again, but this time for her Teacher Valentine Gifts!

I love how easy these are to whip up, and they really aren't too pricey to make. Which is a good thing because my little one has three teachers!

Didn't they turn out SO cute?!

I love them! 

I just painted the pots red and then my little one suggested adding polka dots!  She has an eye for crafts I think because those polka dots just make these the cutest gift ever!

ETA: I saw on Pinterest a couple people commenting about the supply list to make these so I thought I would edit this post to include them.

I found all the supplies at Michaels

The bottom is a Terra cotta pot turned upside down.
The bowl is just a regular glass bowl
The top is the bottom plate for the pot turned upside down
The wood ball on top I found in the aisle by the wood dowels and stuff

I painted everything fist and then I put a thin coat of Mod Podge over it to act as a sealer (I didn't have any spray sealer on hand).

I glued the bowl to the upside down pot with E6000 glue and then glued the wood ball to the lid with E6000 glue as well.

And that's it! Wait for it to all dry and then fill with candy and put the lid on top!

I hope this clears up some of the confusion on how to make these! If anyone ever has questions on how I make anything on this blog, you can always email me at livingcraftilyeverafter@yahoo.com!

After I painted them I did add a thin coat of Mod Podge to seal them. I usually would use a spray sealer, but I didn't have any on hand so Mod Podge it was. It worked perfectly though!  And I use E6000 glue to glue everything together.  Then I added a cute festive ribbon and called it a day!

I love how simple, easy and CUTE they are!

And my little one is so excited to give these to her teachers next week!

Now, time to tackle her classmate valentines!

Teacher Appreciation Gifts

My 3 year old goes to school 2 days a week for 2 hours a day.

And she LOVES it. And she LOVES her teachers!

So I had to do something for Teacher Appreciation Week.

I saw these last year and have had them bookmarked ever since!

So of course, I had to make them this year!

I decided to add flowers to the front of mine.  I just took some silk hydrangeas and glued them on, and then added a jewel to the center of the flower.

I actually used E6000 glue for attaching the ribbon, paper and flowers. I thought it would make it a little more secure, but I am sure the glue dots would have worked just fine.

And then I saw this the other day and thought the saying was too cute not to use! But I just hand wrote my saying and attached it to a bag of Smarties with the same ribbon I used on the boxes.

Sam will be bringing them to school with her today!

I put some distress ink on the edges of the paper. And I must confess, I really have no idea how you are 'supposed' to apply that stuff. I don't think mine looks right, but oh well! It will have to do!

ThI found the glitter stickers for the names at Michaels.

Don't forget to heat seal your ribbon ends! :)  No one likes frayed ribbon! {Or is that just me? It is a pet peeve of mine, I heat seal ribbon no matter what I use it on! I heat sealed the ends on the bags of Smarties too!}

 Then I filled the insides with lots of goodies!

I hope her teachers like them!!

Thank you to ALL the teachers out there!!!!