Friday, May 31, 2013

Pinterest challenge s'more kit teacher gift

Sorry if it seems I haven't been around in awhile. I've been busy trying to keep up with house work and little things around our home {pulling weeds, working in the yard etc. etc.}. The last two weeks have been a little crazy with baby showers, soccer tournaments, art shows, Memorial day picnics and just LIFE!

Today is the last day of school for my kids! Being a stay at home mom during the summer is always much more fun {I miss having my kids with me all day}. I'm excited to start planning some fun summer activities. 

However, before I get ahead of myself let's talk about the last day of school and teacher gifts! I found tons of great ideas on Pinterest, but finally decided to go with s'more kits that I found at our fifth house

Here is how mine turned out!





I found my cute plastic containers at the dollar store! 
I changed mine by adding a ribbon and paper tag instead of a picture frame.


 My youngest this morning before heading off to her last day of 4th grade {they grow up too fast, sigh}.


We have one more crazy weekend before we can totally start relaxing {dress rehearsal and two dance recitals}. Of course relaxing to me is rummaging through thrift stores for treasures and moving furniture around the house! Don't worry I will be around this summer and I'm sure I'll have a project or two or three to share with you!

Enjoy your weekend!


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Thursday, May 16, 2013

Pinterest challenge fun graduation gift

Last weekend we attended our first graduation party of the season. I knew we were giving cash, but I wanted to try something different than just the standard card.

I had pinned this idea a couple weeks ago and knew it would be perfect. The original idea uses a 2 liter pop bottle {you can check it out here}. 

I made a smaller version with a plastic water bottle. I made the label and gift tag on my computer and used some scrapbooking paper and ribbon to dress it up {of course I used the school colors}. I attached the label to the bottle with glue dots {they are super strong and don't show}.




This would also be a great gift idea for birthdays as well!


                                                                                           Amy


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