{Pin-tastic Tuesday} 7 Awesome & Easy End of the Year Teacher's Gifts

WE DID IT!!!!  We made it through another year unscathed and with our wits in tact - well at least most of us have.  It's the end of the school year, and I must say that I am SO GLAD THIS YEAR IS OVER.  I can imagine that our teachers are just as equally glad this year is coming to a close.  That's why I'm sharing 7 Awesome End of the Year Teacher's Gifts to show a lil' appreciation for all that they do.

Teachers spend a lot of money for supplies out of their pockets, they are quite underpaid, so what a thought ful way to 'pay back' what they put in than with a balloon filled with money I am crushing on this idea by Sugar and Charm and the confetti makes it extra special!

These filled drink dispensers are GENIUS!  It's like a summer break in a bucket!

Love how Mom of Six Personalized a canning jar with the teacher's monogram and fill it with pencils - gotta love this idea fo' sho'!

This fortune cookie idea by the ladies of Eighteen 25 is a really cute idea!  It's a perfect way to say thanks!

A box of teacher's goodies stocked up with necessities and bits of chocolate is an awesome way to say thanks....and we all know how chocolate can set everything right!

I love this idea of giving teach a nice breakfast treat - and this adorable printable bag idea by Confetti Sunshine is the bomb.com dontchathink?

Not one to rule my own creativity out - last year we presented the Mini Diva's teacher with a post it note holder!  We made a card for her and placed everything in a decorated paper bag.....I got all crafty with it - tee-hee!

Check out my Teacher Appreciation Pinterest Board for more ideas & inspiration!

{Weekly Blog Love} Fiestas, Derby's and Fave Teacher Stuff!

More fabulousness from bloggals I love the bestest!

Here's a healthy take on a baseball party concession stand from Spaceships & Laserbeams!

Bust out your maracas it's fiesta Time!  BellaGrey Designs has the all the goods for a Cinco de Mayo party

Loving the fresh summer parties and  ideas in the new Festivities mag by Frog Prince Paperie.  Speaking of summer parties, Magnolia Creative has the most adorable and sweet lemonade stand printables in her Etsy shop. D&P Celebrations has the hook up on how to create your own Fiesta Party!!!

Teachers do a LOT and deserve a treat.  This cheerful teacher appreciation gift idea from Bloom Design is perfect for any special teach!

Here is another great and eco-friend teacher appreciation gift idea from This Little Mama.


Party Printables shared an awesome recipe for Sugar Cookies and you'll be delighted by these 10 Derby Desserts shared by Mirabelle Creations!

{MG Party Impressions} Owls & Apples Back to School Party

I had a blast styling this fun and vintage-ish Owls & Apples back to school party for MG Party Impressions.  Check out all the details over on their site!

....and don't forget to check out our free Back to School Printables over at Pretty My Party!

{Fantastic Friday} Teacher Appreciation Gift

I just wanted to share this adorable gift, card and bag my daughter and I put together for her teacher. We love doing crafts together and we found some ideas online that we liked and after narrowing it down we decided to make a Post-It Notes holder using an Ikea Tolsby frame.

To create this project, I pulled out my trusty Cricut and got to cuttin' to make the shaped images for the card and letters for the frame.  I cut out two different 4"x6"sheets of patterned paper to put into the frame and attached the letters spelling out 'notes' on one of the sheets.  The other sheet was that double ruled notebook paper that we used to practice handwriting in grade school. This side can be used as a  mini dry erase board (sorry - I forgot to get a picture of the other side :\ ) We used a pad of sticky notes that we found in a box of party favors from a Valentine's Day Party and stuck the pad to the frame with double-sided tape.

Altered gift bags are one of my most favorite crafts to make. This is a simple one I created with scrapbook paper, paper rosettes, ribbon and a tag! 

I love the cute worm and apple shaped images we used for the card.  The card was made using kraft paper as the base, a square of graph paper and a patterned strip of coordinating of scrapbook paper.  The stamp sentiment and tag is from Close to My Heart and I added a little fringed crepe paper for fun & dimension.

We gave her teacher the gift and card today and she was so grateful and said the card was going onto her magnet board!

To all the teacher's out there, thank you so much for what you do! Happy Teacher Appreciation!!!!!