Nurses' Week Gift DIY's

Nurses' Week is May 6-12.

Last year, I showed you how you could make this simple medical coat cover for a candy bar.

This year, I have several more gift ideas.

To make them, you just need to get an old medical book and use the pages.

I found my medical encyclopedia at the thrift store.

You can cut out an image from a medical book and use spray adhesive to place the image on a vase.

Looks cute, huh?

You can cover a clipboard.

I used a small one (5 3/4"x 9") and covered it with pages from my medical book.

You can go here to see how to cover a clipboard.

I love the back.

You can cut out images and adhere them to small jars, then fill the jars with candy or other goodies.

Once again, I used spray adhesive to attach the images to the jars.

In one, I placed a succulent.

In the others, I put chocolate animal crackers and Chex Mix.

You can turn part of a page into a necklace.
You can go here to see a tutorial on how to make one like this.

You can also use the pages to make gift card holders.

Just trim the page to 4" wide by 5 1/2" long.
Make sure the image you want is near the bottom of the area that you're cutting.

Fold up the bottom inch and place two staples at the edges to hold the card.
Then fold down the top two inches over the card.
Easy peasy.

Or you can simply give a vintage medical book.

This one is called Simply Nursing and has some awesome graphics in it.

As a nurse, I can tell you that any of these gifts would make a nurse's day.

Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

Love does not envy

1 Cor. 13:4

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It's Teacher and Nurse Appreciation Week

This week is Teacher Appreciation Week

and Nurse Appreciation Week.

Teachers and nurses have such important jobs.

If you need any ideas for simple gifts, take a look at these. . .

This clothespin could hold a gift card, photo, or note.

What teacher couldn't use a handy handmade notebook?

Go here to see how to make a super simple gift idea for a nurse.

 

Here are some more low cost teacher gift ideas.

Thanks so much for stopping by and God bless.

The earth, O Lord, is full of Your mercy

Psalm 119:64

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Doctor/ Nurses Day Gift DIY

Doctors' Day is March 30 and Nurses' day is May 6.
I don't know if you'd have a reason to give a gift for either of these days,
but if so, here's a simple idea.

It's a large candy bar that looks like it's wearing a medical coat.

You just need to trim a piece of white paper so that it's slightly shorter than the candy bar.
Then you want the paper to be just long enough to overlap itself by about 1/2".
(I used copy paper)

Fold the two top flaps back making it look like the flaps on a medical jacket.

Finally, just add two buttons and a name.
I used a label maker to make my name strip.

Some of the nurses at my work made these for our doctors last Friday.
The doctors seemed to really like them.

Thanks so much for stopping by and God bless.

Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!

For his mercy endures forever.

Psalm 118:29

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