Teacher Gift DIY- Personalized Clipboard

Teacher Appreciation Week takes place the first full week in May,

so it 's the perfect time to start thinking of what to do for your child's teacher.

Here is a simple, but cute DIY:

a personalized clipboard.

It's so easy that you could make several of them: for the secretaries and principal, too!

To make one, you'll need:

one clipboard (doesn't matter if it has this kind of clip or the old fashioned bull clip)

3 pieces of 12"x 12" pattern paper

Mod Podge or spray adhesive

paper trimmer

For the front, you'll take one of your papers and cut it to the width of your clipboard.

It should cover all but the bottom 3" of the board.

Before adhering it, you need to cut out a space for the clip. Start by holding the top edge up to the clip and make a mark at each edge of the clip.

Then measure how far down the clip is on the board. Cut this small part out the top of the paper. 

Using Mod Podge or spray adhesive, adhere this to the board. After laying it on the board, press all along the surface making sure it sticks paying special attention to the edges.

Now trim a second piece of pattern paper as wide as the board and three inches tall.

This will go below the first piece.

Optional: If you're using a third piece of pattern paper, trim it to the width of the clipboard and 1/2".

Adhere it along the top edge of the bottom paper.

For the back, trim a piece of pattern paper to the width of the board. Cut it into two pieces measuring 9" long and one measuring 2 1/2" long.

Adhere the larger piece along the top of the board.

Use a strip of your second pattern paper measuring the width of the board by one inch.

Adhere this under the first piece.

Now place your last piece of paper (2 1/2") below that one.

Press all along the board making sure the paper is sticking.

I used a rolling pin to help with this step.

Carefully rub sand paper along the edges to get rid of any paper hanging off the edges 

and along the corners.

Allow to dry for 24 hours.

To take it a step farther, you can tie ribbons along the clip or add a name tag to the back of the board.

You can go here to see other teacher gift ides.

Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

Oh, sing to the Lord a new song! 

Sing to the Lord, all the earth.

Psalm 96:1

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Vintage Book Page Candles

Whenever I'm out secondhand shopping, I'm always drawn to old books.

Needless to say, I have quite a few of them.

I used a few pages from two different vintage textbooks for today's project.

I wrapped candles with them.

All I did was cut the pages to the same height as the candles.

Then I used Mod Podge to attach them.

Here are the backsides of the above candles.
I covered the entire outside of each candle with images.

Here are the backsides of the first set.

Yes, you can still light them. 

I did it and the candle just burns down behind the paper.

I think these would make darling party decor or sweet gifts for a teacher.

Thanks so much for stopping by and God bless.

As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is proven

Psalm 18:30

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and My Salvaged Treasures.

Alphabet Vase DIY

School is set to start in one week.

In some places, it has already begun.

Here's a little something that would be a great teacher gift or even cute classroom decor.

It's an alphabet vase.

I got everything I to make it at a dollar store.

1 large vase

1 medium vase

ribbon

2 packages of alphabet/letter magnets

I started with two vases- one should be able to slide into the other

 with just a little bit of space around it.

Then I dropped the magnets one at a time into that little space.

By dropping them individually, I was able to make sure they didn't double up on each other.

This photo shows that the interior vase isn't as tall as the outer one which is ok

 because that part will get covered up in the next step.

Then I added a bit of tulle. Ribbon would have worked also.

The final step was adding flowers.
I used silk flowers, but real would look beautiful, too.

Here's to the last week of summer!
Thanks for stopping by and God bless.

The lamp of the body is the eye.

 If therefore your eye is good,

 your whole body will be full of light.

Matthew 6:22

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