School’s in…Back to School Teacher Board!
August 16, 2010 by Alison
Gifts for teachers
School is in or almost in…I can’t believe it’s that time of year again.
Do you remember Amber from the birthday wreath post and birthday board?
She called me and wanted something to give to her teachers as a welcome back to school present.
I thought it was more like a brown nose present, but whatever…I made some for my kid’s teachers too! It doesn’t hurt to get started in a positive direction and teachers work hard so we can all justify a little spoiling to these awesome teachers!
Items needed:
- 1x6x8 board
- 1x3x4.5 board (We used quarter inch mdf, but you can use 1×4 too…if I didn’t have a scrap of mdf around then we would have used the 1×4)
- Scrapbook paper
- Vinyl…Oh yay!
- 2 eyelets
- 2 hooks
- Handle (or ribbon)
- Ribbon to tie the handle on
Mod podge your paper on the front of the big board and both sides of the smaller board.
Apply your vinyl (if you need help with vinyl see the bottom of the post). The font is ‘teen‘ (it’s a free font BTW! I. like. free. fonts.)
The “Mr. Phelps class” measures 5 inches wide and 4 inches tall.
The “school’s in” and “school’s out” measures 4 inches wide and 1.5 inches tall.
Pre-drill holes into the bottom of the top board and the top of the bottom board (read that a few times over…whoo!) Just do a little hole…it makes it easier to screw in the hook and eyelet.
Oh and I forgot to tell you to sand the edges of the paper after you mod podge the paper on, but by now I am sure you are experts at mod podging and you could add to the list of the top ten list of perfect mod podging steps.
Drill two holes at the top of the bigger board and tie on a handle. I got these from my local welder. Well he used to be local, but now that I’m in Utah I need to find a new one. They are a ‘c’ shape with ‘clam’ ends…just in case you were wanting to know:) Use some ribbon to tie it on. If you don’t have a handle you can just use ribbon.
Add some matching ribbon to the bottom board for a little something. The board can easily be flipped to say ‘school’s out’ or ‘school’s in.’
Thanks Amber for making these with me! I am excited my kids are going to be the teacher’s pet:)
We are participating in these linky parties…thanks!
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Very cute! It’s always a good plan to bribe the teachers
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I love that…I am going to need to make one! For myself AND for my kids teachers
STINKIN’ CUTE!!!!! Love it Alison, you are missed by the way, it’s hard to look at your house
very cute! im looking for male teacher gifts this year-a first for us.
.-= beth anne´s last blog ..i was featured! =-.
Adorable!
SO.. is this Mr. Phelps a local Boise teacher? If so.. guess I’ll have to come up with a new project for my son’s mr. phelps!
Keep the ideas coming!
In Spalding?
Yes.. My little guy is in Mr. Phelps class too!
This turned out super cute Alison!
MY IDEA? You rock thanks for letting me do it with you (plus thanks for keeping “my picture” out of it LOL!) Next time I need my nails done!!!! I LOVE THIS SITE!!!!
Very cute my oldest just started a joy school today, I’ve got school on the brain!
Of course it’s brown-nosing, and I am sooooo not above it!!! super cute idea!
Oh man your kids have Mrs. Millet too? How will I copy your ideas?!
And my other one has Mrs. Longpre so I’m really in trouble!
What a cute idea!
Thanks for linking with Sugar & Spice.
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Blonde Moment, but what does MDF {board} stand for again? Just so when I go to Lowe’s I seem like I know what I’m talking about!
Hi! I found your site off of Today’s Creative Blog! I love your craft! You are so talented! I am your newest follower! Woo hoo! I hope you stop by my new blog. I just started it 2 months ago and would love new friends! Please come see me at http://www.modernfamilymagazine.com
I made some of my own and blogged about it here
http://ivegotmyhandsfull.blogspot.com/2010/08/teacher-bribes-er-gifts.html
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This is adorable! Would you mind if it was featured on inthelooop.com blog tomorrow? We are looking for back to school projects to feature.
J & J
In the Looop
Sure we love it when you link up!
Featured this today! Super cute!
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