Light It Up Blue 2012

I haven't posted anything in some time now so I figured I would try to post a few things that I've done recently. I have been a little under the weather so I didn't go all out for Autism month like I usually do.  I did manage to pull together a batch of cookies for my son to give out to his teachers and put them in special boxes.

Apple for the Teacher - Back to School

When I was out at Staples one day I saw these cute Apple Post-It note holders and immediately thought they would be great for the teachers.  Luckily a few weeks later I saw them on sale in the weekly flyer and knew that I had to get a few as back to school gifts.  I found a cute back to school graphic that I printed and put on the card sticking out of the apple and then added their names cut from vinyl.  It was a fun for the kids to take "an apple" to the teacher for back to school.

To finish it off I stamped plain wrapping paper with some cute school images and wrapped them with some red and green twine, topped with a note tag.

Summertime Happiness

I wanted to make a side step card with a summer theme.  SVG Attic had some great summertime sets so I could mix and match to come up with something that was perfect for a New England summertime scene.

Thank You to the Teachers

So here it is "back to school" and I'm just getting around to posting gifts that I did for the end of last year!.   My youngest son had so many teachers so I had to try and find gifts that I could do quick but wanted them to still be personal.  I had seen these great clocks on Attempting Aloha and thought they would great.  Here is what I came up with for his teachers.

I had also done some cups using outdoor vinyl.  Since these were my first try  I hope they hold up after cleaning.  It's hard to see the names on the sides since I filled them with the pink grass and a gift card.  

I also did some cards and hand sanitizer boxes using teacher subway art from Today's Fabulous Finds.  She has a lot of different designs for many different occasions....they really are great!  So if you're looking for something to pull together quickly, it's worth looking at the different designs/colors she has!

Cute as a Cupcake

I've been seeing so many cute posts with cupcakes and decided I would see what I could come up with for a birthday gift.  I had picked up this pink tee and cute iron-on with the cupcake so that was my starting point.  To keep with the cupcake theme I created a card and bag to go with it....but why stop there! I had seen someone create a cute tea light cake and decided to give it try.  I thought it was the perfect addition!

Take me out to the ball game...

My husband coached the little league baseball team again this year but this year it was decided that we would not do trophies.  Since the kids had a great season he wanted to do something special for each of the kids.  This is what we came up with.  He found these cute popcorn boxes at KMart which we filled with a box of Cracker Jacks, a baseball marshmallow pop, and a personalized baseball with a cute saying for each of the kids.  I know it's not a trophy but I think they came out pretty cute.

The Wheels on the Bus

I'm finally getting a chance to post a gift that I made for my sons bus driver.  He's been taking the bus since he turned 3 so we were thrilled to have a bus driver that we not only felt our son was safe with but that truly loved the kids and worked with us to make special arrangements for pick ups and drop offs.  I decided to make a special bucket filled with goodies that made up a "bus drivers survival kit".