Holiday Gifts for the Teachers

I put together some little holiday gifts for Rich's teachers. Here is the candle from Bath & Body Works that I decorated using my new scallop border punch. Lurve it!

I embossed the stamp and sentiment on the front in gold and tied on a small jingle bell.

Here's the bag with the candle and treat sack together. I added a Holiday Greetings tag and tied a bigger jingle bell on it.

Here are the treat sacks. I just got this quote stamp in a hostess set and thought it was fitting to stamp on a teacher's gift, since they give so much of themselves. It says, "The greatest gift is a portion of thyself. - Ralph Waldo Emmerson" I made a half dozen for the office staff and one to go in each teacher bag.

I stayed up way too late last night making these, but today was the last full day of school so I had to get them off to school with Rich. Oh well, it was fun and I thought they turned out well.

Gwenny's Lamp

I finished this a few weeks ago but am finally uploading it now. I got the idea from a lamp at Pottery Barn Kids. I ended up using 11 dozen roses on it and insane amounts of hot glue. I got the lamp base at Target. She loves it and it looks really elegant and grownup in her room. Hopefully she'll like it for years to come. She has already managed to knock it off her dresser and it has survived intact, so I guess the construction is reasonably sturdy. :)