Teacher Gifts

Am I obsessed with my Cricut?  Probably.  But is it, when considered objectively and reasonably, still incredibly useful?  Yes, indeed.  I used it this afternoon to whip out these little teacher gifts.  (If I'm being honest and willing to give credit where credit is due, I got the idea from here.  And hers are cuter, but I'm not quite skilled enough to figure out the little frame size.  I think she used a vinyl cutter instead of a Cricut anyway.*

Two of the teachers' names absolutely would not fit on the jars, and since my kids refer to them as "Mrs. R" and "Mrs. C" anyway, I just thought we'd go with that.  Makes things easier anyway.  (And Livi has already made cards with her own messages to tuck inside the jars.)

Jars and ribbon from Wal-Mart.  Pencils from Dollar Tree.  Vinyl is generic brand from Hobby Lobby.  Cheap, cute, fast.  Nothing better.

 

*Edited to add:  Shauna Rae, the originator of the idea--who commented on my blog!  I've never had a crafty stranger comment on my blog before!  Exciting!--says she did use her Cricut.  So I feel bad that my excuses sounded surly.  However, and this excuse should sound a little less surly, my Personal Cricut will only cut letters down to 1".  I still don't think I could fit a 10-letter name in a three-inch square.)