Teacher gifts can be so hard sometimes. The point is to let them know we appreciate them!
I mean seriously, I have hard enough time doing HOMEWORK with my kids, let alone HOME SCHOOLING! Teaching is a very tough job and takes a very special person! If YOU are a teacher I personally want to say THANK YOU! I truly don’t know how you do it. Oh and if you do home school I think you are a saint! LOL!
I had to “home-school” Alexa with the help of her aid a few hours a day when she was home sick for a year, and let me tell you….. I was CLUELESS, and still remain so. I can’t even do most of Alexa’s 2nd grade math homework! I actually ran into a local town mom who home schools her kids, and does a fab job. She was a teacher for man years before staying home with her own. We talked about Alexa and her math issues, and she offered to tutor her! I need to see what is in my budget, but figure since I won’t be paying for Amber to go to school next year, that frees up some money. She also uses a better Math program that focuses on repetition, which is what Alexa THRIVES on, as oppose to the Everyday Math program they currently use in school which bounces around from money, to fractions, then graphs. You don’t get a handle on one concept then you are pushed into the next, then back to the other. We have adapted the math as much as possible but I still think its ridiculous!!! This one is very confusing (to me anyway! LOL!) So I really hope I can afford her. She didn’t know what she charges yet. Fingers crossed. We need ALL the help we can get, and honestly I don’t know HOW to approach it all.
Anywho-point being I admire teachers greatly, and am thankful for all they do!
That being said Thank you Teacher wall decor
This is at my Etsy Shop!
I have to say I had a BLAST altering thisMDF Apple shape I got at Say it with Letters. I had the shape for over a month and FINALLY got around to altering it.
I spent quite some time on it, but it was a LOT of fun for me. I think the end result shows how much I enjoyed it 😀
I think this is ONE apple themed gift that I Teacher won’t want to toss or loathe!
I layered lots of patterns for this using Cosmo Cricket-Early Bird collection, and paired it with Imaginesce Teacher’s Pet(A MUST HAVE!). I used the worm and pencil rub-on from the set, and the ribbon is from that Teachers Pet collection too 😀 HAPPY DAYS!
I FINALLY used my Slice, with the newest cartridge I picked up-Fall/ School cartridge to make my T E A C H letters, as well as the “abc” in the lower right corner.
I used a thin cork sheet to punch my flower with the GIGA flower punch. I layered the scallop punched from patterned paper, with a flower shaped button that I just LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think its a nice touch 😀
My thank you tag is from 7 gypsies
I used the stamp set Teacher’s Apple for this, and love the result! Ink is Pure Poppy, and Ripe Avocado.
Last photo:
Supplies:
Stamps: Teachers Apple
Paper: Cosmo Cricket Early Bird, Imaginesce Teachers Pet-with rub-ons
Ink, Tim Holtz distress ink, sponge Ripe Avocado, Pure Poppy
MDF Apple: Say it with Letters
Slice: Fall/School cartridge
Tag: 7 Gypsies
cork, buttons, hemp, Zip Dry
My friend is a teacher and she says she get overwhelmed with APPLE stuff-unless its food, then NO APPLES! I showed her this and she said she would love to have something like it for her classroom, or home 😀 Mission accomplished.
Now, another note! More serious-
My friend Jen Tapleris co-hosting BIG event for a cause! Stamp Out Alzheimer’s! You can view her post here!
What is SOA you might ask?
SOA is an exciting “pay to play” virtual papercrafting event to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association.
Jason just lost one of his grandmothers due to Alzheimer’s. It is a terrible progressive disease. I worked in an Alzheimer’s/ Dementia unit for 3 years while I was a nurse and saw the debilitating effects it had on the people and families it affected. His grandmother suffered for over 4 years before losing her battle.
A large group of generous sponsors and challenge hostesses (myself included), have teamed up to create a temporary online community where members can take part in a variety of challenges, contests, classes and workshops, and download several free products (a special digital kit, a printable 3-d template, tutorials, etc) in different papercrafting categories (stamping, cardmaking, paperscrapbooking, digi scrapping, hybrid, etc). All this for a suggested donation of $5. 100% of these funds will be donated to the Alzheimer’s Association to help with their efforts to provide and enhance care and support for all those affected by this heartbreaking disease.
I have donated some money, and personally donated 4 My Timeless Template downloads of winners choice, the stamp set Handwritten Notes, and a $25 gift certificate to Papertrey Ink.
I am hoping to host a challenge as well.
I hope you will join us in raising money for the cause, and having fun at the same time! Its a WIN! WIN!!!!
Thanks for stopping by! Let me know if you are joining in the fun!! I think its important to support one another 😀
27 Responses for "An Apple for Teacher-and Stamp Out Alzheimers!"
GET OUT! This is amazing Lauren — really….AMAZING! 🙂 I just LOOOOOVE that — and those papers too 😉 maybe I should have bought more??? ha ha ha ha…way to go- this is an incredible project any teacher would LOVE to have!!!
Well I’m a teacher and let me tell you how many gifts I receive (very thankfully I might add) that I just can’t keep. I would have a whole room full of knick-knacks, candles, and coffee mugs! But this is something I could hang proudly in my room! Love all the details and love you put into it! Teachers everywhere say “Thank you”!
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This is awesome Lauren!! Love it!
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Hi Lauren,
As a teacher, all I can say is THANK YOU! Your apple-themed gift is beautiful. And I agree with you…I hated teaching with the Everyday Math program. It’s wonderful to hear your parent-perspective on it. I have TONS of math games and activities I would love to share with you. As a fan of your creative genius, it would be a pleasure to give something back to you…because you have given so much inspiration to me!
Hi
Thank you for sharing this beautiful creation with us i just love it.
hugs Debra
Love it. Love love love it.
Here in the Scotland, we don’t use the Everyday programme, but something similar in that I change concepts maybe weekly or fortnightly. HOWEVER I do LOTS of consolidation on the board and in maths games – don’t teachers do that in the US? Good luck with the tutor thing!
That is DARLING Lauren!!!
I just signed up to play along on the SOA! Thanks for sharing the info!
Love it! I have already joined SOA and can’t wait for the fun to begin!!
This is beautiful, so appropriate without being knick knacky. I’m sure it will be appreciated and inspiring. How long were you a nurse , I work in a pediatric office as an RPN I believe the us calls us LPN’s . anyway just wondering. Thank you for all the work you do with your blog , I check it each day and enjoy every aspect , family crafting and especially your videos. Take care and slow down a little and take care of yourself.
I LOVE THIS! Great job!!!
Super project to honor a special teacher and I’m also signed up to play for SOA…such an important cause!
Your apple turned out great! I joined the SOA and can’t wait for the fun to begin!!
I’m confused. Don’t nurses in your area need to know math to be able to give medications?? The math I had to learn was way above 2nd grade! I love the apple. I have saved a copy of the pic to my album and will use the idea for my own projects. It really is beautiful!!
WOW! That is absolutely awesome!
I homeschooled my oldest thru 8th grade and my youngest thru 7th; DH homeschooled him his 8th grade year while I went to work as a para-educator at the high school. My oldest will be a senior (YIKES where does the time go?) and my youngest will start high school this fall.
I would love to know more about tha math program she uses. My son is going into 2nd grade & struggling a little in math.
What a FANTASTIC teacher’s gift Lauren!! And thank you so much for posting this about SOA! I’ve already told you how much your support means to me and I really appreciate you helping me spread the word AND your very generous donations!! THANK YOU!
Awesome project Lauren! And I am mtrying to host a challenge for SOA too. I participated in Jen’s event last year and I’m so excited at how big the event has gotten this year! Alzheimer’s has affected our family as well. My grandpa died from it around 2 years ago, and my grandma is living with it now. See you on the SOA site, and great project again!
wow! This is absolutely fabulous! I love it@
I feel the same way about the Everyday Math program. It just bounces them around too much and I feel like DS’s never really completely grasping the concept before moving on. And foil/lattice method? what is wrong with good old fashion multiplication? LOL!!!
Your apple is adorable!!! Any teacher would love it!!!
Can’t wait for SOA next week!
This is fantastic! Not sure if I’ll be able to join SOA with Ken’s broken ankle and doing 24/7 nursing duties here, but we’ll see.
This is AMAZING!
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