Friday, April 20, 2012

Flower Pot Gift for Teacher

I did it! I made my first post!


It feels so good to get my little blog up and running. As I mentioned before, we are in the process of packing and moving sometime at the end of the school year, so you'll have to excuse my lack of creativity at the moment. I have a million projects floating around my head, but there just aren't many of them getting accomplished until we get into the new house. All my stuff is packed up in boxes!


But with the end of school just around the corner, I thought I'd share with you a gift I made for my boy's teachers at Christmas time. I saw this project here and thought it would be the perfect way to show their teachers how much we appreciate them.



I purchased 2 small clay pots from Hobby Lobby (50% off!) and painted the bases black and the rims yellow. I think using chalkboard paint on the base would be super cute to write messages, but all I had was black. Once dry, I lined up a tape measure around the rim and taped to hold it in place. Using a fine point black Sharpie, I drew a line every 1/2 inch. I removed the tape measure and filled in the remaining lines and numbers. This was a little time consuming making each little mark perfect, but it turns out really cute! I made a "Thank you for helping me grow" tag and attached using a red and white polka dot ribbon. Since it was winter when we gave the pots to the boy's teachers I didn't fill it with flowers, but there are so many pretty blooms you could fill it with now!


I promise soon I will have step-by-step pictures for you on future projects. I need to get in the habit of photographing everything I do! Speaking of photos... I've had the same style digital camera since probably high school. Now that I'm starting this blogging adventure I'm definitely going to need to upgrade my camera! What would you suggest for a new camera? I would love to get your feedback!


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  1. I love this idea! Very creative. I may have to try this. :)

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  2. I have a rotten camera myself so I can't help you there. Take pictures in the daytime in front of a window for natural light. That helps my pictures a lot. Today i saw a chicken painted in black chalkboard paint. I think I'm doing a project with that soon. I'm subscribing to all comments so I can see what other bloggers suggest for a good camera. Best wishes with your blog. Linda

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  3. Welcome to Blog Land! Stopped by from Homemaker On A Dime...I love your gift idea..especially being a teacher's wife! I'd love for him to bring one home! :) I'm following via GFC. Your pic looks fine to me. I would say focus first on Blog Photo Tips (you can google it...there are oodles of choices to read) and then you'll see if you need to upgrade. If it's not broke, don't fix it - is my motto.

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    1. I'm so glad you linked up at The Shady Porch! Welcome! I am also following you. I look forward to reading/seeing more of your blog!

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  4. What a fabulous teacher's gift. Love it and I am sure it will be a big hit, especially at the end of a school year. Beautifully created. TFS. Your boxes turned out wonderfully...great idea. I especially loved seeing the cat eyeing a new place to hide out...so funny. Thanks for sharing. I am now a follower of your blog and look forward to return visits. I invite you to join me as well on my blog at http://atastefultouch.blogspot.com
    Hugs, Gayle.

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  5. Thhis is very cute! I love the idea!! I really love how you painted it and added the numbers at the top like it was a ruler! Teacher appreciation week is coming up and I totally want to do this!! Thanks for sharing!:)

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  6. This is adorable, Liz!! I'm helping with Teacher Appreciation Week at my son's school...loving all of the fabulous ideas like this that are floating around!! Thanks so much for linking up with us at Mop It Up Mondays! I'm following you back, too. Have a great week!
    {HUGS},
    kristi

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  7. Super sweet gift idea! Love it!

    Welcome to blogging, Liz! Looking forward to seeing your creativity! (We honeymooned in the Riviera Maya too!)

    Thanks so much for sharing! Have a great week!

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    1. Did you like Riviera Maya? We had such a great time! My husband and I vowed that week that we would try to take a vacation like that every couple years.

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  8. Super cute and what a great teacher gift idea! Congrats on the new blog, too! Thanks for linking up to Simply Sensational Tuesday. :)

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  9. Welcome to blogging! This flower pot gift idea for teachers is adorable! So clever ...

    Good luck with the move!

    :)

    Linda

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  10. Love all the teacher gift ideas out there. This is so adorable! Thanks so much for sharing at Toot Your Horn Tuesday. Welcome to blog land :) I am following you on Linky Followers. Have fun moving. I don't envy you ;)

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  11. This is super cute!!!!! Very original!! I love the ruler rim!!!

    Thanks so much for sharing at The DIY Dreamer.. From Dream To Reality!

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  12. Cute! I always envision that I'll be the cute mom with awesome teacher gifts - but I never do it! This could be a start!

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  13. Your sweet teacher gift is a feature this week!

    http://daysofchalkandchocolate.blogspot.com/2012/04/features-and-my-new-favorite-thing.html

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  14. This is so cute for the teachers! Thanks for the great idea. We loved having you link up to our "Strut Your Stuff Saturday." Hope you'll be back soon! -The Sisters

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  15. This is a great project! It would be perfect for Teacher Appreciation day! Would you consider linking it up to my Pinworthy Projects Linky Party over at Just Us Four?

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  16. What a great project to start off with! Having some flowers in these pots would really brighten up a classroom. As for cameras, I actually just use a point and shoot and I'm generally pretty satisfied with my pictures. The key is knowing how to take the pictures. Try to use indirect natural light with no flash. And always think about how to stage things. You'll get in the habit! Also, I featured you on today's Saturday Show Off!
    http://www.mydecoupagedlife.com/2012/04/show-off-saturday-teacher-appreciation.html

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  17. Welcome to blogging! You are brave to launch and move house at the same time -- off to a good start though. Camera -- I started with a point and shoot because it was easier and then upgraded to DH's Canon Rebel after I learned a bit more about photography -- absolutely love it and he may never get it back! Check out some blogs on craft and food photography (in your "spare" time!) and you'll find loads of helpful tips! Thanks so much for sharing on Busy Monday at A Pinch of Joy. Looking forward to seeing you again!

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  18. Hi Liz ... I love featuring a new blogger and I'm just doing just that at the {what's shakin' link party} #6 tomorrow!! This is such a cute gift idea to celebrate your teachers!

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  19. This is an awesome project and a great blog - I'm a new follower!

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  20. Liz - I actually did this as you recommended! However, after planting flowers in pots & watering - the paint started to bubble. Can you tell me where I went wrong? I used primer, yellow paint on top & chalkboard paint on bottom. Disappointed...must have done something wrong. :(

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    1. Oh bummer! I didn't get a chance to plant any flowers in the one I made since I gave it to my son's teachers as a Christmas gift, so the acrylic paint I used was fine. And I know she uses it as a pencil holder on her desk now. But without seeing it firsthand, I would say that using a paint or spray paint for outdoor use might be the best to way to avoid any paint bubbles. I recently painted directly onto a clay pot using regular white spray paint, and after planting and watering, it hasn't gotten any paint bubbles as of yet. If the bubbling was minimal maybe you could lightly sand the area and spray paint over it to help smooth it out. I hope this helps Cynthia!

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    2. Thank you! I used interior/exterior paint. Perhaps, next time, I could using acrylic spray paint.

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  21. Do you know if I could use Water Glass over the pot after painted & where I could find it?

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  22. Hi i need some gift box idea as i send gifts to pakistan box must be strong enough because gift inside box is made of glass.

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