August | 2021 | A Sweet Berry Designs Blog

Teach, Love, Inspire is something our teachers put their heart into and this adorable Teach Love Inspire Teacher Ornament is a perfect gift to start the new school year! Many children are headed back to school or have been in school for a little while. One of mine is in year round school so he has been in school for the last month. My other child is headed back to school in a week! Teachers love gifts, especially ones that are made at home.

Materials:

Glowforge or other laser cutting machine.
Computer with Laser Cutting Software (Glowforge software is web-based)
Teach Love Inspire Apple Ornament SVG
Scissors
Twine
Wooden Beads
Wood (I used 1/4″ thick maple)
Masking tape

How I made it:

I created the apple file in Illustrator. I’m providing the file for you for free!

I opened the file in the Glowforge software and resized it to the size I wanted it. And then hit print!

I love watching the Glowforge at work. It engraved the words and then cut the design out.

Here is the apple after removing it from the Glowforge and removing the masking tape.

Then I added the twine and the beads, creating the ornament!

I love how this turned out! It can be hung in the classroom, in the rearview mirror of the car or on the Christmas tree!

Add an apple and give it to the teacher you love! It could also be added to a gift.

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Until next time….Happy Crafting!

Halloween is around the corner and an easy no sew kids rainbow costume is perfect for a pop of color on October 31st. Rainbows are all the rage this year so I knew this little cutie would be a perfect model for this costume.

Materials:

1/2 yard of Fairfield World’s Oly*fun™: Cherry Pop, Orange Crush, Lemon Drop, Clover, Sky Blue, Jelly, Bubble Gum
Fairfield World’s Poly-fil® Fiber Fil
Cutting Mat
Rotary Cutter
Ruler
Scissors
Elastic
Hot Glue Gun & Glue Sticks
Adhesive Velcro

How I made it:

First, I started by cutting the Oly*fun™ into five 2″ strips using the cutting mat, rotary cutter and ruler. I later trimmed them down once I knew how long I needed them to be to fit the child.

Using my hot glue gun, I glued each of the colors together so that they were layered but not directly on top of one another.

Then I glued the groups of five strips together in the order of the rainbow with bubble gum being the last color.

Next, I glued Fiber Fill to the top of the strips where I glued the layers together, creating a cloud for the rainbow. This was a great way to hide the glue! I added more Fiber Fill to make it a full cloud so that you couldn’t see through it.

I cut a piece of elastic at 12 inches and glued it to one end of the rainbow.

I added the adhesive velcro to the other side of the rainbow. I wanted to make sure that the costume fit the child, so I put it on the child and then adhered the elastic to the velcro. That way it fits her perfectly and it will be in the right place in the case that it needs to be taken off.

Once all of the glue was dry and cooled, it was ready to be put on the cutie!

I love how this adorable little no sew kids rainbow costume turned out. It was so fun and easy to make and could even be made it an adult size! I hope you like it as well!