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Teach Love Inspire Wooden Apple Ornament

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!

Tulip Paint Decorated Gift Bags

Christmas is just days away and I know that everyone is busy doing some last minute wrapping!   Here is a super easy way to spiff up some plain gift bags!    Final
I got these adorable little gift bags from World Market.  They came in a pack of six and are perfect for small gifts.  I used Tulip Slick Dimensional Fabric Paint to decorate them with a monogram and snowflakes and holly!   Super easy! 
bags and paint
The decorated gift bags were perfect for these ornaments I made using my Sizzix Eclips2, a glass ornament and vinyl.   ornaments
Hope you enjoyed this quick and easy gift bag decorating idea!    Merry Christmas!

Until next time……..

Adorable Little Ornaments Blog Hop!!!!

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I have to say that after making ornaments with Sculpey Clay, I am in love!!!!   So, what better way to have some fun than to add buttons from Laura Kelly’s collection from Buttons Galore & More?!?!   I had fun creating and so did my six year old son, Landon!!!    I created some traditional style ornaments with the clay and added buttons to embellish!!

Materials Needed:

Sculpey Clay

Laura Kelly Buttons

Felt (for the scarf)

A straw (to make a hole for the hook)

Pipe Cleaner

Materials

While I was making my ornaments with Sculpey clay, Landon wanted to make some too!   I love his creative ideas!

Landon

One of my favorite ornaments is a snowman.  Who doesn’t love a snowman?!?!  They are simple and just too cute!

snowman

After I was all done with my snowman and he was baked at the recommended baking time and temperature, I decided to give him some earmuffs!!

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Here are two other cute ornaments I made:

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I always have fun participating in blog hops!  They are so much fun and it’s great to see how creative others are!  I hope you like my ornaments!

Hop over to Laura Kelly’s blog to check out other ornaments for the Adorable Little Ornament Blog Hop!!!

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