Fall inspired back to school gift for a teacher

Create a Fall inspired back to school gift for a teacher and use up your crafts stash at the same time. Stay within your budget and recycle materials you have on hand or that you purchase on sale after the season is over. You can find great deals on seasonal craft supplies. Scroll to the bottom to see more back to scool gift ideas for teachers.

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Supplies for back to school gift for a teacher:

Sizzix Little Sizzles White Matboard Pack, 6”x13”
Manila shipping tag
Corrugated cardboard
White cardstock
Double-sided patterned papers, assorted fall colors
Vintage book pages
Royal & Langnickel Autumn Sentiments E-Z Rub-On Transfers
Self-adhesive gem rows
Brads, two
Tan cotton muslin strip, 2”-wide, 2 yds.
TMI Hemptique Natural Hemp Twine
Shredded kraft paper bag filler
Unsharpened pencils, three
Sizzix Big Shot Pro Die-Cutting System and Dies: Bigz Leaves, Birds, Build a Flower #3; ScoreBoards XL Bag Caddy
Script background stamp
Circle punch, 3/8”
Ink pads: black pigment, olive-green chalk
Jacquard Products Paints: Neopaque Brown, White; Lumiere Metallic Copper, Pearlescent Blue, Bright Gold
Beacon Adhesives Zip Dry Paper Glue

Basic supplies for back to school gift for a teacher:

paper trimmer, scissors, ruler, pencil, rubber bands, iron and pressing surface, pressing cloth, safety-pin, pencil sharpener, paintbrushes, sponge dauber, paper piercer

Instructions for back to school gift for a teacher:

1. Die cut leaves and caddy from matboard. Die cut three birds from desired paper. Die cut flower layers twice from cardboard.

2. Assemble box and adhere with paper glue; secure with rubber bands until dry.

3. Paint box Brown and leaves Bright Gold, Metallic Copper, and Pearlescent Blue. Paint branch Bright Gold. Drybrush leaves and branch Brown. Drybrush large leaf Bright Gold. Heavily drybrush box front White.

4. Cut 3″x2″ white cardstock panel, apply sentiment rub-on, and adhere to box.

5. Sponge tag edges with olive-green ink. Stamp black script across entire length of muslin. Using pressing cloth, heat set ink with iron set on medium-high. Wrap and pin muslin around tag; adhere gems across top of tag.

6. Cut three 1-1/4″x5-1/2″ assorted paper strips. Wrap and adhere strips around pencils; secure with rubber bands until dry.

7. Cut nine 8″ twine lengths; wrap and adhere three around each pencil. Let dry. Sharpen pencils.

8. Punch two circles from book page; adhere to centers of smallest cardboard flowers. Pierce hole through center of each flower layer; stack and secure layers with brad.

9. Cut 10″ twine length; stack and tie die-cut birds together.

10. Stack and adhere leaves and branch together as shown; let dry. Place box flat and adhere leaves to front; let dry. Adhere gems across bottom of box. Adhere single gem to branch.

11. Fill box with shredded paper, pencils, and embellishments.

Tip for teacher’s back to school gift

Make creative gift-giving a seasonal tradition. Create an inspiration kit for winter, spring, and summer, too.
These are great thank you gifts or bus driver gifts too.

Make a lanyard for the teacher too.