"Time For Tea" - Teacher's Gifts

Good morning!! First off - BIG reminder we have a challenge, blog candy AND DT call going on over at my Lasting Memories challenge blog!!! Check it out when you have a sec!! Now on to today's post ... I wanted to share this years teacher's gifts with you today. I got the idea from my cousin Nancy. This is such a nice yet inexpensive gift idea! I found out Ashleigh's teacher is not a coffee drinker, so we went with tea and I got a matching canister and filled it with Werther's and Riessen's. The CTMH stamp I just bought was just perfect. I had some paper called "Tuscany" from Michaels, which again, thought was perfect for something like this!! The second one is the one Ashleigh did all by herself. We have her teacher and then I made one for her Kumon instructor as well. She just started a couple weeks ago, but I thought it would be nice. So, that's it for today! Have a good one!!!

Canisters are both from dollarama, so each gift MAY cost about $5-6 total!!! 

Apple Of My Eye, Teacher's Gift

Here's another teacher's gift I put together using the Mocha Sugar Body Scrub. You can find the recipe here. This one is for Ashleigh's Social Studies teacher.

STAMP: Stamping Bella's 'apple of my eye' and 'appleybowl HUGGABUG'
PAPER: Jack and Jill series
EMBELLISHMENTS: CTMH prisma glitter, ribbon (Stamping Bella) and bling

Meistro Mouse! A Teacher's Gift

This year I wanted to try something different for the kid's teachers. Awhile ago, I found a body scrub idea on a fellow blogger site and I loved the idea. So, I went researching body scrub recipes and I found one called "Mocha Sugar Body Scrub". Since Andrew's teacher loves music and is a music teacher (an amazing one at that), I went with my little Meistro Mouse. He's colored in with watercolor blending pencils and then on the top of the little jar, I did the same image using CTMH 'white daisy' ink. Want to try it yourself? Here's what you need:

• half cup (white) sugar
• 3 tbsps coffee grinds
• 2 tbsps cocoa
• pinch of cinnamon
• pinch of nutmeg
• 2-3 tbsps almond oil
• pinch of vanilla extract (optional) ashleigh and I added a little to ours

In a glass bowl, mix all your dry ingredients together and then add your almond oil to you reach your desired texture. Don't be surprised if you use a bit more. I ended up using a bit more cinnamon and added vanilla. I followed the recipe and then added things till it smelled just right to me. I also added a bit more oil as well. I tried it in the shower yesterday and mmm mmmm mmm! Bathroom smelled like a nice blend of coffee and chocolate!! I have to be honest, when you first open it, the first thing you think is "WHAT is that??" But it leaves your skin feeling soft and smelling yummy!

Enjoy!