Make it in 10 minutes! Back to School Teacher Gift

With it as hot as it is outside right now, it's hard to believe that school will be starting for most in about a month.  For those of you who like to give the teachers a little gift, I found something really cute on Pinterest and made one of my own.  I tweaked it just a bit to make it even easier to create and seriously, once you've picked out your paper and ribbon, you can make this in about 10 minutes.  Over the weekend I worked on my August Graphic 45 assignments and had some leftover scraps of paper and that's what I used on this cute little Post It Note holder.  The scraps I used are from  the Graphic 45 Children's Hour Collection (12x12). You'll also need black chipboard, assorted ribbon and trims, a short pencil (I broke one in half and sharpened the end) a bulldog clip and a Post It Note pad.   This is really easy to make and I'll give you the measurements that I used down below.

First you cut the chipboard down to the size needed and then use glue to pattern the front and back side.  Next, you take the piece of paper you want to use for the pencil holder and glue it to the front side. You form it around a pencil to make sure the pencil will slide in and out without falling completely out.  Take another square of paper that is smaller than the patterned chipboard piece and glue that to the front over the pencil holder.  Place your Post It Note pad onto the front side and use a bull dog clip to hold it to your chipboard.  If you do not like the color or pattern of your clip, you can cover it with matching paper like I did.  I just cut a piece of paper to fit the clip and glued it down.  Next tie bits of ribbon and twine to your clip and finish it off with a small chipboard piece like the flower circle on this one.   To wrap your pencil with matching paper, measure the length you want covered and cut it out to 1 1/4" wide.  Use scor-tape on each side to attach and roll the paper tightly around the pencil.

If you want to be able to attach your Post It Note Holder to a fridge or file cabinet, you can add magnets on the back.  Because of the weight of the clip, you'll want to use at least two magnets as shown below.



Write a message on the first paper of the Post It Note pad and you have a quick and cute teacher gift.

Measurements:

• 1 each black chipboard 3 3/4" x 3 3/4"


• 2 each patterned paper 3 3/4" x 3 3/4"  (Glue to front and back of chipboard


• 1 each patterned paper 3 1/4" x 3 1/4" (Glue to the front over the pencil holder)


• 1 each patterned paper 3" x 1 1/4" ( To create the pencil holder)


• 1 each patterned paper 1 1/4" x length of pencil (To wrap the pencil)


• 1 each patterned paper 1" x 1 3/8" (To cover the bull dog clip--make sure you measure yours)

Use glue to attach the papers and scor-tape to wrap the paper to the pencil.

Have fun crafting!