That Thing Called Life...A Day in the Life of a Crafty Mom

As summer is approaching, the school year is ending.  You've spent out on spring pictures, yearbooks, possibly graduation supplies, and a list of other things.  Do you really need to buy anything else?  If you are like me, you become guilt ridden and cannot bear the thought of not providing some type of end of year teacher appreciation gift.  After all, these teachers have seen our children more during the past ten months than we have.  Shouldn't we show them how much we appreciate them and all their hard work and dedication?  So how do you do this without breaking in to the vacation fund?  Especially if you have more than one child, and they have more than one teacher?   I've been trying to master this for the past five years and I have done fairly well.  This year I am really pleased with what I put together.  We have five teachers to buy for, and a birthday party this weekend.  I have been pinning through Pinterest ...

Similar to the Hair Bow Gift Basket , I came up with this one as a gift for 3 teenagers that were very helpful to the little Mighty Might Cheerleaders, running errands and babysitting my 4 year old (that will wear out even the most energetic youth).  It's really easy to make and a great idea when you are past the toy stage and would still like to get them a gift instead of just money or a gift card (however, teenagers do love that gas money!). Supplies: Gift basket or pot Floral foam Skewers Candy Duck tape   I used snack size candy bars.   Put the floral foam in the base of your basket.  I have also used flower pots before; you can paint them to match the theme of your gift or holiday.   Next I took the candy bars and used small amounts of duck tape to secure them to the skewers.   Arrange them as you desire.   And that's it!   What types of gift baskets have you made?  I'd love to hear all a...