I needed a couple of thank-you gifts for some people recently, so I spent one afternoon embellishing some handtowels up for Christmas. I thought they would be a nice, but practical and usable gift.
I bought the towels at Costco (they have a 12 pack for $16–and they are the thicker, high-quality towels.) I paired the towels with some of the foaming hand soaps from Bath and Body Works (that were on sale for $2), tied them both up with a ribbon and passed them out.
For the towels, all I did was measure the band at the bottom, ironed under the fabric edges to match, stuck some ric rac in there and sewed around the perimeter. On some of them I did add some holly leaves and button, but others I just left plain.
The total cost per gift was around $4 dollars and hopefully they will get used often.
~Elizabeth
P.S. Do you have any good ideas for neighbor/teacher gifts that are under $5? Please share….we all need new ideas. (Especially me!!!)
Gorgeous.
I’ve just made a pile of tissue pack covers as a commission for a friend to give to her teacher colleagues, I’m now in the middle of zakka pencil cases for some other teachers…
http://www.5dollardinners.com/homemade-break-n-bake-other-frozen-cookie-dough-gifts/
Frozen cookie dough 🙂
My favorite teacher giftbid personalized notepads. A good printer can do 50 sheet notepads with names at the top for under five each. I give them to all the teachers on my list.
I love potted amaryllis and paperwhite bulbs for teachers and other thank yous. I can find them for around $7 just before the holidays at Target and Walmart.
Super cute!! This year my two children have a combined total of FIVE classroom teachers (and that doesn’t even count the “specials” classes like music and art). I’m going to make up a big batch of fireside coffee mix for them and put them into individual canisters for each teacher and then give them a handmade (in this case knitted, but sewn would work equally well) coffee mug cozy to go with it. I figure the kids can help me mix up the fireside coffee powder, too, so they can be part of the gift-making. 🙂
I have tea towels and plastic bag holders on the list of prezzies to make, but I made a reversible tote bag for my daughters teacher, denim on one side with ‘I like big books and I cannot lie’ stamped on and the reverse is Robert kaufmanns seuss titles print! She loved it! 🙂
I have three that we are using this year!
Bird Nest Pendants {once you start you won’t want to stop making these!} http://www.falafelandthebee.com/2012/12/06/gift-ideas-bird-nest-pendants/
Melted Crayon Ornaments {the kids can pick out the colors and drop them in}: http://www.falafelandthebee.com/2012/11/30/making-melted-crayon-glass-ornaments/
Reusable Produce Bags!
http://www.falafelandthebee.com/2012/05/05/teacher-gift-idea/
I hope this helps:)
~Michelle
Pretty fabric and a lovely thank you gift. The blog One Crafty Place” had a DIY for a simple stamped clay ornament that is perfect for teachers, etc on today’s post
Love this idea!! I usually go with food and (typically) think I’m crazy mid project. Last year I made little brownie and ice cream with peppermint chocolate chip trifles. CRAZY. This year I went with ornaments. 🙂
My 4 year old and I made Christmas decorations using air-drying clay and cookie cutters. A bit of paint, some glitter and ribbon and Bob’s your Uncle.
Love these, and I love it as an idea for a teacher gift! (I can never think of what to give them!)
Visiting from TT&J… Rhonda @ home.made.