DIY Teacher Gift Mug {Starbucks Mug}

Hi all!!

 

Stopping in real quick today before I head to our daughters

 

Kindergarten celebration! Still can not believe the school year is almost

 

behind us!! It is amazing to me the milestones a child accomplishes in one

 

short year! My little girl has grown up so much and I can't even take that

 

she can read and write clearly and without help!! Amazingly beautiful!!

 

Teachers truly have a profoundly difficult, yet impressionable job

 

to do, and basically mold the minds of our little ones. It's not an easy task

 

and I believe teachers truly deserve to be recognized and rewarded

 

tremendously for all they do!!

 

So here is my super simple DIY teacher gift. Us Mommy's are extremely

 

busy too, so coming up with something that is really very easy was

 

important to me, but I wanted to be sure it was thoughtfull as well.

 

I have a Pinterest board full of teacher gift ideas.

 

 

I found this one and loved it so I worked off of it

 

and came up with an idea of my own.

 

 

I love the Starbucks cup in the original photo I found, so I headed to my

 

local Starbucks and found this fabulous personalization mug to be a lot

 

more interesting!! The fact that I could personalize

 

it was a plus!! A mug also seemed more useful for a teacher! It can be used

 

for coffee, tea, pen holder or even a little pot for a favorite plant!!

 

This was super simple. The mug came with a special porcelain writing pen

 

in black and white ink. I just wrote my message, let the ink dry for a good

 

hour, placed it a 450 degree oven for 20 minutes and let it cool

 

completely!! That's it! Then I filled the mug with chapstick and a cute

 

nail polish and of course a gift card!!

 

I love that I could wrap it in a large clear party favor bag so everyone

 

can see what's in it!! I always love getting little gifts that I can see

 

and show everyone without having to unwrap it!! Perfect for busy

 

teachers that carry on ton of books and papers with them all day long!

 

Another little treat I made were some homemade funfetti cupcakes

 

with an apple made out of fondant.

 

 

I will have the recipe for you later!!

 

Of to the celebration I go!!

 

Enjoy your Thursday!!