Giant Clothespin Teacher Appreciation Gift

When I was in school, we didn’t give teacher appreciation gifts. But I was such a joy to my teachers, my presence was gift enough, I suppose. But school is a lot different these days, and teachers deserve all the accolades and tributes they can get. Unfortunately, most teacher appreciation gifts are a little corny and end up stashed away in the bottom drawer with the extra cans of Diet Coke.

Remember, teachers today aren’t school marms. They’re hip, with-it people. And they would love this absolutely fabulous gift inspired by Cher. Yes, Cher.

What we have here is a giant clothespin note holder decorated on two sides, with the first side saying “If I could turn back time, I’d thank all my teachers,” and the second side saying “Because you can’t spell ‘teacher’ without ‘Cher’.”

I bought the giant clothespin at Woodcrafter.com, and I decorated it with some Wood Attitude printable film from Craft Attitude. I love how Wood Attitude feels on a piece of unfinished wood. You get a velvety finish that looks like the design is printed right on the wood.

Here’s how easy it was to make this:

Measure the sides of the clothespin, and create the design to those measurements. To download the design I created, click here: clothespin_art

Print the design on a sheet of Wood Attitude. Actually, any of the Craft Attitude films will work, e.g., Shoe Attitude, Jewelry Attitude, etc. Be sure to print it in reverse, like you see above, because you’ll be flipping the image over ink side down.

Trim the designs with a craft knife so they will fit on the sides of the clothespin. Don’t peel the film off its protective backing yet.

Spray the Craft Attitude film with some spray adhesive like Super 77. Place it face down on the clothespin, burnish with your fingers, and peel off the protective backing. If you don’t have spray adhesive, apply a glue stick on the clothespin, peel off the Craft Attitude film, and then place it on the wood.

And we’re done! Now this is a gift any teacher would love, even if the class is filled with “gypsies, tramps and thieves.”

 

Disclosure: The Craft Attitude links in this post are affiliate links. While I am the designer/spokesperson for Craft Attitude, my views here are genuine, and I was using the product way before I did any official work for them. So there.