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Inexpensive Teacher Gifts

December 18, 2010 by Chris

And when I say inexpensive, I mean chee to the eep. I went to Lowes and shopped their tile department. They had simple white tiles for $.16 a piece. Yup. Six…teen…cents.

snowflake tiles

The ol’ handy dandy Silhouette machine came to the rescue once again. I found some cute snowflakes that were a pain the bahoony to line up right so easy to place on the tiles! The Silhouette made it SO easy to get these cut out, but the intricacy of the snowflakes weren’t all that easy to place. It took me two episodes of Modern Family—not too bad.

snowflake coaster

I hot glued some cork sheet to the bottom of each one and wrapped them with some ribbon.  Wal Mart has a beautiful section of wide satin ribbon. I make sure to stock up on it every time I go in. The width of it also helped to keep the tiles from sliding around.

teacher coasters

I bought $5.00 gift cards from Starbucks for each teacher. I wasn’t impressed with the envelope they came in, so I turned to my Silhouette once again. Of COURSE they had a gift card envelope to cut! Why wouldn’t they?

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Some coordinating paper I had on hand worked out perfectly. I considered punching a hold in it to thread it on with some ribbon, but it stayed put quite nicely. I left it as is.

teacher gift

You ready for a total on this one? Let’s see. $5.00 + $.16 x 4= (pause to ask my husband) $5.64!! Yahoooony!

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Well, hello. Ahem. Allow myself to introduce..my..self. My name is Chris! And I’m a blogger! I got into blogging after spending months reading all the inspiration that is found in blogland. I thought to myself, “Self, I can do this. I might have something to offer too!” And so it began...
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About Chris

Well, hello. Ahem. Allow myself to introduce..my..self. My name is Chris! And I’m a blogger! I got into blogging after spending months reading all the inspiration that is found in blogland. I thought to myself, “Self, I can do this. I might have something to offer too!” And so it began...

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  1. Staci at Craftify It ! says

    December 18, 2010 at 6:15 pm

    Do you use "transfer" paper for your vinyl?? If not…you don't have to get the expensive stuff for vinyl, just go to Walmart and get a roll of CLEAR CONTACT PAPER in the kitchen isle for $4 and it will last you forever. Just stick that on top of your vinyl decal, peel it off, the "snowflake" will now be stuck to the clear paper & then press on to your tile & then pull your contact paper off. Makes for the easiest transfers!

  2. Rachel says

    December 18, 2010 at 6:19 pm

    whoo! I need a sihouette. The stuff you make with it is so pretty!

  3. stephanie says

    December 18, 2010 at 6:28 pm

    What wonderful gifts…my mom was a teacher and although she appreciated all the gifts her students gave her, the ones that were useful were her favorites…Thanks for sharing your great idea…

  4. Courtney says

    December 18, 2010 at 6:32 pm

    As a teacher, I can assure you that I would LOVE this gift. What a great idea!

  5. The Fifield Kail Family! says

    December 18, 2010 at 9:31 pm

    awesome gift LOVE it. I had been thinking about a Silhouette machine every since I first seen one. Do you mind telling me the difference between the Silhouette machine and the cricut. Thanks so much Jessie

  6. Courtney {a thoughtful place} says

    December 18, 2010 at 11:14 pm

    LOVE these! that satin ribbon is great. . . santa MIGHT be bringing a silhouette and I am DYING To start some of these projects. That gift card envelope is darling.

  7. Thelittlebrownhouse.us says

    December 18, 2010 at 11:26 pm

    I just got a silhouette too! I made the same thing this week, white tile and red vinyl too! Aren't they the so much fun?

    http://thelittlebrownhouse.us/2010/12/16/need-a-thrifty-last-minute-gift/

  8. Lisa says

    December 19, 2010 at 2:12 am

    This is a fantastic idea. There are so many ways they could be decorated and used. What a great gift. Cheers, Lisa x

  9. Stephanie says

    December 19, 2010 at 2:52 am

    Great idea and for a great price! Love the way you had to ask your husband for the answer…too funny!

  10. SIMPLE GIRL says

    December 19, 2010 at 11:41 am

    I love the idea of the tiles for coasters. I am going to have toremember that for next year. Seeing how I am done with the shopping this year. You have the best "out of the box" ideas. Thanks.

  11. Dream Mom says

    December 19, 2010 at 11:53 pm

    Wow! I think that is best craft I've seen all year on your blog. LOVE, love, love that gorgeous photo with the red ribbon. So glamorous!

    I must admit I am more than intimidated with the Silhouette. I do see some of the projects and love them; just not sure of everything it can do and if I can do them? I am not a crafter but honestly, those coasters were AMAZING. Where on earth do you come up with those ideas?

    Hmmm…After seeing the coasters, I'd love to see a larger red snowflake framed in a white frame for Christmas.

  12. Chic Coastal Living says

    December 20, 2010 at 12:36 am

    Love these gifts!!!!

  13. Alexis says

    December 20, 2010 at 5:02 am

    What a great idea…GENIUS!

  14. Dacia says

    December 20, 2010 at 6:30 am

    What an awesome idea! I'll have to remember this for teacher appreciation!

  15. Maria Wheeler, Simply Cool Stuff says

    December 20, 2010 at 2:51 pm

    This couldn't be sweeter – or more practical for the holidays. What a clever idea. (Great bow as well!)
    Thanks for the tip1

  16. AndreaLeigh says

    December 20, 2010 at 4:00 pm

    so glad to see the tip about contact paper in the comments. have you tried it yet?

    i just got a silhouette and have found that the more intricate the design, the harder it is to transfer. I literally have to peel it off the transfer paper. takes hours!

  17. Kassi @ Truly Lovely says

    December 20, 2010 at 6:11 pm

    These are awesome!!! And SWEET price to boot! 🙂

  18. Michelle (www.thereallifemom.blogspot.com) says

    December 20, 2010 at 6:47 pm

    What a great idea! I'm pretty sure I will be attempting this next year…

  19. Tara@JustDevineStyle says

    December 20, 2010 at 8:14 pm

    I can see how the snowflakes could be a little hard to set on there perfectly. You did a great job.

  20. Anonymous says

    December 21, 2010 at 12:57 am

    Кто нибудь выигрывал настоящие суммы?|Часто делаю массаж медом, Вот решила испробовать шоколадное обертывание, поделитесь кто делал дома,какой шоколад нужен или же можно просто какао густо сварить? и т.д. Спасибо!|Обсудите, пожалуйста… Я постараюсь относиться ко всем хорошо. Не судить по первому впечатлению, постараюсь взять в толк, отчего человек совершил то или же иное. Как бы встать на его место. Но в голове сами собой возникают мысли – мол, дурно одет или же, грубо говоря, пахнет от человека. Или вот он глупость сказал! Но так как по сути это не моё дело! Каждый человек хорош по-своему. Но я, к примеру, не могу общаться с тем, у кого не помытая голова, к примеру. Неприятно.

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  21. Anonymous says

    December 21, 2010 at 1:14 am

    Каждый вечер, засыпая, читаю по стишку, и утром просыпаюсь, незамедлительно за книжку… И весь день будто летаю, счастливая)))) Может, в этом кроется секрет красоты, а, женщины?)))

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  22. Tatum says

    December 21, 2010 at 4:46 am

    What a great idea!! I have never heard of the silhouette machine before. Thanks for teaching me something today!

    Manymomentsofme.blogspot.com

  23. Megan {Honey We're Home} says

    December 24, 2010 at 8:20 pm

    These are so stinkin' cute! I'm going to feature them on my blog the day after Christmas and link back to you:) Have a wonderful Christmas with your adorable family, including Max!

  24. stephanie ellison says

    June 18, 2011 at 11:11 pm

    Do these need to be sealed?

    • Chris says

      June 21, 2011 at 8:41 pm

      I never did seal them, Steph. I know some people do, but they’ve stayed for me.

      • Erin says

        November 30, 2011 at 10:12 pm

        If they are not sealed they will not last as long. Vinyl will bubble with heat. So putting a cup of hot chocolate or coffee on it could be the end of the tile. They are adorable, but they should be sealed.

        • Kathleen says

          April 27, 2012 at 2:53 pm

          What would you use to seal them? And I wonder how it would do if I modge podged a picture instead?

          • Chris says

            April 27, 2012 at 7:35 pm

            I imagine it would work really well, Kathleen! Doesn’t hurt to try, eh?

  25. Carole says

    July 25, 2011 at 3:46 pm

    That is such an awesome idea! I have a box of plain white tiles that the previous owners of our house left in the basement! I am so going to get some vinyl and use my Cricut to do this for Christmas!!

  26. Marcia Smith says

    November 25, 2011 at 11:38 pm

    I made sets of these for my sisters to take home on Thanksgiving. I used some scrapbooking papers that had vintage Christmas designs of the 40’s and 50’s. They loved them and they weren’t hard to make at all. I’m planning on making some for the girls in my office for Christmas gifts.

  27. rhonda says

    December 1, 2011 at 6:09 am

    I do not understand how the snowflake is stuck to the tile? if its contact paper, won’t it come unglued or loose if hot cups are set on it or liquids spilled on it? is there a protective coating over the snowflake?

    • Chris says

      December 1, 2011 at 9:03 pm

      It’s actually a vinyl, Rhonda. It stays on very well–better than contact paper would. Hope that helps.

  28. Taylor says

    November 1, 2012 at 4:10 pm

    I am doing the same thing for Christmas gifts and am putting vinyl letters on coasters but I want to put some sort of clear protective coating over top of it. Do you know what would be best to use for that?

  29. sherry says

    November 10, 2012 at 8:28 pm

    awesome !!….i found a bunch of ceramic tiles in the garage …they have been out there for at least 4 yrs and now i know what to do with them !!….so cool

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