This year I wanted to give a "homemade" gift to my children's teachers. Between the 3 children in school, there were 7 very special teachers I wanted to give a gift to, so the gift needed to be something that I could mass produce. I came up with something that was summer-themed and relatively easy to make.The card is a PTI Kraft CS base and a really cute paper from October Afternoon. The sentiment is one of PTI's Fillable Frames...inside the card I modified an idea I saw on Dawn McVey's blog for a money holder and made mine out of a strip of Ocean Tides die cut with the eyelet die. I then adhered only the edges so that my gift card could slip in...
I also made "Jersey Shore Beach Soap" for each teacher. I got the idea from a fantastic bar of Bobbi Brown's Beach Soap I got as a present last year. My soap has a layer of sand (from beautiful Cape May) embedded in it as an exfoliant and is colored with green mica which makes it look like ocean water. I scented it with a beach-y scent I got from Bath Time in Cape May and packaged it all up using PTI's Just for You set. The pictures show the front and back views of the soap. I thought that the teachers could use the Barnes and Noble gift card for a beach read and the soap was for after a day in the sun. I hope they enjoyed it!
I also made "Jersey Shore Beach Soap" for each teacher. I got the idea from a fantastic bar of Bobbi Brown's Beach Soap I got as a present last year. My soap has a layer of sand (from beautiful Cape May) embedded in it as an exfoliant and is colored with green mica which makes it look like ocean water. I scented it with a beach-y scent I got from Bath Time in Cape May and packaged it all up using PTI's Just for You set. The pictures show the front and back views of the soap. I thought that the teachers could use the Barnes and Noble gift card for a beach read and the soap was for after a day in the sun. I hope they enjoyed it! 
Way cute, Mariah! Don't you just love that October Afternoon stuff?? Lucky teachers!
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome set! You did a great job!!
ReplyDeleteI just made my first soap a couple days ago. It was a lot of fun, but it didn't turn out quite as pretty as this. ;) I really like your idea to add sand too.
Such a beautiful card and an AMAZING gift!! such an awesom thing, I am sure they will love ittt!!
ReplyDeletesuch a thoughtful gift... that soap of yours looks divine!
ReplyDeleteYour cards are great and the soap looks awesome! I want to try making some soap :)
ReplyDeleteI love this and you did a great job on the soap. Makes me want to make some.........hmmmmm!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great gift. I really want to learn how to make the soap. I wish you would make a tutorial for us. Think about it, please! Great job on the gifts.
ReplyDeleteSuch a wonderful gift!! Great cards! I have been avoiding making soap but I may just have to break down and give it a try.
ReplyDeleteThis is super pretty, love the colors and the soap makes such a wonderful, thoughful gift!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful gift set. The teachers will be excited to get them.
ReplyDeleteLove your soaps Mariah!
ReplyDeleteLove the new soaps with the cards! Fab gift set!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful gift.
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice gift.
ReplyDeleteOh, I am sure they loved your gift. You did a fabulous job!
ReplyDeleteNice job! I think I need to learn how to make soap!!
ReplyDeleteLOVE thess Mariah.. I bet they did too! I want to make more soap.. it was fun wasnt it! :)
ReplyDeleteHave a GREAT day!
Fabulous gift idea! They came out so great, I'm sure they loved them. BTW, I'm a fellow PTI Princess, just signed up to follow you:)
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