Pinterest Picks #47 {Back to School Teacher Gifts}

Happy Happy Friday!!

Hope you have all had a great week! We sure have! 

My daughter starts kindergarten on Monday...yes I am already crying about that....

so we spent this weeks playing and getting back to school stuff done!

For this reason I have a special edition of Pinterest Picks for you this week. I have found a lot of cute and fun gifts that your child can give his or her teacher on the beginning days of school. I want to do something for my little girls teacher so this helped give me ideas of what I want to do!

Back to School Teacher Gifts

Special Edition

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I love this pencil vase the the yellow sunflowers. What a cute way to brighten up the teacher's room for the year!

Source: 4th Grade in Ya Face

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I know this says coach but you could easily change that to teacher. I am sure it would brighten his or her day!

Source: Eighten25

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This would be a super cute thing to give to a teacher at the beginning of the school year. This way she can keep these supplies in her classroom for kids to use! Very useful idea!

Source: The Butlers

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This is a super cute teacher gift idea!! What a fun thing for the teacher to be able to open up and find lots of treats and goodies inside!

Source: Unknown

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This is a darling idea for a lady teacher! What a cute idea to give at the beginning of the year so she can carry her things in throughout the year. I am sure your child would love help painting this with real apples too!

Source: KoKoKo Kids

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I Love this idea!! What a cute way to say you are excited to have that teacher this year! 

Source: Corner House Blog

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I Love this idea as well!! What a cute way to show your teacher you are excited and another useful gift!

Source: Eighteen25

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This is such a creative idea! I love the cute saying with the candy and I also love that she can use the mason jar as a mug! So cute!

Source: Lil' Luna

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How cute is this vintage mason pencil jar!?! I love it and am totally going to make this sometime for one of my kids teachers! Too cute!

Source: Lil' Luna

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And last but not least my crayon wreath I made! I know my daughters teacher loved it and I know others would too!!

Source: Two Yellow Birds Decor

Pinned HERE

Hope that helps give you ideas if you are wanting to do a back to school gift for your kids teachers!

Have an Awesome weekend!

Thursday's Temptation #78 & Fabulous Features

Hello!

Welcome to this weeks Thursday's Temptation

Link Party!!

So happy to have you this week!

Thanks so much to everyone who shared their ideas last week. 

I had so much fun looking at what you have all been up to!

Here are this weeks

FABULOUS FEATURES:

Our Most Viewed Link Was:

Wedge Tablet Pillow @ Oh Scrap That

More Favorites:

DIY Alcohol Hand Wipes @ Crafty Journal

Apple Pie Popcorn Balls @ Couponing & Cooking

Blackcurrant Rose Cupcakes @ Emmalilyallsorts

If you were featured, make sure you grab a button!

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Now let's PARTY!!!

The RULES are simple:

-Follow Two Yellow Birds Decor

-Grab a button or add a link somewhere on your blog

-Link to your post, not your main blog

{No giveaways or Etsy shops, Please}

-Come back next week to see if you have been Featured

-Lastly, check out some other fun projects and most importantly...

HAVE FUN!!!

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Tissue Paper Pom Pom Tutorial

Today I am continuing on with the Birthday Decor I made for my Mom's Surprise Party over the weekend. On Monday I showed you the Cute Birthday Banner I made. 

I also made some fun Tissue Paper Pom Poms for the party as well. 

Today I have a tutorial for you on how to make them. 

Here is what they look like:

These are so easy to make and you only need a few items. I bought mine at the Dollar Store so they were cheap to make too!



What You Will Need:

- Tissue Paper {You will need 8-10 sheets for one pom pom}
-Ribbon
-Scissors




How To Make Them:

Step 1:

First you are going to separate the colors of tissue paper if needed. Then take one color and line the papers up the best you can.

Step 2:

You are going take the papers by the shorter side and fold them together accordion style, like you would fold a fan when you were younger. As I went along doing this I took a pen and slid it down on the folds to help crease them.

Step 3:

Cut some of your ribbon long enough to go tie around the tissue paper and to be able to hang it up.
Then you will tie the ribbon around the middle. Make sure your knot is on the SIDE of the long strip you have made. It will hang better this way...it won't be all lop sided!

Step 4:

Next, you will take your scissors and cut the ends of the tissue paper. You can either cut it to a point or make it rounded. The more dramatic you are in cutting the more flower like it will look. Hope that makes sense!

Step 5:

Now you are going to take your strip and open up each side to make it look like that fan you made when you were little.

Step 6:

Next, you are going to start on one side and really separate each paper being careful not to rip the tissue paper! Each paper that is closest to the ribbon you are going to fold it toward the ribbon working your way to the middle to form the ball.

{In this picture I am working on the right side only!}


When you have one side done, do the other side.


Now you should have a ball formed! If needed you can go around and separate some more if you have any holes. Now you are done!!

These are such a fun way to add flare to your party!
They went perfect with the Birthday Banner I made HERE.

Joining the Following Link Parties
HERE

Girly Birthday Banner

Over the weekend my family and I did a surprise Birthday Party for my Mom. It turned out to be a wonderful surprise for her and such a fun party!! 

For the party I made a couple different things of decor which I will be showing you throughout the week.

Today I am going to show you how I made a cute Birthday Banner. 

Here it is:

This was really fun and easy to make! 

What You Will Need:

-Scrapbook Paper {I used 6 different papers. I had 3 of each kind for the circles. I used 5 different patterns for the circles.}

-Cricut or other cutting machine

-Glue Stick

-Foam Tape

-Packaging Tape or Masking Tape

-Scissors

-Jute

-Different Ribbons

How I Made It:

First I got all my cutting done on my Circut. For the circles, I did the big circles at 5 3/4" and the smaller ones at 5". I did 13 of each size. I also cut out the letters "Happy Birthday" using the Simply Sweet Cartridge. I did those at 4".

Next, I took the glue stick and glued the circles together. 

Once those were all glued, I put the letters on the circles. I used my foam tape to give the letters some definition. 

Here are the circles all finished:

Next, I spaced the circles out evenly to measure how long the jute needed to be. 

I did each word on a different jute piece. I then used my packaging tape to 

tape the circles to the jute string. I tied the'Birthday' word to the 'Happy' piece of Jute. 

I also tied loops in the end of the happy jute string for easy hanging. 

Lastly, I took some matching ribbon and tied a few pieces to each end of the Birthday String. 

And that's it!! It went together so fast and I LOVE how it turned out!

Definitely fun and cheery for a Birthday Greeting!

Here it is hung at the Surprise Party:

The best part about this banner is it didn't cost me a thing!!!

I had everything on hand to make it with!

I am also excited to have it on hand now for other birthday parties down the road.

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Pinterest Picks #46

Happy Friday!!!

Hope you all had a great week doing the last of the summer stuff

 before the kiddos go back to school!!

Let's get to this weeks Pinterest Picks!

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Chandelier turned dessert stand....how cute is this?!? I want to go to our thrift store now and buy me one!! I LOVE it!

Source: Weddings by 2+Hue

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I am loving this cute cutting board holder. What a great thing to have in the kitchen to hold up your recipes. It would also be cute with a clip to hold the paper ones!

Source: DIY & Craft Tutorials

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I am kind of loving the fun table runner! What a unique piece to add to your table.

Source: Home Tips World

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This is a cute Family Home Evening lesson on Honesty. I need to do this for my kids very soon!

There are also tons of other amazing FHE lessons on her site!

Source: A Year of Family Home Evenings

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This sounds so Amazing, don't you think?!? I love that its "skinny" too!

Source: Inspired By Charm

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This sounds so amazing and its my favorite kind of meals using a crockpot when you have a busy day. I am going to be trying this out very soon!

Source: Momables

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I haven't made stuffed peppers since my hubby and I first got married. I need to make them again after seeing this delicious picture! Mmm!

Source: Recipe Sweet

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I love the colors of this outfit! So cute and fun! The coral and blue together is stunning!

Source: Polyvore

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With school starting very soon for lots of kiddos and for my daughter just going into school, I thought this could be a fun idea to help save up money during years of schooling without them knowing and the cute note with it is the best idea!! What a fun thing for the child to receive when they are graduating.

Source: Unknown

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I love this idea of Q-Tip painting! What a fun activity for the littles to do! 

Source: Play at Home Mom

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Hope you enjoyed reading this week!!


Have an Amazing Weekend!!
{I have lots of fun parties planned this weekend so I am excited!}