"We will open the book.
Its pages are blank.
We are going to put words on them ourselves.
The book is called Opportunity
and its first chapter is New Year's Day.”
- Edith Lovejoy Pierce
We have a small, intimate school, so we make gifts for all of the teachers...not just his.
He came up with the ideas, specific to each teacher and I helped him with some of the shapes. We used scraps of colorful paper left over from other projects.
He layered the simple shapes to create one-of-a-kind collages that we popped into the cases.
I thought they were so sweet and ultra personal.
I also like that he sees the value in creating something with his hands and mind.
A good life lesson, I think.
We were on our way back from Canada and happened to stop at a State Park restroom...and there it was. What a treat. A natural work of art.
Something that could definitely be inspiration for other creative pursuits...jewelry, fabric patterns, painting...you just never know where a muse will appear!
This year we decided to make edible gifts.
I really enjoy sharing our healthy treats...people NEVER know they have no wheat, eggs, dairy, peanuts, or refined sugars. They always think they are splurging and don't believe that our goodies are really healthy.
These were apple spice, pan bars...from a mix we use regularly. Really easy and soooo good!
Then my son, Logan went to work on the one-of-a-kind, handmade tags. He used materials and scraps we had saved from other projects.
At a national art and craft store, we found these sweet, little, ceramic loaf pans that said "Peace" for $1 each...they were perfect and we were able to bake right in them. They will also be able to be reused and won't contribute to more holiday waste!
We slipped the cooled loaf pans into plastic bags we found in the cake decorating isle and tied them with curling ribbon.
We have already had requests for the recipe and for refills!