Ahead of the game for once!

It only took me a month but for once I am prepared for teacher gifts! No last minute box of chocolate & Wal Mart gift card in a 99 cent bag this year! The gift that says “I stopped on my way to school today to get this.”

Thanks to advanced planning I’m giving a bag of M&Ms, an ornament & a Target gift card in a decorative bucket!

Yeah, I’m awesome!

And they are wrapped!

I made these guys over a couple of weeks (slowest crocheter ever!)

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They can be tree ornaments or just holiday knick knacks

Then I gathered my stuff in a Target run Monday

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And assembled the buckets yesterday

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Now if they can just arrive in one piece at school today.

Comments

  1. Creative JunkieDecember 16, 2009 at 6:31 AM

    omgosh, how cute are they? Those are the gifts that always stump me ... my youngest has 3 teachers and my eldest has 5, plus karate instructors and parents of some friends, blah blah blah. I don't want to spend a fortune! I made jarred cookie mixes this year and while I like them, they are so freaking labor intensive that I don't know if it was worth the trade-off in the price.

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  2. CheriDecember 16, 2009 at 7:16 AM

    Those are so freakin' cute! And I bet it feels GREAT to have a gift done that the teachers will know you put some thought into. Lovely job.

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  3. humelDecember 16, 2009 at 10:40 AM

    Oh, so cute :-) I made the little chocolate treats I mentioned on my blog a few days ago, and packaged them prettily in mugs. My recipe made more chocolate treats than I expected though. Everyone might be getting them this year....!

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  4. UnknownDecember 16, 2009 at 12:16 PM

    How cute! You are so talented!

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  5. StephanieDecember 16, 2009 at 1:07 PM

    Oh they are adorable! Off to go buy my last minute gifts now:)

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  6. Aunt BeckyDecember 16, 2009 at 5:15 PM

    Okay, those are freaking ADORABLE. WHATEVER, MAKING ME LOOK BAD AND STUFF.

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  7. Carol AnneDecember 16, 2009 at 5:43 PM

    Those are the cutest snowmen ever.

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  8. The Four Week VeganDecember 16, 2009 at 7:17 PM

    The snowmen are adorable! You certainly wrapped everything up so nicely. I am sure the teachers will appreciate your thoughtfulness.

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  9. DawnMarchDecember 17, 2009 at 7:16 AM

    Wow, I'm impressed! Those are absolutely adorable -- I'm sure the teachers will love them!

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  10. NeeNeeDecember 17, 2009 at 7:41 AM

    So cute! You are so creative!

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  11. SianDecember 17, 2009 at 8:14 AM

    Every time I read about your Target buys I get unreasonably (and unseasonably) envious! Wish we had them here. Great gifts!

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  12. KimDecember 17, 2009 at 6:04 PM

    Stacey, those are adorable gifts. I still have to get mine done for tomorrow a.m. and here I sit playing in the SSD forum :)

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  13. CarrieDecember 18, 2009 at 5:53 PM

    These are so cute! What a great gift! I have to look for those tins and keep in mind for next year!

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  14. CarrieFebruary 27, 2010 at 7:37 AM

    These are so cute! What a great gift! I have to look for those tins and keep in mind for next year!

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