Get Crafty: A Blooming Back-to-School Teacher's Gift

Create a handmade ink pen bouquet for a back-to-school teacher's gift.

By: Melissa Caughey

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Flower Power Pens

A cheerful — and useful — ink pen bouquet.

It's hard to believe that the start of the school year is upon us. This year, students are bringing in homemade bouquets for their teachers on the first day. The bouquets are a fun way to brighten up a teacher's desk all school year long.

For this easy kid-friendly craft we decorated store-bought ink pens with silk flowers and tucked them into a personalized painted terra-cotta pot. I know that the kids can't wait to present their teachers with these everlasting bouquets.

Supplies:

newspaper
terra-cotta pot
10 ink pens
1 roll floral tape
chalkboard spray paint
chalkboard ink pen
10 silk flower stems
dried beans (lentils or kidney beans work well)
scissors
ribbon

Make the Bouquet

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