I made it my mission to see what handmade, yet useful gift I could come up with. And, let me just say for the record that I had fun with this. :0)
I had several of these plastic containers in my stash and thought that they would work wonderfully to put the goodies in - no wrapping necessary. I made some hard lotion bars and lip balm (recipes coming in the not-too-distant future). I also wrapped some rosemary-lemongrass soap from my most recent batch in a strip of Christmas-y scrapbook paper.
I filled the bottom of the container with some red and green filler and added the goodies. I used a paper luggage-style tag and stamped "Merry Christmas" on one side. Then, I drew a simple little holly berry and leaves and added that it was from Isaac. On the back side I labeled it with the items inside. Lastly, I attached it with some matching curling ribbon. Et voila!
I hope that Isaac's teachers enjoy using their gifts as much as I enjoyed making them. :)
What are you doing for teacher gifts this year?
I'm linking up with the Homestead Barn Hop.