Valentine's Day Teacher Gift

 WELCOME!!!

It's a dark and dreary day here,

so I thought I'd buzz out to my studio

and create something FUN!!!

Here's a quick and easy teacher's gift idea

for Valentine's Day:

Supplies: *Ceiling Tile (mine is 12" square)

*Fringed Valentine Garland

*Acrylic Paint (Black and White)

Hot Glue

Scissors, Paintbrush, Transfer Paper

and a Sawtooth Hanger

 I used a sponge roller to paint the

ceiling tiles black.

Next, write the teacher's name

in 3" block letters on tracing paper.

Here's a TIP:

The copier is your friend.

If you aren't comfortable writing in 3" block letters,

write the name in normal-sized lettering

and use the copier to enlarge

the letters to the desired size.

Also, I love graph paper.

And I love enlarging graph paper with

my copier, and using it as a guide

for all my handwriting patterns.

Hope this helps ya.

Center the words on the tile

and transfer your pattern lines

using light colored transfer paper and a stylus.

I thinned white paint with water to

an ink-like consistency, and

painted over my pattern lines with

a round paintbrush.

Allow the paint to dry thoroughly,

and trim the Valentine garland to 48".

Starting at one corner of the tile,

use the hot glue gun to attach the garland

to the outside edges of the ceiling tile.

I used the hot glue to secure

a sawtooth hanger to the back of the 

ceiling tile for easy hanging.

Line up the hanger and mark

the holes with a pencil.

Two dollops of hot glue

right on top of each of your marks.

Smoosh the hanger in place for

exactly a quarter of a second and VOILA!!!

Instant hanging awesomeness.

Peace and Super Easy Giftyness!!!