A chocolate candy pencil is such a fun Valentine's Day Gift for a Teacher Appreciation gift. We've just made it even easier to put this together.....our Valentine's day themed pencil wraps are all one piece. No more buying scrapbook paper, measuring and cutting the different pieces and then putting it together. You could add a strip of aluminum foil around the top as we've done but that's totally optional as underneath there is already a grey colored strip.
Since there are two tags that say "Happy Valentine's Day" and "Be my Valentine" you could also make them for the kids or family and friends. All you need is your favorite glue/adhesive, a small pice of foil, twine and a Hershey Kiss!
We trimmed the end of the pencil wrap with some pinking shears but that is totally optional. You could add other embellishments if you like. The finishing touch to this pencil is a chocolate kiss that's glued to the bottom of the roll/pkg. Attach the tag and you're done!
You can put each chocolate pencil individually in a pretzel bag if you like. (pretzel bags are available at most craft stores) We added a decorative ribbon just below the silver band. Wrapping them like this also makes it easy to put into a cute Valentine container. Embellish them however you like. They're definitely going to be appreciated!
Find a cute box to put them in. You could enclose the pencils and the box within a cellophane bag too, if you like.
Click HERE to get this cute and super simple gift idea for a Valentine Teacher Appreciation or as a sweet treat for the kids at school
We've got another fun Halloween themed gift for teacher. I'm sure you've seen the pencils that are made out of a roll of Rolo candy. Well, how about making a Halloween pencil instead of a regular yellow pencil? That sounds like fun. A yummy treat in a cute package. Perfect for teacher! We've designed these tags for you to put on the Rolo Pencils
These candy pencils are pretty easy to make and the sky's the limit on how you design them. The paper only measures 4 1/4" x 3 1/4" and can be made out of a scrap of paper. The top, or the eraser on the top of the pencil is just a pink strip of pink scrapbook. If you don't have a Cricut or Silhouette to cut out the circle for the top of the eraser, just trace the top of the Rolo roll for the circle. All this info is in the YouTube tutorial video. Click HERE to see it.
Besides the Rolo candy, which we found at 79 cents, you may already have the rest of the supplies shown above. Hershey candy kisses are $3.28 at Walmart. Shopko puts them on sale regularly for only 2.99. They will most definitely go on sale between now and Halloween.
You can use scrapbook paper that is one color or has a design, either one looks great. I like to ink my designs. I think it gives the edges definition but this project can certainly be done without inking. I used brown ink for this project. I just purchased the Martha Stewart foam pouncers and I love using them when inking.
This tool makes it so easy to ink your projects. Five different sizes are included. The price is $5.99 but use a coupon and get it for less. (I bought mine at JoAnn's)
The Rolo pencils fit nicely inside the pretzel bags. We bought ours at Walmart, 20 bags for $1.76. Add a bow and our tag and you're done.
In the photo you will see a tag cut out in the 1 1/2" scallop paper punch and the 2" scallop paper punch.
This tag can be made cut out in two different sizes. You can also use either a circle or a scallop paper punch. I really like the EK Success punches. We've included 9 different colors of tags for you to use.
Now, you'll want to know how to put together this sweet gift for teacher! We found a video tutorial on YouTube, the instructions were very good. Click HERE to see the video tutorial. But if you prefer a photo tutorial click HERE
