So, I needed a quick teacher’s gift for my son’s teachers. However, I don’t leave the teacher’s gifts to just the end of the year. In fact, I made them little forget-me-nots all throughout the year. (I wasn’t trying to show off or anything, I just really, deeply, and truly appreciated them for being my son’s “replacement moms” while I was working.) Really, I couldn’t have asked for better teachers or for a better experience for my son. Since kids are getting out of school around this time of year, I decided to share this latest quickie gift that I made for my son’s teachers. In my last YouTube video, I showed these really inexpensive notepads that I got from BJ’s. You could find them anywhere really, just make sure you aren’t spending too much. Also, these pads don’t have a cardboard cover or anything like that.
All I did, in just a few minutes, was cover the entire pad with some kraft cardstock. You shouldn’t really use light weight paper; heavier cardstock works best. Of course, you could go all the way with chipboard (and I’ve done this before as well) but I wanted to make this quick, remember? 
I simply measured the area of the notepad (both sides) and left a little room to fold the paper over the adhesive binding holding it together (just eyeball that measurement). I then secured the kraft paper to the cardboard on the bottom of the pad with heavy-duty glue and folded it over the front.
After that, the rest is really dependent upon how much time and effort you want to put into it. While I stamped the word notes, you could have done a lot more stamping and left it at that. I added some punched pieces and chose to leave off any ribbon, but that would have been a nice touch. This would also be a fabulous opportunity to use all those scraps piling up. You know those scraps…over there…on the table…yeah, I see ‘em.
In any case, it was simple, fun, and inexpensive. The homemade effort is always a nice touch and after all, who needs another mug?
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