I (Jess) have coached a Varsity tennis team at my alma mater for the past four years and have developed some awesome relationships with the girls on the team. This past season, the girls who I started coaching when they were freshmen became seniors and are now graduating in just a few short weeks!  I knew I wanted to give something special  for each of them, but since there are six seniors, I didn’t want the gift to cost too much (hey- I’ve got my limits! Take a look at what I came up with!

 

Added bonus: if the frame happens to break as a result of some late-night dorm pillow fights, it’s no big deal! Hehe.

Aren’t they AWESOME??  I just adore these girls. Here are some more amazing ideas from East Coast Creative: Green Painted Piano  (amazing)Faux Industrial Letters (love)Guest Room Makeover (so fun)Be sure to put East Coast Creative on your list of Must-Read blogs – they are amazing! xoxo

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Hi, everyone! It’s Amy from Positively Splendid again, I’m so glad to be back at Jen’s place today to share another fun idea!

With the calendar having now turned to April, it is hard to believe the end of the school year is just around the corner. With teacher appreciation gifts, and gifts for coaches, piano teachers and more, situations requiring a meaningful, thoughtful gift are never in short supply this time of year! Today I am sharing a fun set of printable bookmarks that will allow you to wrap up a number of gifts for the special people in your child’s life. These are such a great way of saying thank you for all of the lessons taught over the course of a school year, be it in the classroom, on the field, or somewhere else entirely!

Simply by printing the bookmarks onto cardstock, cutting each out with a paper trimmer or a pair of scissors, and tucking one into a favorite book for each of the recipients on your list, you can give a gift that goes beyond a standard gift card. Either leave the bookmarks as-is for a super simple option, or punch them up a bit with a piece of ribbon tied through the top. (To see details for how to add the ribbon, check out my Valentine Bookmarks from earlier this year.) You can also laminate them to make them more durable.

I plan to have my children each select a favorite book they read during the school year to donate to their class at school’s end, along with a copy of this bookmark for their teacher. What a great way to encourage a lasting legacy of reading, and also to help teachers build their classroom libraries!

Download your free copy of the bookmarks either by clicking this link, or by clicking the image below.

As always, please be courteous when using these printables and remember they are intended for personal use only. Thank you!

Looking for more creative ideas to show appreciation for teachers or other special people in your life? Check out these ideas from the PS Archives:

Personalized Calculators with Free Printable Gift Tags

A+ Teacher Photo Collage

Thanks so much to Jen for having me over again. I’ll see you next month, but in the meantime, I hope you’ll pop over to visit me at Positively Splendid sometime soon!

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Amy – those bookmarks are such a great gift!! 

Amy is one of my very favorite people. She has endless creativity and comes up with amazing ideas. Here are a few of my recent favorites: 

How amazing is this office chair slipcover Amy made??

Check out how cute Amy is in person with this fun Framed Corkboard Video Tutorial

And if you are looking for the perfect Spring dessert – check out Amy’s Orange Dreamsicle Pound Cake – yum!

You will love following along with Amy at Positively Splendid! 

Have a Creative Day! 

xoxo

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