How to Dress Up a Store-Bought Potted Plant (Teacher Gift Idea)

I may be the only person whose elementary-schooler is still in school...and has class until June 6! I guess some Virginia counties are just gluttons for punishment, huh? I had to come up with a Last-Minute Teacher Gift Idea for my preschooler last week. We purchased thank you notes and Starbucks gift cards, but I knew Michaela Byrd wanted an actual gift to hand her sweet teachers. We picked out some beautiful potted wave petunias, but the pots had writing all over them and I knew we could do better. I thought I'd show you a super easy and inexpensive way to dress up those store-bought potted plants:

To do this, you'll need:

-Potted Plant of your choice

-Scissors

-Plastic bag

-Burlap

-Ribbon

1. I cut a circle (ish) bit of the plastic bag to wrap around the base of the pot. I figured this would help keep any extra moisture from leaking through the burlap. You can wrap it tightly and secure it with tape to the sides of the pot. I just wrapped it and made sure the ends were sticking up.

2. I cut a big square of burlap and placed the pot in the center. Then I just pulled it straight up, making a little sack for the pot to rest in. Next, I cut a length of ribbon, wrapped it around the pot (near the top), and tied a tight knot.

Voila!

The teachers ended up loving the plants and pretty ribbon. I could have made a cute printable that said something like "thanks for growing with me this year" or something, but when I considered it, my brain said, "ain't nobody got time for that." So I listened. 

What's your favorite thing to give to teachers as a special "thank you"?

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