THE 20-MINUTE CUSTOMIZED TEACHER BAG

Every year, I customize a tote bag for the boys' new teachers and stuff it with school supplies and goodies for the teacher (extra supplies, secret candy stash, cute notepads, etc.) Here's a peek at this year's version...inexpensive canvas tote with an embroidered letter (cheater's hint: it's iron-on) plus a couple charms I already had on hand.

The cute ruler ribbon came from Target's dollar bins...picked it up a few months ago without a clear purpose, but it came in handy for this project! Super fast, super easy.The brass keys and two-sided square glass charms were already in my supply stash; I did a quick customization by printing the teacher's name on one side, and "unlocking potential every day" on the other, then tied them to the tote handle with ribbon.

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