Frugal Fun Ideas with Lina: Back to School Pencil & Crayon Wreath

Hi Friends! Today I’m sharing a back to school treat that I made for my cute sister in law who just accepted her first elementary school job teaching first grade. We are so excited for her and she is busy getting her classroom together. Make sure to check out my growing Pinterest board “Back 2 School” ideas.Most of us here only have about 7 days til school starts. Geesh does that seems early or what?

This project really started with lots of crayons, pencils and hot glue and evolved from there. School supply deals seem to popping up all over so my supplies were inexpensive. I had no plan and just started gluing.

My husband cut a bunch of pencils to 3/4 length with his table saw for me. (Thanks Hubs!)

I did cut a few crayons down to make it look nicer in picture 2. Pencils were glued to the underneath of the wood wreath frame. It took awhile to figure out spacing on the pencils because it’s easy for them to look wonky. It helped to place some ahead to make sure I stayed straight (pic 3). So ended up with this wreath and thought it looked more like a letter O and wasn’t quite happy with it.

So off to Michel’s craft store and came back with the following 3 items. The finished wood frame is very lightweight. I painted the frame yellow and the middle part with chalkboard paint.

I glued on that apple last and think it’s so darn cute!

So because I didn’t plan anything out first, the back isn’t so eye pleasing. The frame is secured with a looped ribbon and a heavier glue (e6000). It has to be hung by the wood wreath frame. So it probably wouldn’t work on a door, but maybe she can secure it to a wall or wreath hanger on her desk?