Back to School Gift For My Niece

So I visited with my niece the other day for a the first time in quite a

while and I wanted to make her a little back-to-school gift that

she would find useful for the upcoming school year.

So I made her a really cute backpack filled with some goodies...

That tiny pocket on the front was too small to put a gift card into, but it

was the perfect size for some money!!! So I put $5 in for some extra treats

at lunchtime at school. She thought that was awesome!!!

The pattern for this backpack is by Becky Roberts of Inking Idaho.

It is a tutorial that I bought some time ago and have used it for many

special people in my life...It's definitely a favorite...

So this is what the back looks like.

 So these are some cute bookmarks made out of library cards.

I decorated them and then laminated them so they would hold

up over time and lots of use by a teenager...



Last was a little composition book that I had picked up and recovered with

some patterned paper and attached a pen to so she would lose it.

I also included some post-it notes so she can stick them wherever she needs one

and some labels for her books and folders if she needs them.

She was overjoyed with it and thought it was a very cute and

clever gift idea...She rocks as a teenager!!!

Have a great day!

Jennifer