I scoured Etsy for great unique and personal gift ideas for the special teachers in your child’s life and here are a few of my favorites. The images are linked to take you directly to the products.

I love this one because it comes with the card and all ready to give. The necklace comes attached to the card and there are different styles to choose from.

Teacher Card with Necklace - Apple

Scrappy style and adorable!

The Best Teachers - Scrabble Tile Pendant Necklace

For the Kindergarten teacher, simply beautiful!

Kindergarten Teacher Necklace in Mixed Metal

Understated and sparkly!

An Apple A Day Teacher Appreciation necklace

A tiny slice of fine art!

Apple- Mini Photo Pendant Necklace-Collaboration with Elle Moss

I just love this one, it’s just so pretty, I love pearls.

G.U.I.D.E. Inspire. E.N.C.O.U.R.A.G.E - For the Teacher

A modern look.

No. 005 - To Educate Pendant

I haven’t quite decided who’s getting what out of these selections just yet, but I am working on it.

Alice has quickly become one of my favorite shopping sites and YES, everyone does need an Alice.

What is Alice? Alice is an online marketplace for brand name products you use everyday at Big Box store prices and instant coupons…no clipping required. Oh and they ship for free too. So you can skip adding all those big heavy bulky items to your shopping cart or making special trips to the price club retailers in an effort to save a few dollars and just order it online, from the comfort of your bed if you wish…that’s right, there is an APP for that.

I’ve been using Alice for several months now for things like toilet paper, paper towels, kleenex, dishwasher and laundry detergent, shampoo, toothpaste, etc… And I am in love with, yes in love with, the new iPhone or iTouch app because now I can order anytime, from anyplace. It even has a barcode scanner to scan in items and see if they carry them…but mine does not seem to be working on my iPhone…I’m hoping it’s just an update away from functioning properly.

Alice keeps track of what you order and you can set reminders for re-orders. It even emails you to let you know you are running low and it’s time to re-order. It automatically applies any coupons that might be floating around. And it ships for free and arrives in a pretty blue and black Alice box in 2-3 days.

The boxes are great for the kids to play in or use to clean up the basement and garage too.

Elemental Memories takes your precious photos and puts them on baked clay tiles which are hand-pressed using low fire clay. I don’t know what it means, or how it’s done, but they come out looking gorgeous and are so unique. Not to mention super stylish.

Wouldn’t this make a fabulous mother’s day gift…hint hint. Anybody read my blog that is related to me??? I doubt it. Any stranger out there want to send me a necklace?? Yeah, I doubt that too. Of course, a custom photo collage makes a pretty awesome gift too.

If you are anything like me, you probably debate whether or not to even bring the big bulky GOOD camera to certain functions…in the ugly backpack or case you have. It can be a hassle. So this professional photography and mom has come up with a solution to wrapping your DSLR in a towel and shoving it in your purse. A gorgeous purse/camera bag combo…with all the features needed to protect your expensive equipment and added room for your purse requirements too. No more lugging around 2 or 3 heavy bags.

Photo courtesy of www.epiphanie.com

Features include flexible velcro panels that can be adjusted to fit your equipment, water resistant exterior, a removable cross body strap with extra padding, and lots of pockets and zippers for all those doodads that end up in our purses.

At the moment there are just three styles to choose from, but more are in the works for later this year and the bag start shipping out this month. Visit www.epiphanie.com for details.

I’ve got my eye on the Lola!