Your child can surprise their new teacher on the first day of school with an apple they'll want to display on their desk all year long! These DIY ceramic apples with gold leaf stems make a pretty paperweight or classroom decor, especially when personalized with the teacher's name or "#1 Teacher" in gold letters. Download our Free "I couldn't have picked a better teacher" Printable Gift Tags for a special touch.
Paint the base of a DIY ceramic apple with red or green acrylic craft paint and a foam brush, leaving the stem and leaf unpainted. Let dry and add a second coat if needed.
Apply gold leaf adhesive to the stem and leaf of the apple with a small brush, being careful not to get any adhesive on the painted base of the apple. Let dry according to package directions.
Press a sheet of gold leaf onto the stem. Add more gold leaf foil until the entire stem area is covered. Brush away excess foil using a foam brush.
If you want, you can add the teacher's name or "#1 Teacher" using small gold letter stickers or letters cut from gold vinyl to the front of the apple.
Finish your apple teacher gift by printing out our Free "I Couldn't Have Picked a Better Teacher" Printable Gift Tags. Tie the tag around the apple stem with a piece of rickrack ribbon.