Lightbulb Graduation Gift

So cute!


Roll up the bills and then fold them in half (to prevent them from unrolling inside of the jar). Put them in the jar and tighten the lid. Attach a ribbon and a cute message.

I found these at  Hobby Lobby.







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How to make graduation NAME CARDS

It’s really not that hard.  Just follow the steps below.

1.       Open Microsoft Word document

 2.       Click on Insert

3.       Click on Text Box

4.       Choose   Draw a Text Box

5.       Click on the text box you’ve drawn

6.       There will be blue squares on the perimeter

7.       Click on Format

8.       Go to Height / Width and change to 1.5 x 3

9.       Click on Text Wrapping

10.       Choose Square.  Square means you can now move the text box around in the document.

11.      Create another text box (Repeat steps 2 – 10)
         Format it to 1.1” x 2.6”

12.   Click on the down arrow to the left of Change Shape.  Choose the style shown below.

13.   Format your choice of color by clicking on Shape outline

14.   Choose your desired color

15.   Move the 2^nd text box into the 1^st box

16.   Format 2^nd box to the front  

       

      17.   Create 3^rd text box (Repeat steps 1 - 10)  Format to this size 

18.   Format the 3^rd box outline by clicking on Shape Outline, then No Outline

19.   Make this box the width inside 2^nd box.  Be sure it does blank out the outline of #2.

20.   Write in graduate’s name. Center name.  I use

21.   Create a  4^th box like the 3^rd.   Class of is

22.   2017 is

23.   Now  do the following

Click on the 1^st text box. 

{CTL click} box #2.

{CTL click} box #3. 

{CTL click} box #4 

When all 4 are chosen,  choose Format, Group, then click on group

  

24.   Now you can move everything together as a group.  You can also copy it as one piece.

      
      25.   Copy and align into a document.  Print.

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20 Graduation Quotes

1.      Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. Nelson Mandela

2.      “The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do.” Sarah Ban Breathnach

3.      Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

4.      If you can imagine it, you can achieve it; if you can dream it, you can become it. William Arthur Ward

5.      If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door. Milton Berle

6.      You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them. ~Michael Jordan

7.      Don’t let anyone steal your dream. It’s your dream, not theirs. ~Dan Zadra

8.      Share your sparkle wherever you are. ~Dodinsky

9.      Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart. ~Kongzi

10.  What we are is God’s gift to us. What we become is our gift to God. ~Eleanor Powell

11.  You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.
You’re on your own.
And you know what you know.
You are the guy who’ll decide where to go.
~Dr. Seuss

12.  Whether you think you can or think you can’t – you are right. ~Henry Ford

13.  Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else. ~Judy Garland

14.  If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves. ~Thomas Alva Edison

15.  The man who has done his best has done everything. ~Charles M. Schwab

16.  There are many wonderful things that will never be done if you do not do them. ~Charles D. Gil

17.  God gives us dreams a size too big so that we can grow in them. ~Author Unknown

18.  Life is not about discovering our talents; it is about pushing our talents to the limit and discovering our genius. ~Robert Brault

19.  In response to those who say to stop dreaming and face reality, I say keep dreaming and make reality. ~Kristian Kan, Rich By 25

20.  Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars. ~Les Brown

Compiled from the following resources:

http://www.inspirationalquotes4u.com/graduationquotes/index.html
http://www.quotegarden.com/be-great.html

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How to Wear the Cap and Gown

Preparing to march to "Pomp and Circumstance" requires wearing the traditional graduation cap and gown, a tradition that dates back centuries to the early universities in Europe.

Here's how to wear your cap and gown:

·         The graduation cap is worn flat on the head, parallel to the floor. The front point of the cap should be centered on the forehead.

·         The graduation gown should fall midway between the knee and ankle.

·         Men should remove their graduation caps during the school song and the National Anthem.

·         Tassels are usually worn on the right side and shifted to the left when graduates receive their diplomas.

·         Men generally wear dark trousers and dress shirts and ties under their graduation gowns.

·         Women generally wear lightweight dresses or blouses and skirts that do not hang below their graduation gowns. They can also wear a detachable white collar that adds a more finished, decorative touch.

·         Flowers and jewelry should not be worn on the academic gown.

·         Caps and gowns can be accessorized with specific regalia like stoles and honor cords in keeping with the traditions of the school.

This is from Jostens

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How to Send Formal Graduation Announcements

Most of us aren't in the practice of sending formal invitations on a regular basis.

Whether you’re inviting guests to the actual graduation ceremony or sharing your achievement with your distant relatives and friends, graduation announcements let you officially recognize and share a graduate’s achievements.

Here are a few pointers:

1.  Insert your name card into the die-cut holders.  Some graduates include a senior photo in the announcement. 

If your school requires tickets to attend the graduation ceremony,    you can also include them with your announcement. 

2.  If you don’t want people to feel obligated to buy you a gift, write  
      "No gifts please" at the bottom of the announcement.

3.  Place the tissue overlay inside your assembled announcement.

You can also insert your graduation party invitation or open house card into the graduation announcement.

4.  Insert the announcement into the inner envelope, attach a monogram seal and write the recipient's informal name on the front.  Do not lick or tuck in the  inner envelope flap.  You can address this informally, such as "Grandma"  or "Uncle John."  

5.  Insert the sealed inner envelope into the outer envelope (so that the name faces out).  Attach a {year date} seal, and the address on the front. 
Address your mailing envelopes by hand. 
Use titles like "Ms." or "Dr." Spell out words completely,  rather than using abbreviations  ("Street" rather than "St."). 

6.  Affix a return address label to the front of your finished announcement envelope.

7.  Send announcements no less than 2 weeks before the ceremony for those attending.  Announcements can be sent as much as 6 weeks after to others.

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Graduation Cap Pops

These are so cute!

Ingredients needed:

• Airheads Belts Candy (whichever color you prefer)
• Peanut Butter Cups
• Hershey Bars or Small Godiva Chocolate Squares
• Lollipop Sticks
• Chocolate Almond Bark (melted and used as the glue)
• Mini M&M’s
• Styrofoam block or Block of wood with holes drilled into it to display your Graduation Cap Pops
• Scissors

First, place the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups in the freezer for about 10 minutes or so.

The rest of the instructions are here:  i Save A 2 Z

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Money Pad For A Special Graduate

Find all the instruction here: A Stamper's Perspective

"I ordered 100 crisp, new $1 bills from my bank and made them into a notebook using padding compound, so she can tear off $1 at a time."

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Money Headband for Graduation

I remember doing this with chewing gum paper!  I Love it!

Complete instruction are found at Big Ideas 3

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In An Emergency

Cute!

I found this here:  sendomatic.com

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Origami Dollar Bill Ring

Instructions:  homemade gifts made easy

How to Make a Money Tree

LOVE THIS!

The instructions are here:  eHow

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Graduation Candy Can

After completing mounds of homework and piecing together all of your knowledge, you’ve finally hit payday: GRADUATION!
As you head off to college, don’t listen to any snickers: you are no dum dum, you’re one hot tamale on your way to making 100 grand!
Congratulations on your graduation smartie!

From:  The Budget Diet

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Graduation Balloons

Who’s most likely to be president? Who has the best hair? Or who is the cutest couple?

Why not take pictures of your friends and give them all a special  (or ridiculous) recognition.

This would be a great entertainment piece for any graduation party!

Supplies:

• Balloon Helium Tank
• 11” (or larger) latex balloons
• Photos
• Tape
• Thin cardstock and printer
• Marker (optional)
• Twine or string

Leave a large white border (at least 1/4” on the sides and top, and about an inch on the bottom) around each photo.
The instruction are here:  Balloon Time

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Tassel Ornament

I love this idea!  I think I'll order a second tassel so I can make this Tassel Ornament.

    

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Graduation Picture Wreath

This is a great idea:   Graduation Picture Wreath

The directions are here:

diy  beautify






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Graduation Party Planning Guide

I'm starting to plan for my son's graduation.  I can't believe that it will soon take place!
This Free Graduation Party Planning Guide is from Easy Event Ideas.

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I've been looking for a different way to acknowledge Trick-or-Treat.  Here's one thing I found:

** Handing out a verse or a track with a piece of candy on Halloween night.

I found this at

Path Through  the Narrow Gate

What should Christians do about Halloween?

This is exactly how I feel!  About Halloween.  About Easter eggs & symbols.  About the Christmas tree & decorations.

Quoted text from Intentional By Grace:

"What are Christians supposed to do with Halloween, a holiday that celebrates death, fear, darkness, witches, and demons? A day that seems to be becoming increasingly evil in focus?

Should we celebrate Halloween in the same way as our non-Christian neighbors?

Should we turn off our lights on October 31st and huddle in the basement, hoping that people will think that we are not home?

Should we write condemning Facebook posts about the evils of Halloween in an attempt to inform the consciences of the “worldly” Christians around us?

Is handing a piece of candy to a four-year-old neighbor boy dressed up as Captain America really a sin?

Where should Christians draw the line?

I do not want to encourage any Christian to violate his conscience in the matter of Halloween. Nor do I want to guilt-trip any Christian into feeling that it is her duty to witness on Halloween. I am merely asking: Could it be that we Christians, as a whole group, are so busy arguing over the technicalities of Halloween that we are missing a beautiful opportunity to share the gospel?"

She says, "Paul did an amazing thing. He used a pagan altar with the inscription “To An Unknown God” as an object lesson to start telling the people about the One True God Who alone deserved their worship."

This is what I said in a book about Christmas I'm getting ready to publish:

Imagine that…. St. Paul used a pagan religious idol to preach about the Jewish Messiah who is the Christian Savior!