O.K. I did it. I made Kristy's unbelievable teacher gift. 101 Things we love and will miss about Mrs. Workman From the class of 2007 Spectrum Elementary And I must say Cassidy's teacher did say, "unbelievable!" It was so easy to make with Kristy's detailed instructions and I had a lot of fun as well. It was definitely a labor of love for which I enjoyed. When I got into the classroom to give her the gift she was calling each child up and telling the whole class what she loves and will miss about them. Is that not perfect? Some of the Mom's came and we all had a good cry. The kids probably thought we were nuts but it was a nice moment! This was such a wonderful year. It's going to be hard to top. So thank you Kristy, once again you saved the day! **A little FYI on the brand new dollar bills. If you want them you have to order them a few days in advance. I did not know this. I thought you could just go to the bank and get brand new bills. Nope. Well, not "nope" but I did have to go to 5 different banks before I hit the jackpot! Step By Step How To: 1) So I started by getting every Mom's e-mail address and e-mailing them the questions to ask their children plus asking for $5. The questions were: 1. What will I miss most about being in Mrs. Workman's class. 2. What I love most about Mrs. Workman is....... 3. Mrs. Workman loves me because........ 4. My favorite thing Mrs. Workman taught me this year was....... 5. What I hope to never forget about this year: 2) Then I compiled all the questions and printed them out on paper the size of dollar bills.After cutting them I put one paper with a question then one dollar bill, one question, one dollar bill etc...... 3) I then went to Paper Plus - a wholesale paper co. in town and got Padding Compound. This is the glue that they put onto notebooks so you can tear the paper off without ripping. This is a very important part of the process. If you can't find it in your area, order it. It will last you many years and make many projects! 4) I then clamped all 101 things and 101 dollars together with a backer board on the back and a cute cover page on the front: 5) I did two coats of the padding compound to make sure that all the paper was glued together. The glue only takes about 20 min. to dry. This was the coolest by the way! I have already thought of a ton of cute things I could make with this glue stuff! Oh and it was only $11.95 for the quart! 6) TA-DA! I was smiling the whole time I was making this. Tom thought I was nuts!~ He,He! I could hardly contain my excitement! And her reaction did not disappoint! And here she is with Cassidy! The most amazing teacher I have ever known. She will be missed! I went to the ribbon store and found the perfect ribbon for my cute paper. I thought of you Kristy at the ribbon store. You would LOVE it! A WHOLE store floor to ceiling - wall to wall of ribbon! So much fun! This was not a hard project. The hardest part was getting the questions from the kids/Moms. If you are going to do this for a family member or a wedding present that wouldn't matter and it would be so cute! Please feel free to e-mail me with any questions. I am always willing to help you make your favorite teacher smile!