Teacher Appreciation Sunflower Seed Card, Handmade Back-to-School Keepsake

Teacher Appreciation Gift, Card for Teacher, Back to School, Thank You Keepsake
"Plant Today • Teach Tomorrow • Bloom Forever
The mug gets used for a week. The candle gets regifted. This one gets planted, and then it grows six feet tall.
Seeds of Gratitude is Card No. 2 in The Garden of Learning™, a collectible series from Tiny Bee Garden. The front looks in on a quiet classroom in late afternoon — light through the window, an open book on a wooden desk, a chalkboard still carrying E = mc², and three books whose spines read GROW KINDNESS, INSPIRE CURIOSITY, NURTURE DREAMS. A pot of sunflowers leans toward the window. It is the kind of card a teacher keeps.
Attached to the card is a real seed packet: approximately 8 sunflower seeds, ready for a sunny bed or a large pot.
The message inside:
A teacher's kindness and wisdom help young hopes reach toward the sun. Plant these sunflowers as a small thank-you for all you help grow.
What you receive
• One 7″ × 5″ illustrated keepsake card, printed on heavy cardstock
• An attached packet of approximately 8 sunflower seeds (Helianthus annuus)
• A full Seed Guide printed on the back — five clear planting steps, no guesswork
• A traditional wax seal, poured and stamped by hand
• Hand-numbered edition line, signed by the maker
• A green 7″ × 5″ envelope, ready to give
Why it's collectible
Each card in the series carries its own Tiny Bee Code (this one is TB-GL-TA-02), a card number within its collection, and an edition number written in by hand — one of only 50. The wax seal is applied individually, so no two impressions are quite alike; small differences in shape, thickness, and depth are simply what hand-sealing looks like. Between the seal, the signature, and the numbering, each card leaves my hands as an original hand-finished piece rather than a printed insert.
Growing sunflowers
Sunflowers are the most rewarding seed a beginner can plant — they sprout fast, grow visibly by the day, and finish tall enough to be an event. Sow after all danger of frost has passed, half an inch deep, in full sun. Water gently and keep the soil lightly moist. Thin the seedlings to twelve to eighteen inches apart and then simply let them go. Save the seed heads at the end of the season if you like; sunflowers are generous that way, which is rather the point of the card.
Seeds are for planting only, not for consumption.
Who it's for
Teacher Appreciation Week. The last day of school. A retirement, a farewell, a thank-you that arrives in the middle of a hard term for no reason at all. A gift from one student or from a whole class, signed on the envelope. Also, quietly, for anyone who taught you something — a coach, a tutor, a grandparent.

A few A COLLECTOR'S TOKEN COMES WITH YOUR ORDER

Every Tiny Bee Garden™ order includes a small thank-you that isn't printed, poured, or planted — it's numbered.

The Founding Garden Edition token is a little disc bearing our bee, made by hand in my Ohio home studio and sealed under resin to protect its number. On the back, each one carries the year and its own edition number — written by my hand, issued once, never repeated. A card gets given away and seeds get planted, but the token is the piece that stays with you.

Keep your tokens together and watch your collection grow as you return to the garden. And returning is its own small reward: with every order you'll receive a thank-you code for 15% off your next visit, so your garden keeps growing, season after season.

For those who return again and again, a quiet honor waits — the title of Founding Gardener, with a hand-signed certificate and a little surprise, kept for the ones who were here at the beginning and believed in small handmade things made with the heart.

Tokens are complimentary keepsakes and have no cash value. Small part — please keep away from small children.
Practical notes
Cards ship flat and protected so the wax seal arrives intact. Store the seed packet somewhere cool and dry until planting season; the packet carries its own labeling, including packed-for date. Colors may vary very slightly from screen to print. Made in a home studio in Ohio where common allergens may be present.
About Tiny Bee Garden
Every card starts as an illustration, a story, and a handful of seeds. The collections are small on purpose — hand-numbered, hand-sealed, and made one at a time in an Ohio home studio, alongside a garden, a porch greenhouse, and a great many bees.
Seeds With Wisdom • The Garden of Learning™ • Tiny Bee Garden™"


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