Monday Made It 8-11-14

I'm so excited to actually share with you some of the projects I've been working on lately! I'd love to make more things for myself, but I'm school-mode now like many of you! 

My first share IS a little something just for me! Inspired by Pinterest, I picked up a few packages of magnet letters from the Target dollar section and spray painted them with metallic gold paint I had hanging around from an old project.  I LOVE the way they turned out! 

I scored some of these wooden frames from Michaels on a 85% off shelf! Score! I've been trying to be good and use a lot of supplies I already own, so I spray painted these bad boys with the remainder of some spray paint cans leftover from a variety of other projects. 

I'm hoping to create a mini collage in my library corner and fill these with fun quotes from books and authors. :) 

If you follow me on Instagram, you might have seen this photo of my bins.  I was a labeling machine this past week I tell ya!! I'm glad that part of my room set up is almost over----fingers crossed!!! 

I'm also loving using the leftover con-tact paper on my worn built-in shelves. :) Like lipstick on a pig. Ha! 

My last share are some gifts I made for teacher friends. I thought they turned out super cute and was tempted to keep one for myself! 

I've still got two weeks left of summer until school starts for me! I'm hoping to spend some more time having summertime fun before I move into my classroom full-time.  

Thanks for stopping by and Happy New School Year!!! 

Monday Made It 7-28-14

Hi, remember me!? I've been enjoying this hectic and quick summer...where has the time gone??

I've been traveling all the great midwest this summer, spending time with friends and family, and have even snuck into my classroom for a day or two. 

I decided to take on the daunting task of reorganizing my classroom library...it just had to be done.  My labels were peeling off and the original organization or groupings of the bins were just not working anymore. 

I use standard plastic shoe boxes because they're cheap and I can always find new ones that match.  I have an unreasonable fear about investing in the super cute colored bins and the brand to decide not to carry the color I need anymore.  Resulting in mismatched bins...the horror! 

With the help of Molly at Lessons with Laughter Colorful Library products, my library is on the way to looking pretty darn good!  

I adore Molly's adorable label stickers for each individual book.  It makes keeping the books organized throughout the year much more smooth for my kiddos.  My previous labels were no where near this cute! Plus, the oil from hands rubbed the ink off of many of the Avery labels.  So, I've added the step of a layering a piece of Scotch packaging tape on top. 

Hopefully this library won't need another makeover anytime soon!!!

This week I was SO proud of myself for finally finishing a few projects that had been on my To Do list for what seemed like forever! I'm thrilled with how my Reading Strategy and Skill Poster Set came out and can't wait to use it on my classroom Focus Board. At $3.25 it could be a great addition to your room too..and don't forget about the upcoming TPT B2S Sale!!!

Another thing crossed off the list is my Multiplication Bingo game! I'm making the transition into Guided Math Centers this year and can't wait to use this with my third graders! Last year I used a Homophone Bingo game in my literacy centers and it was a BIG HIT....can't wait to see how they love this! 

I'm hoping to stay on a roll this week by continuing to work on some school projects.  Operation file cabinet makeover is in the works! 

xoxo

Monday Made It 7/7/14

Are you still standing after the holiday weekend?? After a few BBQ's, birthday parties, parades, fireworks, and a wedding I'm barely making it.  Can I tell you that I'm proud of myself for finishing not one, not two, not three, but FOUR projects!!! I decided to give myself a personal challenge the past few weeks of just using supplies I already had...no purchasing of crafing candy allowed. :(

I just might end that streak for next week, but who knows! I do like using some of the stuff that's been hanging out in my drawers!

 

Okay, first thing's first...will you forgive me for using my handwriting and not typing up a pretty label? Will you? Please? Pretty please??

I have a large collection of paper straws....like I should be ashamed by how many I have. Don't you know that if Michael's puts paper straws in their dollar section I HAVE to get them? Well, I do.

It's a fact.

 

 

I used my circle cutter from Fiskers, left over scrapbook paper, paper straws, and some ribbon scraps to create these little lollipop labels!

 

I like the idea of using these to label some of my student supply bins.  You can read more about my classroom supplies HERE on For The Love of Teaching's blog. :)

 

 

 

 

My second made-it was made with left over cardstock in my classroom colors (magenta, orange, lime, teal, and purple) as well as some leftover glitter paper, one spool of ribbon, and my Fisker's circle cutter!

 

 

I've been all about making buntings this past year. They're SUPER simple and SUPER affordable. I usally make mine with left over scraps of paper or fabric. Put on an episode of Real Housewives and I'm good to go!

 

 

Just punch two holes on either side of your piece of paper or fabric, string the ribbon through the back and wha-la!

 

This particular bunting was inspired by Eric Carle's dots on the inside covers of The Hungry Caterpillar...LOVE!

 

 

This next Made It I meant to make last year...and boy was I regretting it! I bought this glitter photo album from Michael's with the intent of filling it up with my students' usernames and passwords for the variety of sites and apps we use throughout the year.

 

 

Do you see some left over glitter paper that made it onto there??

Anyway, between school log-ins, Acellerated Reader, Show Me, Edmodo, our math on-line series, our reading on-line series, Google Drive, and who knows what else I cannot keep everything straight!

 

My tech director and I try to keep the same username for as many places as we can for the kids sanity (and mine) but inevitably something almost always has to change.

 

I printed off this simple little organizer and will be filling it in with pencil. I KNOW that at some point the log-ins will have to change. Ugh!

Hopefully this will help me stay organized...

 

 

My last made-it was something just for me.  I know what you're probably thinking...Erin..girlfriend...it looks like your necklaces are all in a mess!

 

Well, folks I did that on purpose!

 

When I first spotted Amanda Seyfried in this Tom Binns Design necklace I thought it was to die for. I fell in love with the messy, unstyling look of the jumbled jewlery box necklace.  I immediately started collecting my own vintage and vintage inspired necklaces to combine together.

 

 

I know it's not for everyone, but I'm loving it!

 

I can't wait to see what everyone else has been busy making and to start getting inspired for next week!

 

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Monday Made It 6/30/14

Helloooooo All!!!
I can't believe summer break is flying by so quickly, today marks Day 19 for me! Yikes! I haven't been blogging much lately, because I've been enjoying my break and don't have too many exciting things to report. BUT I was able to put together something I've been wanting to make for a while for Tara's Monday Made It Party.  A magnetic organization board using an oil drip pan! You can find the original pin HERE.

My oil drip pan came from Auto Zone and cost me $10.  All of the other supplies I used were odds and ends that I already had in my giant stock pile of craft supplies! YAY! 

I decided to decorate only one corner of the board and leave the rest plain for now.  I might tape things off later, but I was worried about getting too far ahead of myself. 

I'm love, love, loving how the fabric and ribbon knots turned out.  They remind me of my ribbon swag that hangs in my classroom! :) 

I also was able to whip up some new glitter magnets for my board.  Does it surprise you that I had all of this supplies already? Surely not. 

I posted how to make these last year...for my very first Monday Made It! Aww, sweet memories! 

Monday Made It 6/16/14

I was so excited to see the return of Tara's weekly Monday Made It! I mean I FINALLY finished the school year on Wednesday and just couldn't wait to start working on projects for next year...did you believe me? Well, it's only half true. I AM always excited to plan and start new projects...but I also enjoy naps and nap I did. So, technically my Monday Made It is that I made it to summer! Yay!!!

However, I couldn't just NOT try to make anything. I mean my girl Ali Rose made food for goodness sake!!!

I've got so many projects and products in my head that I need to get them all out onto paper the old fashioned way.  So, I've made a cute little To Do List that you can download for FREE in my TPT store :) 

Hopefully next week I'll have something a tad more exciting to share...no promises though. 

It's summer y'all!!!

Showered with Love

I'm excited for the weekly return of the ever amazing Tara's Monday Made It! Although I'm still in school for 7 more days and haven't had time to create too much, I did decorate a wedding shower for one of the adorable teachers I work with! 

This teacher is getting married on a vineyard in CA this June...how romantic! She's planning on having a rustic and vintage theme.  This was perfect because it reflected so many things that I love myself! And well, isn't the shower supposed to be all about the person who's decorating? That's the rule I was going by. 

I love how the centerpieces turned out! Another teaching friend loaned me some of her vintage Mason jars from her farm house.  Love, love, love! Combined with a burlap runner, wild flowers, and wood rounds. 

Of course I had fun painting!  

Love birds in bird cages! Do you see that awesome runner? It's made from Weathered Wood Fadeless Bulletin Board Paper by Pacon!  I loved the rustic chic look it added! 

Here's one of my paintings on top of Pacon's Weathered Wood paper makes a striking banner! 

Another Mason jar painting! I was thrilled when the bride asked if she could keep the sign. :) 

Here's a view of the entire banner. So striking!

One more shot..it's not the best, but I wanted to show the sweet little bunting made of ribbon, card stock, and burlap! 

I can't wait to be inspired all summer long, be sure to check out the rest of the link up!