Classroom Craziness...

So, as I mentioned, I had BIG plans to head back to Hobby Lobby, Michaels, and the Dollar Tree yesterday with my bestie, Jenni.  Both teachers, we had one thing on our minds...CLASSROOM SHOPPING!  It was great fun, and we found TONS of great stuff!

Big tin standing owl--SO cute...Michaels for like $5.40 or something!  Tiny standing owl came from Hobby Lobby...Owl Cutouts from Dollar Tree...Vinyl Wall Clings from Joann's Dollar bins, two more butterfly swatters from Dollar Tree--now I have all 4 of my colors!  Paper packs of cardstock were also on sale at Michaels.

Owl die--hope he is compatible with our cutter...tissue paper fans from the Dollar Tree, only I won't be attatching the flower in the center, but my own Black & White & Bright circle centers.  Mini paper bags for my birthday board, and borders--green one's on clearance at Michaels for $1.99, and the others were $3.99, but buy 2, get 1 free!

He will be hopefully stuck in a big plant for my room!

Ribbon...was 1 dollar at Michaels...not sure where it will go!

So CUTE.

And...my very FIRST washi tape rolls!  YAY!  Not sure what I'll use them for, but I'm sure I'll find something!

I also got some classroom things for my "robot" theme that I am doing NEXT year...so I keep stockpiling it!  Remember how I said I have my daughter, Payton, in my class this year?  Well, next year I have my son, Carter!  So for him I have picked a robot theme...so I grab everything I can for that whenever I see it.  Claire, my youngest, will be the year after him...and she keeps asking me what HER theme will be...and whoosh...that's just way to far ahead, considering I get bored every five minutes.

One last thing before I go...I realize I have been SUPER negligent on throwing the love and freebies around lately...I PROMISE there will be big, wonderful things on the horizon...I just have to find the time!

Burning the Midnight Oil...

So, once I start on something, I am like an obsessed woman--driven to finish it completely...And now that I have started creating things for my TeachersPayTeachers store, I  fear that it might be a LONG summer, full of late nights, blurring vision, and pale skin.  I fear, in essence, that I will become a vampire.  Okay, so maybe that is extreme--however, if the past two nights are any indication of how things will play out...I should probably order in a case of Excedrin now!

That being said, my project as of the past few nights is COMPLETE!  Yay!  (Cue confetti guns and trumpet blasts.)  I was working on finishing a Classroom Decor pack called, "Black & White & Bright" and it is FILLED with lots of fun stuff.

There are calendar pieces, name tags, incentive charts, print ABC's, Welcome pennant, Word Wall small ABC's pennants, and small labels...for a start!

The other thing that I am super excited about is that I was able to create matching embellishments in the form of clip art so that they can be used to create other things the teacher needs--like newsletters, posters, Open House info, and other labels...I love having the versatility to create what you need!

I just can't seem to switch off my "teacher-mode" yet.  I wandered into the Dollar Tree today and found myself going straight to the Teacher stuff.  Of course how can one even begin to think of summer when I am wrapped up in a blankie in my dreary living room!  Oh well, I can't complain...as I am quite comfy here with my laptop on my lap...

Off to poke about my neglected house so I don't feel too guilty about...well...neglecting it...Go check out my store and my stuff!  :)