5 Dollar Treasure at Walmart!

I'm always changing my mind about what colors I want for my room so I decided why not have them all.  This year I'm going to have a Polka Dot Rainbow theme (hmmm that reminds me of skittles).  With the decision made I went to look for things to create and decorate.  I found fabric for a bunting banner at Joannes.

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While at Wally World, I found large plastic treasure boxes in red, blue and lime green for only $5.00.  I paid 3 times as much for mine :0(  But I did find their 88 cents section for teachers.... SCORE!!!

I also discovered that Michaels has a sale on acrylic paints, foam brushes, ribbon, duct tape and clearance plastic tubs.  We'll that's the makings of a project!  I decided to create a tub similar to one I saw at the Polka Dot Patch because I needed a tub to hold student lunches.  I found the perfect lime green color to match my new Rainbow classroom theme. I''m going to cut out rainbow colored dots from duct tape to put on the bucket and make ribbons to decorate the handles.  I had a weak attempt at making a bow with ribbon scraps ....
   

My Inspiration

My attempt

That led me to my next project - a painted canvas for my classroom door.  Again, I had no luck with the ribbon but I'll try my luck on Pinterest for ideas.  This is my progress so far....

I'm almost finished painting my bookshelves and I hope to get into my classroom soon so I can start unloading all the stuff I have crammed in my house. Wish me luck!

I'm Baaaaack!

    Wow, this has been an exciting year!  I have been swamped with papers, projects, and people pulling me in 15 different directions.  Now that summer's here I finally get to breathe.  I think I spent most of June in workshops and sorting through my classroom junk. I feel like my summer is just now beginning.  This past year was AMAZING!  I was voted teacher of the year at my elementary and I discovered I'm in luv with second grade.  I was in overdrive teachaholic mode all year and  spent excessive hours trying to learn the curriculum, develop engaging lessons and figure out realistic expectations for my kiddos. (sadly :(  I had not time to blog)
      This year I'm excited about getting to be a regular blogger and improving on last year's lessons.  I can't believe that I'm already getting ready for next year.  I've been secretly stalking the Target Dollar Bins looking for teacher stuff and painting yard sale furniture finds. I'm currently painting a stool and two bookcases. Here's a picture of my progress.

Before:

Now:

Of course I didn't think about adding magnetic paint until now but second bookcase will be magnetic.  Next, I want to paint designs to match my classroom decor on the sides and top.  I sure wish I could find an author's chair while I'm in paint mode.

Anywho...I'm glad to be back!  Thanks for the kind comments, messages, and emails.