Monday Made it - I'm Super Excited!

I can't tell you how excited I have been to show you what I've been crafting this week!!! I love love love Tara's Monday Made it linky party's and was saving these up just for today!!! Don't forget to head on over to her blog and see what everyone has made this week as well, I'm already getting some new ideas!

 

Here's what I've been up to...

I pinned this a couple weeks ago

Source: etsy.com via Amy on Pinterest

and have been looking every where for a straw dispenser, those things are expensive!!! Well when I won an Amazon card it a giveaway last week I ordered one! It's not the cool silver one because those were $80, and I wasn't going to spend that much, but I got this acrylic one for $17 and spruced it up a bit........

The picture does not do it justice!!! I modge podged scrapbook paper inside (this was not that easy to do-it's kind of small to get your hands in there and move the paper around and it had an interesting shape to the sides, but it wasn't so difficult that I wouldn't do it again) and on the bottom, because it's clear it shows up in the base!

All you have to do is spin the handle and viola you have one pencil at a time! I think the kids are going to LOVE it!!

OK now I also pinned this a long time ago.......

Source: via Amy on Pinterest

and I've been looking for a good gumball machine every since, they aren't easy to find either and if you get a nice one can get pricy. Plus remember all those rules my new school has, no glass either!! So I had to come up with an alternative, here it is.........

I got a plastic flowerpot and base from Menards, and a plastic fish bowl from Petco - a little glue, a wooden knob, ribbon, and a label - Wahla I've got my gumball machine :)

Can't wait to sit these in my classroom!!! My family thinks I am totally crazy as I've been admiring them for two days trying to get just the right pictures to show you how fabulous they really are!!!

I also made this......

haven't added the suckers yet, but I used this last year as a reward and it was a huge hit! Very simple, again it's just a plastic flower pot from Menards, a little ribbon, some cute flowers, and a label :)

Last but not least inspired by this pin......

Source: classroomdiy.com via Amy on Pinterest

I made these........

again I do not think the picture does these justice! I LOVE THEM :) I used paper mache letters from Hobby Lobby and mod podged on some scrapbook paper and ribbon. I ended up painting the edges, I don't know why I thought I was going to mod podge all the little inside areas in the first place, but I did so I painted after the fact, I highly recommended painting first!

Next week I am hoping to show you my organization make over - It involves lots of spray paint, lamination,  printing, cutting, super sticky tape, and some mod podge of course :)

Can  you all tell how happy this crafty stuff makes me :)

Alright head on over to Tara's Blog and get inspired to craft away!!! Happy Monday!!
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