Monday Made It and some Fab Finds!

I was able to get several projects finished up this weekend and can't wait to share them with you! So here we go...

First up, a simple project, labeling some cute little baskets using the Boho Bird labels and stickers I got from Carson Dellosa.

There are some things I like to keep handy for math lessons and games, last year I found myself looking around the room for them way too much, so this year I want them to have a home! These baskets came from Dollar Tree, 2 for a dollar and they are perfect for keeping small quantities organized for small groups!

Next up, I have a spur of the moment craft! I didn't plan for this one, but while in Hobby Lobby I found a cute canvas on sale 90% off, only $1.50 and I thought to myself that could be something really cute, so I grabbed it. I found some Sharpie paint pens on sale at Michaels for 39 cents each and came up with a plan!

I painted the canvas with yellow acrylic paint, it took a couple of coats to cover the basketball and you can still see the circle of glitter a little (it's more visible in the picture than it was in person)! I added one of my favorite quotes with the black paint pen, an dots with other colors to match my classroom! It's not perfect, I just free hand drew them but I love how it turned out! I added a bird sticker too, just pulling in the class theme!

The real reason I was in hobby lobby was to pick up some fabric! I wanted to recover a directors chair that I picked up at a yard sale for 50 cents! A great find I was thrilled about, except it was black with a Pepsi One logo on it, easy fix with the right fabric, and I love how it turned out!!

It was really easy to recover and I think it will be a wonderful addition to my classroom!

The last project I did was a little different! I shared last week the bowl I am using for daily warm ups and I was also looking for a way to easily store and handout reviews at the end of the day! I picked up this napkin holder (commercial version from Gordon Foods) at the free teacher store in our area a while back thinking I would find some way to use it! I came up with this and it works perfectly!!!

It was easy to decorate, it had signs inside I took them out and replaced them with scrapbook papers in my classroom colors. I made the label that says take one using the Boho bird labels and stickers again. For the papers to come out correctly I had to cut them in half (hot dog style) and fold them in half (hamburger style) then overlap them with each other, once I placed them inside one comes out and the next pops up!! It was easy to create reviews in 2 columns and then cut them apart! Can't wait to use it with my kiddos, maybe they will actually want to do review problems now!! I doubt it, but maybe!!

While I was shopping for all my crafting goods I found some fabulous things I wanted to share too!

These fun finds came from Dollar Tree, see how little they are, they are retractable! I picked up a fly swatter and a back scratcher to use as a pointer. I love that they can be small for when we are working at the table close to one another and extend pretty far for a long reach!! Hopefully they hold up in the classroom!!

I picked up these fun pencils at Target, I love the "school" themed ones, and the other have sayings on them "great job" "nice work" etc. I am going to put them in my pencil dispenser as rewards! So cute!!

Finally, I got these great books (level 3 readers) each for a dollar in the Target Dollar Spot! They were great reads, the president and bill of rights were very well written and I think will be very helpful to my students in social studies this year!

Back to school shopping is just getting started for me, I am sure I'll be back with more fabulous goodies before long!

Don't forget to stop by Tara's Blog and check out all the amazing things people are making for their classrooms!