Soon the Carson Delosa catolog will arrive and then an avalance of xatologs will arrive too. I love catalogs, but I have to say that the CTP catalog is my favorite. They just have so many cute items I can use in my class! I would go broke if I did not have a spending limit. Even with a spending limit I go over.
This past August I finally caved in a bought the Poppin Patterns Calendar set.
I had waited several years before I sprung for it because my old calendar set was in near perfect condition. I just could not wait any longer. So I donated my near perfect calendar set to another teacher and I am LOVING my new one. My favorite part is that everything is coordinated and all the components come together in one set. I have days of the week, weather, calendar & the months. I think it is pretty reasonably priced too. Anyway, right after I bought it they came out with a Dots on Chocolate set that I began to drool over.
I just adore it! However, although I love it and would gladly spring for it and justify it later, it doesn't really go with my classroom decor. I do however have some Dots on Chocolate items like the jumbo and mini designer cutouts. I use them for various things in my room. (I'll have to blog about them another time.) So where does that leave me now??? I am still contemplating buying the calendar days, and using them in my room for some sort of counting activity. Oh and the Month headers, I can use them at a center or post them by my door, I don't know. Again it leaves me buying them and justifying it later.
Well, it gets worse. As I went through the NEW catalog, I saw they have a new set, Dots on Turquoise. And while again it does not match AT ALL with my room, I love some components. Now I don't think I will jump on these just yet, but I may get a border or chart.
Here is another item I might pick up.
I currently use DJ Inkers Weather Bears, but mine need replacing and when I saw this one I really began to struggle about which one to buy.
I can go on forever, but I will stop here. I do recommend going to their website and having a look around. Do you think I have an addiction? I feel like I have a problem. Is that my first step to recovery, knowing I have a problem. :P
This is too funny! I just got a Really Good Stuff catalog and was trying to resist looking at it! I really like the Dots on Turquoise too...
ReplyDeleteDon't worry, you're not alone. I'm also a buy-now-justify-later kinda person! :)
I love my Poppin Patterns classroom! I almost have it all and now I too need to start the chocolate rendition. I rotate my classroom decorations each year, so I am up to about 10 that I rotate. Sometimes I change mid year so I can use 2 a year! My wallet is very thin these days thanks to my obsession with dots, LOL.
ReplyDeleteLadybug Teacher, I get the Really Good Stuff catalog. They have some nice materials but my favorite item from their catalog are the colred baskets.
ReplyDeletePink is my Ink, what a good idea to have more than 1 and rotate them. I think I will have to do just that.
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