Monday Made It: 07/07/14

Hi ladies and gents!

It is Monday and that means that it is time for Monday Made It! 

I've been looking forward to this post for some time now. 

Some time ago I was on Etsy looking around, I do that A LOT, and saw these fab boards.

I fell in love with them but they cost anywhere between $50.00 to $70.00, and while I think that the creators absolutely should be paid for their hard work, I am poor. I just couldn't afford it.

Then a lightbulb turned on. I have a cork board, which I was thinking of getting rid of because I hate the brown border. It just never matched my room.

I even tried to cover it in washi tape to make it less offensive. 

Didn't work for me.

Now for the face lift...

I started by uncovering the board. 

The green no longer went with my new nautical theme so I was switching to a navy chevron for this project.

I started by using regular push pins to hold the fabric in place.

Once the fabric was right where Iw anted it I started by adding thumb tacks to the corners.

Next, I added thumb tacks to the center point between the corners.

I did this all the way around.

 Once all my thumb tacks were down (when I ran out of thumbtacks) it was time to fold over the fabric. I want to say that I plan to come back and add more thumbtacks, I just have to buy some.

I folded one side over.

 I used Scor Pal tape because I knew it would stick, and I wanted this project to be low maintenance. If I had used some gooey adhesive it would have needed dry time. Another added bonus is that if/when I want to change the fabric I can pull it off the tape.

I cut pieces of the tape and laid them down all around the border edge.

 I went all the way around, folding the fabric back as I went.

 When I got tape down on all sides...

 I added some more. :P

Next it was time to fold over.

 Ummmm, obviously I didn't center it right. Oops, no matter that is the back right. For this part I used my stapler. I went all the way around just like with the thumbtacks, once side at a time.

 Here is the finished product. 

I wish I had ironed the fabric before to get rid of that crease.

Boo, shame on me.

 A closer look at the tacks. Visible and invisible too!

Finally, here it is above the computers. It will hang on this wall once I get the hooks up.

What do you think?

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Five for Friday... on Saturday 08/10/13

Hi everyone,

Wow, what a busy week. My first official week back is done. Next week the kids start. Yikes, I guess better get started on those plans.  But before I do I will join in on Doodle Bugs Five for Friday linky.

1. Chevron Boarders

I posted a similar pic of my Chevron alphabet, from Cara Caroll, and matching chevron border from CTP, but I added my Tiki Man and just had to put up a new pic. I love it so much. 

2. Whiteboard Spots

This was todays big project. Oh boy was this a labor of love. Yes, those are triple borders. Again I used the chevron, from CTP, on the blank wall just to dress up and frame my chevron blends & digraphs. These came from Latoya Reed.

3. Table Numbers

Finally, after 2 years, I got the hang of my circle cutter. So I now have some perfectly round bright table numbers. Aren't they cute? They came from the fab Kristen, over at Ladybug Teacher Files. 

4. Cutie Numbers

Aren't these adorable? They are Sara Cooley's creation. Can't wait to get her alphabet too. I think I will put these up next to my chevron numbers from Cara Carroll.

5. Lin Up Here

This one was a huge hit at work. I have to agree, I love it, and is one of my fave new things in my room. Everyone that came by wanted one. Finally had to send them all Michelle's way. If you want one, head on over to Fabulous In First's Facebook page. It is a fan freebie.

6. Table Runner

And that is what I do when I look back at my desk, smile. I had some extra fabric so I had a fellow teacher make me a runner out of it. This wayI can kind of protect my whiteboard spots. Post on those coming soon for Monday Made it. :)

To quote an old friend of mine, Porky the Pig... "That's all folks!" Hope your having a great weekend and don't forget to check out all the other fab bloggers posts on Doodle Bugs 

Five for Friday linky.

Five for Friday: 08-02-13

Hi everyone,

I have so much to say but have no clue where to start. So I decided to just give you snippets and join in on Doodle Bugs Five for Friday linky.

1. Chevron Boarders

One of this years new purchases are CTP's chevron boarders. Now I am not adding these to my chevron bulletin boards because that is just way too much chevron. No those get solid boarders. These are for other items I have up on my walls with out a background. I wanted to find a way to group them together or frame them and this turned out to be the perfect way. More pics to come when I finish up my room next week.

2. Whiteboard Spots

I've seen these around for 2 years now and would you know that I finally found these sheets while looking for something else entirely. I actually got these for a great price at Walmart. I put them on my small group/ guided reading table. This should save us some time, as the students will not have to run back and forth grabbing supplies. The other day Kristen blogged about her clipboard/whiteboards and I am thinking I will go back to get some more sheets and make some for my class too. 

3. Dying MacBook

This is a sad moment. Just 2 days ago my MacBook, my work machine, started to fail on me. It just wouldn't load. Now I still have my personal Mac Air, but this is still hard on me. This baby has been with me for 4 years and holds so much. Now luckily I have everything backed up on an external hard drive. The bright light at the end of the tunnel is that my fabulous Team Leader is going to save the day. Her genius husband said it looks like a bad hard drive and will save the day soon. *crossing my fingers*

4. Dr. Jean is brilliant.

I just spend two days with the marvelous Dr. Jean Feldman. I have so many ideas. I am definitely going to be blogging about some of them. 

5. Lakeshore Learning

Finally, after the conference yesterday, my team and I went to the new Lakeshore Learning store. Everything was 20% off. Well I am proud to say I walked out without spending a penny. True, I bought all my stuff already, and even though I was seriously tempted to get some new surfboards and chevron pockets, I resisted. I mean I do already have two other packs of pockets sitting in my classroom. PLUS the most important bit is I have nothing to use these for. However, I will be purchasing some next year. :P I have that long to think of what to do with them. Ha ha ha

That is it... for now. I hope to be back so and share so many other things. Don't forget to check out the party over at Doodle Bugs Five for Friday linky.