Stool Makeover

I had a plain wooden stool that I used in my classroom and decided it need a makeover.

I stuck with my color scheme, so I painted the top white and then taped off a chevron pattern using frog tape.

I then painted my grey paint over the white. I let the paint dry over night and then peeled the tape off. It looked pretty good, but I had to do a few touch ups.

I thought it might be idea to put some kind of sealer, so I got out the handy dandy Mod Podge. 

After the Mod Podge dried, it was spray paint time. I used a black gloss spray paint to spray the stool legs. I taped off the top part of the stool so I wouldn't have any black paint on the seat of the stool. 

I didn't have quite enough spray paint, so I thought I could add some more color to the spoke part. I had some scrap paper and decided to Mod Podge it on! 

I am so excited about the way it turned out! 

New class theme!

I have been so excited about my new theme for this coming year. I bought some fabric at Hobby Lobby to make curtains and it has been my inspiration for the rest of my classroom. 

The circle design will be the curtain for my window and the green will fabric will be used as a curtain for some storage areas. 

I went to Michaels today and was so excited to see they had their school decor set out! I was wanting lime and black polka dot border and they had it! The lime colored border was on clearance or $1.99! So excited!

I was wanting to make some colored clothes pins for various things and was going to just spray paint them, but as I was checking out I spotted these in the $1.50 baskets. Too cute to pass up!

I am still obsessed with my READ letters I made last week! 

I also picked up some paint today to give my stool a makeover and match the color scheme. Stay posted, I will post a pic when it is finished! 

Ron Clark

 

A few months back several teachers at my school were chosen to visit Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta, Georgia. I was so lucky to attend and it was a life changing experience. 

Ron Clark is such an inspiration and his school is amazing. Everything at their school is so engaging. The lessons were unbelievable and who wouldn't want a slide IN their school? 

They also make the school very personable for the children. There are pictures of them hanging everywhere. I loved it! Since we visited, we have started hanging pictures of our kids around the school and they LOVE it!

The kids at Ron Clark were so thrilled to be there and truly appreciate their education. I hope that everyone who is a teacher gets the opportunity to visit the academy someday. You won't be the same! 

Monday Made It!

So I have my first Monday Made it!  I got this idea on Pinterest.  I am changing up my classroom colors this year to black, gray, and lime green.  I bought some really cute fabric last week at Hobby Lobby to make some curtains and I thought the paper I used for these letters would look great with the fabric.  I bought the scrapbook paper, the wooden letters, and some Mod Podge at Michaels yesterday.  I placed the wooden letters on top of the paper to trace the letters and then cut out the designs.  I then applied Mod Podge to the wooden letters to adhere the paper.  Once I had the entire front of the letters covered I applied Mod Podge on top of the paper (this will help it stay nice and sturdy).  I think they turned out great and I can't wait to hang them on the side of my bookcase!  I think I will add some ribbon to hang them by.  Happy Crafting!