Hall Passes

See I told ya, when I start a craft I need to finish it that day!

I made two for my class and two for the other teacher next door, Mrs. Taylor.
(scraping the sticker off)

(first coat of paint)


(FINISHED!)

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Feeling Crafty.

It has been quite a while since I've felt "crafty"--partly because I haven't had the time--and because when I start a project I like to finish it in one sitting.

Craft 1: "Hall Passes"--I've been giving the students in my class a laminated index card anytime that they needed to leave the room.--Totally boring, and very unoriginal. So, I wanted to spruce up the normal hall pass. --This craft I hope to finish today! As soon as I'm done I will be sure to post the "finished" project. Here's a peak of the "before."

Craft 2: My extended family picks names for Christmas. There are so many of us... so it makes it easier if we only have to buy a gift for one person! This year I got my cousin Savannah's name. She is my cousin Julie and her husband Chris' adorable three year old! I decided part of her gift would be a dress! I haven't started on it, but here's a look at the fabric for the dress! Enjoy!

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Double Post

Here is the newest accessory for my bathroom! The apartment that I live in does not have a lot of space to hang things. So I went to Hobby Lobby and got this piece on sale!

It began very plain...

...and the idea was to paint it white with navy details
(to match the decor in my room)...

...but as you can see, that's not how the finished product looks!
I kept messing up (it is not easy to cover navy paint with white paint)...
so ultimately I just decided to mix the two colors together and this is what I ended with...

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Recycled Puzzle.

So, the little girl I babysit LOVES puzzles. Along with her love of puzzles comes the destruction of puzzles. By destruction I mean she pulls the top layer off of the puzzle. Well her Mom asked me if I wanted her old puzzle. I thought sure (not really knowing what I was going to do with it.) Well, three hours after I got home this is what I came up with!

The Before (It's actually a little bit more beat up)
(http://www.educationallearninggames.com/endangered-species-floor-puzzle.asp)


Finished Product.
And since the camera on my phone really stinks...the background color is blue and the puzzle pieces are painted green and then the letters are painted with orange. (Yes, a random array of colors that don't necessarily go together--but I must admit they were all I had. Next time I'll prepare before I paint!)

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Accessory for the coffee table.

My coffee table is cluttered with a ton of junk. It is right there when you walk into my apartment. Remotes, keys, magazines-they all land on the coffee table. So, I was walking through Wal-Mart the other day and saw this really cute tray. It was plain wood with no color. I was feeling crafty (as I have all summer!) so I decided to paint it blue and add some kind of accent to it. This is what I ended up with:

I used a stencil for the swirly flowers.

On the coffee table!
The swirly flowers on the outside were fairly easy. When I moved to the ones on the inside is where I had problems. The stencil leaked through and the black paint was splotchy. So it took me about 4 coats of blue to cover up the black so I could start over. In the end I'm pretty excited about it!

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