Nautical bulletin!

So I've come to the conclusion that there defiantly needs to be a class on teacher crafting such as the copy machine(like all the little tricks), laminating, die cutting, and BULLETIN BOARD MAKING! It is so darn hard to put up a bulletin board! Even just getting that paper is hard! Those big things of paper do not cut easily. And then putting up the paper, jeezzzeee  you need atleast 3 hands, especially for a big board.

Well after about 2 hours (with help) I finally finished my first bulletin board! And obviously it nautical haha!

On the first day of school I plan on taking pictures of each of the kids and cutting out their faces to go on the boat!

DIY Nautical Pillow!

Check out what I just made for my classroom! As I've been planning my classroom out one thing I really wanted was a reading nook for my kids! I wanted a comfortable area for them to sit and enjoy books, so naturally pillows would do the trick. Well, come to find out, cute pillows can be quite expensive....sooo I planned to make my own. Well, fabric and stuffing happen to be quite expensive as well. So as I was getting frustrated with my pillow search I took a trip to Ikea with my parents. I found all of these pillows for 3.99 each! MUCH cheaper then it would have been to make my own. Their even machine washable!!! I picked out the red and blue to go with my nautical theme, I was unsure of white because of the almost guarantee of it showing a lot of dirt but I figure ill just through it in the wash more often. Then to add for of that nautical flair I added an anchor! Heres what I did:

To make sure my anchor was just right I took a regular old file folder and right at the crease traced out half an anchor, then I cut it out and unfolded it. This created a perfectly even anchor! I then used the stencil to trace out my anchor and with a little acrylic paint POOF! All done!

Calendar Time!

Its August Already?!?!

I cant believe its August! I mean I know we're a week in but I'm still telling myself it cant we true. For those of you gearing up for another school year I'm sure your rushing around like I am. As a first year teacher I'm trying to wrap my head around all the millions of things I need to do! There are todo lists EVERYWHERE around my house and classroom, in my car, you name it! 

Well, one of the things I need to do to set up my classroom is get a calendar set. Being the not so wealthy recent college grad I am I decided the only way to save is to make my own! and of course....it nautical! Check it out! After I made it all I did was print and laminate, attach a little velcro and tadaaaaa! All done!

If you like this set check it out at teacherspayteachers! 

Labels, labels, labels, labels, labels

With the school year fast approaching and creeping up behind us I've been busy organizing and labeling my classroom! (And yes even the labels are nautical) I always say it but its ALL ABOUT THE PRESENTATION. I have a small problem where if I pick a theme or have an idea its either has to be all or nothing, it great, but can sometimes be a problem. So here are my nautical labels! Check them out at My Store!