Monday Made It- August 10th

I am linking up with 4th Grade Frolics for her Monday Made It link up.  I love summer break and all the extra time I have to be crafty and make fun things!

I still have a few weeks left of summer break, so I haven't really jumped into creating back to school stuff....yet....  This Monday Made It post is all about fun summer stuff!

Jewelry Organization Board

You have no idea how badly I needed this!  My necklaces were scattered between random ziplock baggies and plastic containers and I wasn't even wearing most of them because I didn't even know what I had!  

I got my inspiration from several pins I found on Pinterest and whipped this up in just a few hours.

Materials:

Bulletin Board ($10 at Target)

White Paint ($2.50 at Target)

Fabric (about $3 at Joanns)

Lace Elastic ($1 at Joanns)

Ribbon ($2 at Joanns)

Push Pins ($3 at Target)

First I painted the boring brown frame of the board white.

Once dry, I covered the cork with my fun grey and white fabrics.  I stapled the edges.

I also added a piece of elastic lace on the bottom, thinking I might hang some earrings from it.

To cover those ugly staples, I glued ribbon around the outside of the edges.  

I let it all dry overnight, then organized my necklace disaster using these fun lime green push pins from Target.

Now I can actually see what necklaces I have and actually start wearing them!

Hanging Flower Pot

I had some extra flowers to plant, and wanted to make a hanging basket, but the only one I had was an ugly green and it had a hole in the bottom and a crack up the side.  Bummer!  I tried to find a new hanging basket, but apparently stores get rid of summer merchandise as soon as summer actually starts, and I couldn't find one anywhere.  

So, I decided to do a little hanging basket makeover!  

I found this bright and fun chevron duct tape and put several layers over the hole and crack, then went over the whole basket with the tape.  

I love how it turned out!  Bright, colorful, and once again functional!

Lemon Cupcakes

Lemon is the perfect summer flavor!  I found this lemon cake mix at the grocery store and decided to make them into lemon cupcakes.  I made the cake mix as directed, but put it into muffin tins instead of a cake pan.

To add a little zing to the frosting I mixed in some fresh lemon zest and the juice of half a fresh cut lemon.

A little yellow sugar sprinkles on top and I had the most delicious summery cupcake!

Summer is not quite over yet, but I do have to start thinking about "back to school" pretty soon.  I have a few ideas of things I want to make for my classroom over the next few weeks and hope to share them with you soon!

Monday Made It

It's time for Monday Made It!  Today I am linking up with 4th Grade Frolics Monday Made It to share something fun (and easy) I made for my classroom over the weekend.

Classroom Memory Jar

Supplies:

1 clear paint bucket (I got mine at Michaels.  They are normally about $7, but I used my 50% off coupon and got it for around $3.50

1 roll wrapping paper- I found this fun pattern at Michael's for $1.50

Glitter ribbon- yep, another find at Michael's, I think it was $1.00

Tape

Printer

Glue

Total Spent = about $6.00

This project was SO easy, I think it only took about 30 minutes start to finish.

First I cut the wrapping paper to fit the inside of the can, leaving a little overlap to seal the ends together.

Then I hopped on my computer and typed up the "Memory Jar" label.  I found a fun font, changed the colors to match my flower paper design, and printed it out on white card stock.

Now it is time to put all the pieces together:

Cut and glue the green glitter ribbon around the edges of the "Memory Jar" label.

Use double sided tape to tape the label onto the wrapping paper, then slip the wrapping paper inside the paint can.  

Put some double sided tape on the overlapping edge of the wrapping paper to seal it shut.

My memory jar!

My students saw it sitting on my desk today, and when I went over the days schedule, and asked if anyone had any questions about the schedule, someone raised their hand and asked "what is that memory jar on your desk for?".

I plan to write down daily class memories as they happen (and have the kids jot down memories too) on small slips of paper and put them into the jar.  On the last day of school I will open up the jar and read all of the memories together with the class.  I think it will be a fun way to look back on our year together and remember some of the things we may have forgotten about.  Next year I will have this memory jar ready for the start of the year, so we can start collecting memories on day 1!

What do you do to remember little memories with your class at the end of the year?  I would love to hear about your last day of school traditions and special things you do with your class!

For even more Monday Made It ideas, head on over to 4th Grade Frolics!