Beginning On The Barn...

Recently, I shared a picture of a barn that I found on a teacher's blog.  So, I talked my sweet hubby into making it.  We worked together on the design to make it fit my needs, and we went to work.

Cutting out the first side of the barn...

So then we used the first one for a template for the next one.

Cutting the two by twos went much quicker!

 The frame went well.

This was the fun part...putting it together.

I will use the top of the barn for holding book baskets.  There's a bar at the top for support, that I can use for hanging things.

Now, it is just awaiting some red paint and white trim.  I'll post pics when we get that completed...but I'm loving it so far!  I think my kiddos will love it too!Many Blessings,

Teaching In Chunks AND Made It Monday

I thought you might get more out of this if I did a short video. [no laughing please...teehee]I will address:Teaching in ChunksClass-YesTeach-OKHope this helps in some small way!Thanks for watching {and NOT laughing!]

Ok, so I'm a little late to the party, but had to share for "Make It Monday".

I have an obsession with vintage millinery flowers, and I'm still on the journal/notebook "kick"...lol

So, I wanted to share my personal journal that I made with some of my fav vintage millinery flowers and of course, some vintage "bling!  I LOVE the way it turned out!

And here is one that I made for a bloggy friend of mine.

Head on over and check out what others have made....HERE!

Made It Monday

I love having such freedom with my schedule in the summer...you know what I mean...no set time to get up, lunch whenever you want, go to the restroom when you actually need to go [lol], and for me crafting and creating.  When my boys were still at home, they would walk by my craft room and say, "Oh, it's craft Saturday, isn't it?"  I'd be up to my elbows in glue, glitter, paper!  

During the summer any day can be craft day, and I love that!  Even if it's just something simple, it makes me happy!  I adore vintage ephemera...like old tickets, labels, postcards, etc.  I also adore ribbon...all kinds and especially velvet!

Well, I sometimes come up with an idea or see something cool that I'd like to do but don't have anything to jot it down on.  Then I have to rely on my memory until I get home, and these days, not such a good idea!  lol  If I do get lucky and find a scrap of paper, it gets lost eventually or I have a pile of scraps and have to spend time sorting through the pile!  

So I bought this little pocket notebook.  I really like this one because it has metal edges to it!

But I had to make it "my own" so I got out my stack of ephemera, glue, ribbon, etc. and went to work.

I took out the ribbon bookmark and replaced it with my own:  two velvet ribbon ones.

I created little sections for websites, bulletin board ideas, center ideas, etc.

I think it turned out pretty cute.  I can't wait to start filling it up!

Now, head over to see what everyone else has been making at 4th Grade Frolics.