It has been a long two years, lack of sleep, lots of reading, lots and lots of writing and I am happy to report only two breakdowns, (one revolved around accounting and the other was Human Biology) and I am a college graduate. I graduated with High Honors (Summa Cum Laude) and was invited to … Continue reading
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Personalized Backpack with Duck Tape
Every year we go through the same song and dance on how to personalize backpacks. This year we opted for a lovely clear backpack with black straps (the rules at my daughter’s school is clear or mesh backpacks) the problem with black is it is extremely hard to personalize. I purchased some turquoise, purple leopard … Continue reading
I Survived the Last Week of School
Last week was the last week of First Grade for my daughter and we had our first Tropical Storm of the season, which equals a crazy busy week. I also opened a Society 6 shop to order prints of some of my paintings and drawings – check it out here. The Rusty Blue Car … Continue reading
Milk Carton Banks (Free Download)
It is almost Girl Scout Cookie Season (it starts here today!) so I decided to teach my scouts all about money. Our troop has been turned into a “flex” troop, meaning it now has Brownies in the troop as well. I personally think it is great and it gives me a way to incorporate a … Continue reading
Class Presents (with printable)
It has been a whirl wind week, with Christmas Programs, Christmas Vacation and preparing for the big man in red. Since the Princess has started school we have done “class presents” usually a bookmark and something else. This year it was just the bookmarks, the princess didn’t really want to help me with projects this … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday
The princess won 2nd for her photography and her flag photo is going to districts.
Wordless Wednesday
All About Me – Part of the Princess’s homework
Back to School – “Glitter” Personalization
Every year I go through the same thing personalizing school supplies. Our school has a pretty strict dress code including clear or mesh backpacks which are really hard to personalize. I always have visions of my daughter coming home with another child’s backpack because they all look the same. I know the teachers really appreciate … Continue reading
Personalizing a Clear Backpack
We have several clear backpacks around our house because it is a requirement of our school district. One of the ones we got when the Princess entered into Pre-K was a “Thomas Blue” trim backpack. I love to personalize items for my kids for several reasons. One it makes it easier to find when in … Continue reading
Year End Teacher Thank You Gifts
Every year I try to think of something different to say Thank You to my daughters teachers. This year with the help of my hydrangeas blooming a month early I had beautiful pink hydrangeas to share. I also had seed packets that I decided to share with them as well – I picked them up … Continue reading
Who Are You Calling Crafty? 