Sunny Day Crafts and TPT Sale

Happy Sunday!!

Aren't these the sunniest little craft? They caught my eye walking past the door and I had to grab my camera for a quick picture to share. They are just two circles of yellow paper with an orange painted sunny smile. The rays of the sun are loops of paper strips....super cute!!!!

Did you hear the news? There is an awesome sale on TPT this week and I am linking up with some other awesome Kinderland sellers to show you what is on sale. I will have nearly my entire store on sale for 20% off PLUS you get an additional amount off from TPT so nearly everything will be available for 28% off.

You HAVE to enter the code TAD13 at the checkout to get your extra discount...don't forget!! This is the last sale of the year and I know there will be a lot of great deals going on!! 

Today I added my Commercial Font License to TPT. You are free to use my fonts for your personal classroom items. However, if you plan to use them in a free or paid item on your blog, TPT, TN, etc then you will need to purchase a one-time license. The fonts included in the download are shown below. I will continue to add more fonts to the file and the price may eventually go up a little, but for now it is only $2.50....that's a pretty good deal, lol.

I also bundled 9 sets of my Winter and Holiday Clip Art. It has over 200 image files all hand drawn by me. It is a great deal!! You can visit my store here Mrs. Messenger on TPT. 

Are you having a sale as well? Please link up below so we can see all the great stores having a sale!! 

Happy Shopping!!!

Insect Art Ideas and More

This week I took a lot of pictures around my building of all the springtime art decorations. We also had a great field trip to the zoo!!

Beginning at the top left and going clockwise....

1. The teacher made her door into a giant beehive and if you look really close you can see the paperplate bees that are hanging from the ceiling. The students painted the stripes and then their photo was the head of the bee....super cute!! 

2. (top center) Another cute paper craft...ladybugs with paint dauber spots. The ladybugs decorated the bulletin board on the bottom middle row. 

3. (top right) Colored strips of paper glued to a leaf shape cutout and voila...it's the very hungry caterpillar. The children then worked cooperatively to paint the wings. The center picture is our bulletin board in the hall. It's super cute and all 'kid-made'. We get compliments every time a class passes our room. 

4. (bottom right) You can't completely see it but those are 'word family' caterpillars. Each oval has a different word family. Super cute and colorful aren't they?

5 (bottom middle) Ladybugs and flowers made with colored paper and paint daubers.

6. (bottom left) Honeycomb cereal bee hives with a "BEES' poem.

I made a few more fonts this week and I will get them loaded onto my FB page as this week's Fan Freebie. Here's a peek at how they look.

You can grab a copy for free just by 'liking' my Facebook Fan Page.

If you are a fan of backgrounds I will have this freebie available on my Uniquely Yours Blog Design page.

Have a great week!!!!

Free Fonts and Flower Clip Art

My school is having 'Right to Read' week this week and the teachers were all busy changing their bulletin boards and classroom decorations for all of the fun activities that are planned for the children. My camera is all charged for LOTS of pictures I will take tomorrow. I will share them with you later in the week.

Are you all ready for summer? Things sure do get crazy at the end of the year don't they? I have been busy working on my graphics and blog designs. You can check out my newest blog makeovers on my design blog, Uniquely Yours Blog Designs. My daughter and I made some free fonts using the iPad and they are available there as well.

FREE FONTS

I would LOVE for you to follow me there and leave a comment if you grab the free fonts.

I also drew this little cutie for my friend Maggie. Isn't she adorable?

I made this new set of clip art. It includes all 3 sets shown:

Oodles-of-Doodles-Spring-Flowers-Snails-and-Turtles-Clip-Art

I priced it on sale today for $2.50. It includes 27 colorful clips!! Oh, and did I mention? If you follow my Facebook Fan Page you can grab the Flower Clip Art for FREE!!! Yep, it's true!! Click on the 'Fan Freebie' tab I just added to my Facebook page and it will take you to the free clip art link. 

Have a WONDERFUL week!!

Spring Break at Last....

It's Spring....and I use that word lightly....Break, and yes in Ohio that means that tomorrow they are predicting 6 inches of snow. But that is OK with me because the cupboards are full of food and I have 8 more days off....WoooHoooo!! I love my job but I needed a bit of R & R & B....that's rest, relaxation and blogging. I have about a bazillion blogs in my reader to get caught up on and some new blog designs to get finished.
In case you didn't read I have started to design blog layouts...in addition to my clip art and educational items. I have a new blog for my designing where I will post pictures but since it is new I thought I would share my latest creation here. I just finished this design for Cherie from Hip, Hop, Hurray....Tales from an Artroom. Cherie writes about her experiences in the art room and her love of literature. She also posts lots of great photos of student artwork.... so many creative and unique projects!! You should definitely check out her blog!! Here is how it turned out. She picked great colors!!

So what will you be doing this week? Are you on break?? 

If you are interested in a blog makeover or a new design you can read more information on my Uniquely Yours Blog Designs page. Have a great week!!!

Friday Freebie....Polka Dot Umbrellas

Happy Weekend!!   

I just finished up 2 new blog designs and I think they turned out really cute! Jeannie from Kindergarten Lifestyle wanted a newer look and Heidi from Sugarplum Kinders is a brand new Kindergarten blogger. Here's a screen shot of how they turned out:

If you are interested in a new blog layout you can read more information by clicking the 'Uniquely Yours' tab at the top of my blog.

I can't believe I actually have a Friday Freebie AND it's ready on Friday!! I've been sick at home so today I drew these....

It's actually 19 files in png and jpg with a few blacklines included. You can grab your free copy here:  

Rainy Days Polka Dots

I'm also super excited to be approaching 400 followers and I have a giveaway planned with 15 (and growing) prizes from top Kinderland bloggers!! 

Are you on Spring Break yet? Mine starts next week. My only plans are 3 softball games for my daughter and trying to get homework packets done for the rest of the year. Do you have any fun plans?

Have a great weekend!!

March Currently....

Well good golly Miss Molly... I am jumping in with 2 feet and doing the March Currently. I love reading those don't you? I am not the best at doing all of the linky dinky's so I had never joined in but I am going to give it a try!! You can join in the fun and link up with Farley from 'Oh Boy Fourth Grade'. She is a 4th grade teacher but she is a hoot and a half....her blog always makes me laugh!!

So....here we go, my FIRST 'Currently'

LISTENING.....SO....currently we are watching the entire series of Lost AGAIN!! I think that might be one of my favorite shows! How did I never watch it when it was on TV? Was I under a rock somewhere? We watched it over Christmas break when the whole family was sick but now we are watching it again...we are hooked! My daughter even bought the X-Box game for it! They were funny too as they played it because they kept saying... 'that did not really happen in the show".

I am LOVING that....Yesterday my hubby said he was running an errand and he came home with THIS!!! I've been telling him for a while that I miss having a guinea pig in my classroom. I used to have one for a few years but he passed on to guinea pig heaven and I never got a new one. Isn't he SOOOOOO cute? I usually let the kids name the pet but Coco popped in my head the minute I saw him so I think I am picking the name this time. My grandson came over and he watched him literally for hours. Every time he moved in the cage he would laugh!

I am THINKING....that I should get off my comfy couch and go buy some MILK for my coffee!! Bwahahaha!! I need milk in my coffee!! I mean it's like an oreo with no filling....peanutbutter without jelly....it  is a necessity!!

I am currently WANTING....my SLIPPERS. Do you just have that one comfort piece of clothing, shoes, pillow or blanket? Well I actually have ALL of those things, LOL. But I am telling you the MINUTE I walk in the house from anywhere I put on my slippers like good ol' Mr. Rogers!! AND I cannot find them!! My grandson put them on yesterday and was walking around and I have looked everywhere and I don't know where he put them. Since he is only 2 he is not a tremendous help in finding them!!! I am SERIOUS I WANT my SLIPPERS!!!

I am currently NEEDING.... Spring Break!! Don't get me wrong, I love my kiddo's at school, but I need a break. I have felt like I have been on the brink of getting sick for over a week. I feel blah....headache, dizzy...but not enough to make me stay home from work. I just need some chill out time!! We aren't going anywhere because my own kids at home always have a different Spring Break that is ok with me because I have a paper to type up before the end of the month.

AND....finally I LIKE.....NOODLES especially mac and cheese, but since I am 'N' it's the closest I could do. I LOVE.... NACHOS with cheese.... and I HATE... NASTY people OK SORRY that is TWO words, but I HATE them, really!!...YEP....like the two-faced bully type that stress me out...even if they have CHEESE....I still hate them!

Well, that's it...my very first 'Currently'....it was fun! You should give it a try and link up over at Oh' Boy Fourth Grade!

Got Cars??

Happy Sunday!!
Can you believe we lose a whole precious hour today? Noooooo say it isn't true!! 

So today I am linking up with a bunch of my Kinderland Blogger Friends and we are having a SALE!!! Yep, it's true and just for you!! 

I was paired up with the EVER FABULOUS..... KACI HOFFER!!! I just luvers that girl, and her blog  Mrs. Hoffer's Spot! She is just a sweet person and she makes super cute activities that the kids LOVE!!!

Do you have a bunch of these laying around??

If not then run out to the Dollar Tree and grab the 8 pack pictured above because they fit PERFECTLY on this......

Seriously!!! My boys walked into the classroom and saw this laying on the table and they instantly wanted it!!! I told them it wasn't ready....it still needed cut and laminated and they did not care!!

They are CVC words done in a road font so the kiddo's 'drive' their little cars over the road and sound out the words. 

You could use it with lower kids and they could name the letter or the letter sound! My boys wanted it NOW!!!!

It comes with 20 road word cards and 20 matching pictures.

You can glue each picture to the back of the word so it is self correcting. The kiddo's just flip their card to see if they read the word correctly. 

AND....she made 4 record sheets to pair with the activity.

Even your struggling learners will be jumping at a turn with this center!! It is on sale for the next 3 days. You can grab a copy for......

.....wait for it.....

$4.00

YUP!! I'm serious....it's on sale for the next 3 days!!

Oh, and guess what?? Kaci said I could also give away a copy here!! Just leave me a comment and I will pick a winner Monday night. 

You can grab this item here.

And be sure to stop over at Mrs. Hoffer's Spot and show her some love!!

You can visit everyone participating in the sale by following the linky party below!!