Mini Classroom Banner DIY

Hello School Girl Followers,

Here's a short and sweet variation of a classroom banner I just completed.

It's super easy (I know I always say that, but it is)!

I used 4.5in x 7.25in card stock in various colors. I cut a triangle from the bottom to make the 2 points ( the triangle measured 3in x 3in x 4.5in. I punched 2 wholes at the top and ran my favorite color ribbon through the punched wholes.  The beauty of this banner is that you can make it as long or as short as you want.

And viola!! I told you it was easy!

Happy Mini Banner Making,
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WELCOME Banner DIY

Hello School Girl Followers!

Today's post is to show you how I made this cute WELCOME banner for my 2nd grade classroom.

I choose to make my own banner because it gave me the freedom to choose the specific colors I wanted to use in my classroom.  This banner was super easy and fast to make.  Below is a picture of the materials I used for this project.

Welcome Banner Materials:

 

I purchased a 12 x 12 Bright Days Textured card stock (count of 30 sheets) from Walmart for $5.  I also purchased a set of Die cut Letters from Dollar Tree for only $1.  The rest of the materials I alreday had in my craft room.  But, let me tell you what I did.

I cut out one triangle from each 12 x 12 page.  Each triangle measures 12 inches on the top and 13 inches on the sides pointing down.  I made a total of 7 triangles each in a different color to fit the letters W-E-L-C-O-M-E.  I also cut out a white circle to fit my letters.  I did this so that my letters would pop out more.  I used Aleene's Tacky spray (I followed can directions) to spray the back of the letters and glued them onto the white circle AND the then I sprayed the white circle to glue it to the triangle.  Lastly, I cut 2 slits at the top of my triangle to fit my color ribbon.  I love this part because the color of your ribbon adds to the banner.  Normally, the ribbon would go on the back of the banner but in this case my ribbon adds color to the banner and it looks better in the front. I included the whole punch in the picture (small rectangle) because in another banner I made I used this whole punch and it worked great, so you have options and preference here.

That's it! Easy peasy!  And I still have 23 sheets of 12 x 12 paper for my future crafty needs!

PS: The Tacky Spray is one of my cheapest investments and it works GREAT!  I got it from JoAnn Fabrics at regular price for about $7.  I mean its not cheap, but it comes in handy and great to use with a multitude of projects!  If you don't do many projects you can used other types of glue (not as pricey) or whatever you already have.

Oops: I forgot to mention that I made this "Mini Banner" with the left over scraps from this project.  Isn't it cute?  I actually made two shorter ones!

Happy Banner Making,
Celines

Owl Treat Bags

Hello School Girls!
Today's post involves making these cute owl treat bags!

Since I've decided to incorporate the owl theme in my 2015-16 classroom theme decor, I decided to make these cute owl treat bags.

I've seen a similar version somewhere on Pinterest, but without any directions.  So, I decided to tackle this project and document my DIY process as a resource just for you!  Don't worry, these owls are pretty easy to make.  The hardest job was making the owl template and I'm going to tell you how I did it.

Here's what I did:

I used a piece of medium card stock paper that I had laying around and I free lanced the shape of the owl based on the original Pinterest picture.  I decided how big my owls would be based on the size of the cellophane bag I decided to use (width wise) making sure that the owl head covered my cello bag.  As you can see from the picture below, the owl head is about 3in long by 4 inches wide.  The bags are also 3 x 4 inches.  Normally, I would make my topper slightly bigger than the bags and not the exact size (50#  bags cost me $1.99 at Party City). 

From the collage below you can see that I used the cardboard template to trace and cut the owl from the colored polka dotted card stock. I used 2 different size circle punches and I cut 2 white larger circles and 2 black smaller circles for the eyes.  I used double sided tape to glue the eyes to the owl head.  I also used left over orange and gold paper (scraps from the traced owl) to make small triangles for the mouth.  I glued those to the owl and viola!

Here is the finished result, cute little baby owls!!

Hope you enjoy making these.  Please leave your comments and questions below!
Happy Owl making!
Celines

Monogram Letter DIY

Welcome to my first Beloved School Girl blog! Woohoo!!

This is actually very exciting for me because after a long one year journey I finally have my teaching mojo back!  Thanks to my dear Marcy, my new principal and most of all God, I am completely renewed and inspired.  I can't wait to share with you ALL of my ideas!

The purpose of this blog  is to inspire both parents and teachers.  I am a firm believer that parents and teachers must work together for the good of the children.  So, this blog will be FILLED with my personal ideas, and inspirations that will motivated you to have the best 2015-2016 school year ever!

My first idea comes after many hours of scrolling through Pinterest.  Today I want to share with you my steps to creating this wonderful Monogram Letter.

These letters are a perfect gift for the beginning of the school year (if I may say so myself!). 

Below are the steps to making your own!

Teacher Monogram Letters DIY:

I started out with 2 wooden letters from Walmart for about $2 a piece.  I purchased Apple Barrel Matte Acrylic paint in Bimini Blue & Fucshia for $0.50 a bottle.  I used a sponge brush that I already had and went to town painting the letters on both sides.  Make sure you wait for one side to dry first before turning over and be sure to paint the insides and flat parts.

While the letters were drying I worked on making the felt flowers.  Each 8 x 10 piece of felt is about $0.50.  You need at least 3 colors to make yours pop.  I tried making a video to show you how I made my flowers but it was too long and I couldn't crop it to fit.  You can YouTube a video on felt flowers and make it from there.  But, here are my pictures in case it helps.

I took a square piece of felt and folded it in half to cut into a circle (Or you can use a cookie cutter to trace your circle).  Then, I cut the circle into a spiral, leaving a big circle as a flat base in the middle.  Then, I rolled the flower adding hot glue as I rolled to hold it together.

Once the letters are completely dry, I played with the flowers to see where I wanted to place them.

Then, I turned the letter over and attached black ribbon directly unto the letter using hot glue.

I also added a black bow to the top of the hanging ribbon, as seen on the final picture below.  And to make it even cuter I added white pearls to fill in the empty spaces around it along with a couple of rhinestones for sparkle.  Oh, and I almost forgot about the black and white polka dot bow!  You can use any color ribbon you wish but this one is one of my favorites.

There you have it!  I hope you've been inspired to make this project! I spent a total of about $6 making this project.  But, if you're not as crafty as you'd like to be I can custom make one for you for only $15 (plus S&H).

Happy Crafting & Have a great project making Summer!


The Beloved School Girl
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