Bunting and Gift Tags on the Way to L.A.

Lisa in L.A. bought my "Music of the Night" bunting set for her daughter's upcoming birthday party, so I sent along some coordinating gift tags as a little bonus~
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Work-related musings:

Is it too early in my summer vacation to start hoping for a room mother/parent volunteer for next year's class who is totally into recipes like Mystery Mocha and Lemon Frosted Cardamom Chai Cupcakes?

How much fun would these paper headbands/wreaths be for classroom playtime or the holidays?  

Since I'm happy to bake, how cool would it be to team-teach with this lady?

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Blogiversary Giveaway *hint*:

They're foamy... geometric even!

Hmmm....

Busy With Banners and Bunting...

 

... but I'll return to my regularly-scheduled-blogging later this week (One World One Heart is just around the corner!):

In the meantime, take a peek at some goodies I made for the first ever Valentine swap in which I'll be participating:




Spring blue, red and white are terrific February colors!

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Quick reads/views I've snuck in between rounds of banner-making:

Mamacita hits the nail right on the head ~as usual~ in her latest post, "Public Behavior: Ma Says to Rein It In, Kids!"

Behavior Modification for Bacteria over at TED Talks:

Chubby Little Snowmen/Saturday Banners

Here's what I could photograph of my students' snowmen display:



(Is it just me or is there a chubby little bunny there too? Carrot thief.)



Happy snowmen in colorful hats...

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After finding the ribbon I wanted at Michael's today, I came home and made banners~ here's my messy inspiration:



My energy snack (peanut butter filled pretzels, m-n-m's, and chocolate covered coffee beans):



The piles for my "(almost) nothing-matches Valentine banners:"



Six done, quite a few more to go!

~*Stop*~ Banner Time!

I'm back to school on Monday, so this week/weekend I've been taking some time for myself downstairs in the craft nook:



The Christmas decorations are down and packed away for another year, but I'm already thinking about Valentine's Day. Time to make banners!

I started with various pink patterned papers (hmm, sounds like this blog hosts the 3 P's, instead of the 3 R's!) and ribbon:



Used a very cute heart shaped hole punch and buttons:



Made six banners, though this keeper is for me:



Hearts, ribbons and twinkle lights- c'mon Cupid, get a move on!

Banner Week

The banners I've been telling you about:



I made four banners for the kindergarten team, two say "Autumn" and two say "Harvest:"





Pretty red glittered letters...



Happy Friday!