Updated Blog Look and Monday Made It

Happy Monday Folks! I'm happy to be  linking up with Tara from 4th Grade Frolics to post a couple of Monday Made Its! I'll start with the first project I worked on all week....

I updated by blog with a few changes.  I changed the background, redesigned the header, created new sidebar labels, redesigned the favicon, changed the post divider, and finally, revamped my post signature!

Here's a quick pic of the old one....

 

and a comparison of the new one.......

 

 

What do you think? I like it a whole lot better!

The next project I have to share was for my neice's "His and Her" wedding shower.  It was a fun shower, totally didn't know what to expect. I'd never been to a couple's shower before! I was one of the hostesses and helped decorate.  I wrote on these chalkboard signs for the party. 

( I also made some yummy ranch tortilla roll ups!- I'm not a fan of cooking, so I was proud of myself!)

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The chalkboard signs influenced my third project... I remade some new Editable Ice Bucket Book Bin Labels for my classroom.  The label piece resembles a chalkboard, so I'll add white chalkboard font when I add them to my library.  It was time they match the rest of the theme.  I had made some for my first grade classroom....they looked like this....

I still had my primary color labels on them last year so they needed to be changed!  When I get back into my classroom, I'll show you what they look like with the new ones!-

And finally a project that's actually two weeks old, but I'm super proud of them!  My mother-in-law is a fabulous seamstress, and she taught me to sew pillowcases!  

My three-year old finally got a big boy bed, and I integrated his nursery items into the "new" room. The only thing I was having trouble with was finding a suitable lime green shade of pillowcases! So I made them!

 

(I also made the picture frames with C.J.B. out of scrapbook paper, but that was before we welcomed my little guy! I just wasn't ready to box everything!- I think this decor will work for another year or two!)

We go back to school August 14th, and school starts the 24th.  I still have a lot to do, but I'm looking forward to next week's link up! Don't forget to check out all the great ideas from the great bloggers linked with 4th Grade Frolics!  

Have a blessed week!