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away

We were away from home last week (and I'm not that good at creating blog posts from my phone).  We were here, here, and there...

american girl chicago

cedar point

yep...that's touchdown jesus

 

classroom decor

I've been to the teacher stores.  I don't get it.  There is so much more out there to make a classroom visually interesting for students (and me).   I lined the perimeter of my room in scrapbook paper, made my own posters, and used thrifted stuff to hold supplies (yes, there is milk glass in my classroom).  

If I have the chance to do something nice and add something cool to my classroom, I'll take it.  I ordered this poster from moosylvania and can't wait for my students to see it and understand its meaning...to help our neighbors in Joplin.

create with me

This is really not a big deal but I'm sharing it anyway because I love the photo.  Somerset Studio had a virtual launch party for their new "Create With Me" magazine and had a last minute call for photos for their gallery.  I've always loved this picture of my daughter (and the paper doll she created with eyelet earrings), so I submitted the photos.  Check the photo gallery at the bottom of the page for Ellen and her paper doll (and also check the other cute links for kids).  Right here.

milk glass and why you need it

I never really thought much of milk glass.  I knew my mom had some.  That all changed when Martha showed me how to turn milk glass into the coolest candle ever...putting a tea light in milk glass is still my favorite trick.  If that doesn't convince you, I've got a few other reasons.

• milk glass is available at every single thrift store I've ever visited.  That doesn't mean I buy every piece but I have my favorites.  I like the translucent glass better than the opaque and I love pretty scalloped vases the best (see above).
• everything looks good in milk glass...candy, colored pencils, flowers.  I recently brought flowers to my mom while she was in the hospital...I used a milk glass vase from her house and filled it with flowers from her yard.  You would not believe the attention that vase of flowers received as I brought them to her room...a simple show-stopper.  
• all the cool kids are using milk glass.   I searched pinterest and created my own milk glass board.  My favorite surprise is the use of milk glass at weddings...pretty white glass at a wedding...why didn't we think of that years ago?